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Many may, already, know this... IF you are the only person accessing your Desktop PC IF you have no reason to think it could or would be used by another person, certainly not w/out you knowing. IF it 'demands' a P/W @ Bootup IF you would rather not bother w/ that... > cmd (Admin) Type...

I have just purchased an Asus X501A. It comes pre-loaded with Windows 8, but as with all laptops they come with a stupid amount of rubbish on them. Seems that laptops no longer have the product code on the bottom so you could install a standard OEM. Anyone know how I can install it without...

When I close the lid it doesn't shut off, keycommands are ignored and the screen remains black leading my to hit power switch I've had the issue since 06/2012 Since then it stopped and continued from 09/2012 Critical 24/06/2012 00:23:16 Kernel-Power 41 (63) Critical 17/09/2012...

Today we revised Security Advisory 2755801 to address issues in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer 10, in conjunction with Adobe’s update process. Customers who have automatic updates enabled will not need to take any action because protections will be downloaded and installed...

Greetings. I have just joined Windows 7 forums today. I have noticed that there may be a few threads regarding 'boot up' in Windows 7. However, after performing some small technical tasks, I decided to post the results for the benefit of everyone. We presently were operating with DSL for...

Today, we published Security Advisory 2743314, which provides guidance that will help protect customers from a technique that could allow a man-in-the middle attack to obtain a user’s domain credentials when VPN is configured to use PPTP and MSCHAPv2. Customers concerned with this...

During our regular Update Tuesday bulletin cycle this week, we released Security Advisory 2719615, which provides guidance concerning a remote code execution issue affecting MSXML Code Services. As part of that Advisory, we've built a Fix it workaround that blocks the potential attack vector in...

Hello -- Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the June security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12. This month’s release includes 7 bulletins addressing 28 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic for Applications...

Security resources (archived versions also available) Microsoft Security Slate (weekly) Partner Publications Microsoft CSS Security Partner Newsletter (monthly prior to July 2011) Microsoft CSS Security Day 8 Partner Newsletter (monthly) Microsoft CSS Security EOM Partner Newsletter Customer...

All she gets when the machine is turned on is a black screen (with cursor) no boot sounds or any indication that windows 7 (x64) has loaded. Everything was fine the previous day, no new software, drivers etc installed recently & a full system scan was also done the day prior without any issues...

Hello, Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the May security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8. This month’s release includes 7 bulletins addressing 23 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Silverlight, and .NET Framework. All 7 bulletins...

Describes how to troubleshoot the error message "Bootmgr is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" that may occur when you try to start Windows. More...

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...

Describes and provides links to several Microsoft security resource centers and tools that can help you protect your system from malware and from viruses. More...

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...

Whenever I use one of my USB ports, afterwards I get an error that lasts all the time that says USB device not recognized. I have gotten rid of it before with the help of techs, but then when I go back and use it again, that error pops up. The usb ports work, I use it to download pictures and...

Hi Guys I need help, this is my first time using Acronis and I don't want to blow it. I'm ready to do a restore to solve my corrupted type and a few related problems. I'm booting from the Acronis Recovery CD. Once I'm in Acronis I have a few questions. I select Recover My Disks. In Archive...

Describes the deployment guidance for security update 2638420 described in security bulletin MS11-100. More...

Hi everyone, Today we released Security Advisory 2639568 to provide customer guidance for the Windows kernel issue related to the Duqu malware. I would like to provide you information on how to protect your system(s), how we are addressing the issue, and insight into our threat landscape...

This Advisory Services scenario is designed to assist you with the deployment and configuration of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit via a demonstration with time allocated for Questions and Answers. Link Removed