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The tag 'elevate' on WindowsForum.com covers two distinct topics: Microsoft's Elevate education initiative offering free Microsoft 365 Personal with Copilot to U.S. college students, and security updates addressing elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in Windows. The education content discusses a limited-time promotion providing eligible students with Office apps, Copilot AI, and 1 TB OneDrive storage. The security content includes multiple Microsoft security bulletins (MS16-075, MS16-074, MS13-005, MS12-041, MS12-032) that patch vulnerabilities allowing attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. A thread about a Windows 7 UAC flaw that silently elevates malware access is also tagged. These threads reflect the dual meaning of 'elevate' in the context of both educational initiatives and security privilege escalation.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Free 12-Month Microsoft 365 Personal for U.S. College Students with Copilot

    Microsoft is offering every U.S. college student one year of Microsoft 365 Personal at no cost, a limited-time move that folds the company’s consumer productivity suite and its Copilot AI assistant into a broader education-focused push tied to the White House’s AI Education Task Force and...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Copilot Free for 12 Months for U.S. College Students

    Microsoft’s latest education push folds generative AI into the everyday toolkit of U.S. college students by making Microsoft 365 Personal with Copilot available free for eligible students—an aggressive expansion of earlier trial offers that places Copilot, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook...
  3. News

    MS16-075 - Important: Security Update for Windows SMB Server (3164038) - Version: 1.0

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (June 14, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to the system and runs a specially crafted application...
  4. kevin from Chi-town

    Windows 7 Windows 7 UAC flaw silently elevates malware access

    Be careful surfing folks! Windows 7 UAC flaw silently elevates malware access • The Register