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For the second in this series of blog entries we want to look into which vulnerability reports make it into the monthly release cadence. It may help to start with some history. In September 2003 we made a change from a release anytime approach to a mostly predictable, monthly release cadence...

Revision Note: V1.0 (December 12, 2017): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information regarding security settings for the AD DS (Active Directory Domain Services) account used by Azure AD Connect for directory synchronization. This advisory...

I'll try to make this brief but descriptive. Noticed that Microsoft Security Essentials had not received definition updates in 5 days. Tried to update manually through MSE interface and could not connect to server. Tried to find updates using Windows Update and received an error that the...

By way of introduction, I am Chris Betz, the leader of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). I’m stepping in to fill the shoes of Mike Reavey, who has moved on to become the General Manager of Secure Operations, still within Trustworthy Computing. Since joining the MSRC, I’ve spent...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V2.2 (July 9, 2013): Bulletin revised to announce a detection change in the Windows Vista packages for the 2536276 update to correct a Windows Update reoffering issue. This is a detection change only. Customers who have already successfully updated their...

Heya! I've had this problem for quite a while now. My laptop tend to crash while I'm playing games. It started when the laptop was new, but disappeared after a while. I can't remember what I did to fix it. I formatted the laptop a few months ago and had problems since that. I tried formatting...

Hello Everyone and thanks in advance for your help! Blue screen when automatic updates installed last night. Now on reboot I get the following Notepad popping up (below). I also copied the blue screen crash info. Any input would be much appreciated. 1. The desktop.ini file does exist as...

The problem I'm having is that, even though I have normal download speed, my upload speed is almost non-existent. I've been using this custom built PC for about 2 years now. I'm not sure exactly when the problem started either cause for the most part, websites and programs were working (except...

I first got my bsod's only when playing bf3. Then I started getting them on firefox, and now it's anytime. I've ran dskchk /r /f. I only use Microsoft Security Essentials. I've restored to last known good configuration. I upgraded my ram because I thought it was the problem, but after buying...

Starting last night, Google Chrome was taking longer than usual to open webpages. Now under an hour ago, other applications and files take up to 10 seconds to open. My laptop is running fine now because I restarted. I ran CCleaner to clean out my history, cookies, etc. I also ran scans with...

I have windows 7 home premium 64 bit it has been working fine but this morning i went to turn on my computer and it worked for a few minutes then just stopped working. it is fine if i am on chrome or another program for about a minute and a half and then the program just freezes. I try to open...

Hey, everytime i right click on a file my windows explorer is stopped working. With some files it works but 9/10 not. I have already tried: -deleted .reg files. -disable enable context files with autoruns or shellexview -replace explorer.exe -replace shell32.dll -deleted broken .reg files...

Describes several methods to resolve the issue where Windows Update, Microsoft Update, update for Microsoft Security Essentials, or when you start the Windows Firewall, you receive a "0x80070424" error code. More...

This is a list of apps I have installed in Win 8 DP that seem to work so far. Please add apps that you have tried successfully, and those that do not work for you. I think we all understand that some apps that do / do not work for me will / will not work for you due to differences with our...

Link RemovedLink Removed I'm lost keep getting random Bsods. I can go a whole day without getting them and then sometimes I get 5 or more. Things I've tried: Reinstalled windows (WIPED HD AND STARTED FROM SCRATCH) Different wireless USB card (the usb card I used did the same thing tho)...

Hi, I hope I picked the right forum category. I'm not computer literate so when my 14 month old PC running Windows 7 Home Premium failed to restart I took it to Staples for a recovery installation. Since bringing it home I downloaded Microsoft Security Essentials, then downloaded PC...

hi. i know that this problem is quite common but i still cant find a working solution. i hav been using windows 7 home premium for quite a while already but today suddenly the black screen problem occur. my explorer.exe is already running. i cannot access the internet coz my internet browsers...

For some reason, if I drop an file, any type, on my desktop, the same file appears in my "my music" folder. If I delete the file in either location, they are both deleted. I have scanned my computer with Microsoft Security Essentials as well as Avast, and no viruses have been found. I also...

I have a pretty new Win 7 pro 64 bit system. I have set the machine up to use the included fax utility. Usually it works as expected. More often, however, I get a message...as the program is closing...that "the remote fax machine did not respond in time and the call was terminated." Most of...

I'm having troubles with my system and can't figure out the cause. After a several trials with this system I started up completely from scratch. I'm having an Asus Motherboard M2A VM HDMI, running well and installed the latest BIOS to be sure that this couldn't give me any troubles. 4 Gb...