About this tag
The February tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft security update releases for February in multiple years, including 2017, 2018, and 2019. These threads discuss security updates for Windows and Adobe Flash Player, with details on severity ratings, affected versions, and best practices for automatic updates. One thread notes a delay in the February 2017 updates due to a last-minute issue. Additionally, the tag includes a thread about scheduled website maintenance on February 5, 2018, and a political discussion thread unrelated to Windows. The recurring theme is Microsoft's monthly security patch releases and related announcements.
  1. whoosh

    VIDEO Reporter FORCES Trump to answer for wasting ALL of February in US response

    :usa: :rolleyes:
  2. Mike

    Scheduled Maintenance on February 5, 2018

    The website will be down briefly at 0400 hours UMT (London time) on February 5th, 2018 for a kernel upgrade. The downtime should last no longer than a couple minutes. Thanks!
  3. News

    MS17-005 - Critical: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (4010250) - Version: 1.0

    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (February 21, 2017): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player when installed on all supported editions of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows...
  4. News

    MS17-FEB - Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2017 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: V1.0 (February 21, 2017): Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for February 2017 Continue reading...
  5. News

    February 2017 security update release

    Our top priority is to provide the best possible experience for customers in maintaining and protecting their systems. This month, we discovered a last minute issue that could impact some customers and was not resolved in time for our planned updates today. After considering all options, we...
  6. ragnarok1968

    Windows 10 Microsoft delays Patch Tuesday updates due to "a last minute issue"

    February 2017 security update release Our top priority is to provide the best possible experience for customers in maintaining and protecting their systems. This month, we discovered a last minute issue that could impact some customers and was not resolved in time for our planned updates...
  7. O

    Windows 7 Crash after update

    My pc is crashing after the Feb. windows updates. It keeps failing to install 3126593, and won't let me finish any troubleshooting before crashing. Am I the only one having this problem?
  8. News

    MS15-FEB - Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2015 - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: V1.0 (February 10, 2015): Bulletin Summary published. Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for February 2015. Continue reading...
  9. davehc

    Windows 10 February Update ready

    biggish update for Windows 10. NOT a new build Link Removed
  10. Sonny

    My first try at building a computer

    I built this last February. It is the first and only one I built. Having run it for a few months I feel great with what I done. A few up and downs but nothing serious. OK, I might be bragging some but here is a picture of what it looks like. Nothing fancy I know. :) Link Removed
  11. News

    Summary for February 2013 - Version: 1.2

    Revision Note: V1.2 (February 13, 2013): For MS13-014, corrected the Exploitability Assessment for Latest Software Release in the Exploitability Index for CVE-2013-1281. Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for February 2013. More...
  12. News

    Advance Notification Service for the February 2013 Security Bulletin Release

    We’re kicking off the February 2013 Security Bulletin Release with Advance Notification of 12 bulletins for release Tuesday, February 12. This release brings five Critical and seven Important-class bulletins, which address 57 unique vulnerabilities. The Critical-rated bulletins address...
  13. News

    January 2013 Out-of-Band Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck

    Today we’re publishing the Link Removed. During the webcast, we fielded 17 questions focusing on Security Update MS13-088, and SecurityAdvisory 2794220 which was deprecated by this update release. All questions and answers are included in the transcript. We invite our customers to join...
  14. News

    January 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck

    Today we’re publishing the Link Removed. During the webcast, we fielded 12 questions focusing primarily on the Print Spooler (Link Removed) and .NET Framework (Link Removed) updates. All questions are included on the Q&A page. We invite our customers to join us for the next scheduled...
  15. News

    ANS for February 2012, and some notes on SDL

    Hello. Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the February security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, February 14. This month’s release includes nine bulletins addressing 21 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, and...
  16. Trouble

    Windows 8 Beta date Rumor

    The latest rumor flying around today seems to indicate that February 26th will be the release date for the Windows 8 Beta. The fact that, that is on a Sunday is a little peculiar but does fit with most of the other earlier rumors regarding late Februrary as being the general release time frame...
  17. News

    January 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A

    Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error. We fielded nine questions on various topics during the Link Removed, 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...
  18. News

    Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2011

    Revision Note: V1.1 (February 9, 2011): For MS11-013, corrected the Exploitability Index Assessment for CVE-2011-0091 to "3 – Functioning exploit code unlikely." This is an informational change only.Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for February 2011. Link Removed...
  19. News

    Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2011

    Revision Note: Advance Notification published.Summary: This advance notification lists security bulletins to be released for February 2011. Link Removed due to 404 Error
  20. News

    Advance Notification Service for the February 2011 Security Bulletin Release

    Hello all - Today, as part of our usual monthly bulletin cadence, we are providing our Link Removed due to 404 Error for February's security bulletins. This month, we'll release 12 bulletins, three of them rated Critical and nine rated Important, addressing issues in Microsoft Windows...