About this tag
The April tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions and announcements related to Microsoft's April security update releases for Windows 7, Windows 10, and other versions. Topics include the April 2017, 2018, and 2019 security update releases, as well as issues encountered after installing the April 2018 Windows 10 update, such as problems with the Stereo Mix device and system hangs during disk checking. The tag also includes a tech news thread from April 10 and a recognition of top bounty hunters for the April-June 2018 period. These threads reflect community experiences with Windows updates, troubleshooting, and security advisories during the month of April.
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VIDEO We were all of us deceived… - Tech News April 10
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- april deceived tech news youtube video
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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April 2019 Security Update Release
Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates. More information about this month’s security updates can be found on the Link Removed. Tags Security Advisory Security...- News
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- advisory april automatic malicious software patch protection release security update windows
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Recognizing Q4 Top 5 Bounty Hunters
We have tabulated the results from April-June 2018. The Top 5 Bounty Hunters for Q4 are now in. As with our list from Q3, we want to recognize both the leaders in payouts and in number of successful submissions. We appreciate the hard work and dedication of the following individuals and...- News
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- april ashar javed awards black hat bounty hunter bug bounty cameron vincent june marcin towalski microsoft msrc payouts qihoo 360 recognition research security security research submission top 5 vulcan team
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Windows 10 Windows Update 4-2018 screwed up my Stereo Mix device..
I upgraded Windows 10 to the April 2018 upgrade, after turning off the option to have the update also include the application drivers. Now, my stereo mix device is giving me problems when I try to access it with my Audio Recorder Pro software. The software is saying that it cannot record stereo...- Torah613
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- april audio issues audio settings configuration drivers recording stereo troubleshooting update windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 April 2018 Update Problems
I run three computers on my home network. All three updated on April 30 to the latest Windows version. One computer, the slowest and cheapest, is working great, but there are problems on the other two that I'm hoping someone can provide me some guidance on. The Lenovo is working perfectly...- schmieg
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- access issues april blu-ray boot issues chkdsk computer issues dell disk check guidance home network lenovo network sharing problem reboot repair security settings settings troubleshooting update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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April 2018 security update release
Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. By default, Windows 10 receives these updates automatically, and for customers running previous versions, we recommend they turn on automatic updates as a best practice. More information about this...- News
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- april automatic updates best practices cybersecurity malware security security updates update windows 10
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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April 2017 security update release
Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates. More information about this month’s security updates can be found on the Link Removed. MSRC team Continue reading...- News
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- april automatic updates best practices malicious software microsoft msrc protection security tech blog update windows
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Windows 7 Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 Stuck Checking for Windows Updates Since April on Windows 7
Lenovo IdeaPad y570 constantly checking for updates. Have not received any since last April. Running Windows 7, x64 Sent from my SCH-I545 using Windows Forums mobile app- Aguanile21
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- app april bugs check for updates ideapad lenovo windows 7 windows update x64 y570
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1.1 update scheduled for April 8th
Microsoft has announced at the Build 2014 conference that Windows 8.1 Update 1 will be released on 8 April via Windows Update. Paul Thurrott has an article detailing what's new: Ref: http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-81-update-1-review Microsoft have also confirmed at the Build...- kemical
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- april build conference improvements microsoft new features release schedule update windows 8.1 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Bulletin Management Process and the May 2012 Bulletins
Hello, Have you ever wondered why bulletins group particular issues together? Or one set of products and not another? Well today Jonathan Ness has posted an insightful Security Research & Defense (SRD) blog discussing some of the nuances and packaging decisions that went into MS12-034. This is...- News
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- april blog bulletin critical deployment execution framework management microsoft nuances office process research security silverlight technical update vulnerability webcast windows
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Advance Notification Service for April 2012 security bulletin release
Hello, Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the April security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10. This month’s release includes 6 bulletins addressing 11 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Forefront UAG...- News
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- advance notification april bulletin deployment forefront guidance internet explorer jonathan ness microsoft net framework office pdt pete voss risk assessment security testing uag vulnerability webcast windows
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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March 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast and Q&A
Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error. During the webcast, we fielded twelve questions focusing on MS12-020 (aka “the RDP update”). Two additional questions for MS12-022 regarding Microsoft Expression Design were answered after the webcast. All questions are...- News
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- april bulletin computing customers design expression live march microsoft online q&a questions rdp registration security technet trustworthy update webcast webinar
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Microsoft Security Advisory (951306): Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege -
Revision Note: V3.0 (April 14, 2009): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin. Summary: Security Advisory More...- News
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- advisory april bulletin microsoft privilege revision security update vulnerability windows
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Factory worker gets royal wedding tattoo with wrong date
When factory worker Stephen Nesbitt decided he wanted to celebrate last week's royal wedding by getting a tattoo on his thigh he reasonably assumed the tattoo artist would know when the national celebration was taking place. Unfortunately for the 33-year-old however he was wrong and...- cybercore
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- april celebration kate mistake refunds royal wedding tattoo william workers
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Q&A from April 2011 Security Bulletin Webcast
Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error. We fielded 14 questions on various topics during the webcast, including bulletins released, deployment tools, and update detection tools. There were two questions during the webcast that we were unable to answer and we have included...- News
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- april bulletin communication customers deployment detection manager q&a sccm security sms support tools trustworthy update webcast
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2011
Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2011): Bulletin Summary published.Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for April 2011. Link Removed due to 404 Error- News
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- 2011 april bulletin cybersecurity microsoft security summary update vulnerability
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for April 2011
Revision Note: Advance Notification published.Summary: This advance notification lists security bulletins to be released for April 2011. Link Removed due to 404 Error- News
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- 2011 advance april bulletin microsoft notifications security
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Award Recommendation for Saltgrass! [User of the Month]
Sender Information Userid: Link Removed due to 404 Error User Name: Mike ----------------------------- Request Information: Award ID: Link Removed due to 404 Error Name: User of the Month Description: This award is given out for outstanding achievement for "User of the Month" Link...- Mike
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- april awards community support nomination outstanding achievement recognition recommendations user of the month users windows 7
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 7 Sinofsky: Windows 7 RC releases April 10th
From Neowin: There have been so many dates flying around concerning the upcoming Release Candidate for Windows 7, and it's beginning to become a daily subject in the blogosphere. Just when you thought that we were going to see a Windows 7 RC by the end of February, a trusted source within...- blackroseMD1
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- april beta blog build development fix internal builds microsoft msdn neowin public release release candidate steven sinofsky subscribers suggestions technet testing uac update windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista SP2 in April?
According to a news item found here: Fudzilla - SP2 for Vista slated for release in April A release candidiate for SP2 could be seen in Febuary whilst the main release looks like being scheduled for April.- kemical
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- april fudzilla news release candidate service pack software sp2 technology update windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
