About this tag
The april 2012 tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft security updates and bulletins released in April 2012 and April 2013. Content includes advance notifications for monthly security bulletin releases, details on critical and important updates for Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, and server software, as well as specific security updates for Active Directory and Remote Desktop Connection. The tag also references forum release notes from April 27, 2012. Discussions focus on patch Tuesday announcements, vulnerability descriptions, and deployment guidance for enterprise IT administrators managing Microsoft security patches.
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    MS13-028 - Critical : Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2817183) - Version: 1.0

    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (April 9, 2013): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted...
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    Advance Notification for April 2013 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on April 9, 2013. More...
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    Advance Notification Service for the April 2013 Security Bulletin Release

    In celebration of spring’s onset, today we’re providing advance notification for the April 2013 release of nine bulletins; two Critical and seven Important. The Critical bulletins address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer, and the seven Important-rated...
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    Advance Notification for April 2013 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on April 9, 2013. More...
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    Release Notes for April 27, 2012

    Release notes with updates for both forums have been made public at Windows 8 Forums. Click here to read over these changes.
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    Release Notes for April 27, 2012

    If you received a message indicating some posts were deleted, this was an accident. Thousands of posts were removed that have been soft deleted. Soft deleted posts are posts that still exist in our database, but typically can only be seen by moderators. We keep all deleted messages in our...
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    MS12-023 - Critical : Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2675157) - Version: 1.0

    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (April 10, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a...
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    MS12-028 - Important : Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2639185)

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (April 10, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Works. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a...
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    Windows XP and Office 2003 countdown to end of support, and the April 2012 bulletins

    Hello, As you know, today is Update Tuesday. Before I go into the bulletin details, however, I wanted to let you know that today we’re notifying customers that Windows XP and Office 2003 will go out of support in April 2014. We understand that preparing to deploy the latest versions of...
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    Advance Notification for April 2012 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on April 10, 2012. More...