Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates.
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Does someone know and tell me the list of Win 7 Updates KB...... which are responsible for fixing Spectre & Meltdown (from the Windows side (not by BIOS-fimware updates))?
May be there is a comprehensive list published in Internet?
My intention is NOT to install these patches, but on the...
Assume I updated oocasionally my Win 7 system.
How can I find out which of the many Win 7 Spectre, Meltdown and Spectre NG updates are currently locally installed?
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Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. By default, Windows 10 receives these updates automatically, and for customers running previous versions, we recommend they turn on automatic updates as a best practice.
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Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. By default, Windows 10 receives these updates automatically, and for customers running previous versions, we recommend they turn on automatic updates as a best practice.
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Revision Note: V1.0 (June 13, 2017): Advisory published
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of additional guidance for critical security updates, that are at heightened risk of exploitation due to past and threatened nation-state attacks and disclosures. Some of the releases are...
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Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. By default, Windows 10 receives these updates automatically, and for customers running previous versions, we recommend they turn on automatic updates as a best practice.
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Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 9, 2017): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information related to an uncommon deployment scenario in which the Windows Update Client may not properly scan for, or download, updates.
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The security updates for Vista are also for Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 will continue to get those updates until 2020 (edit: this is incorrect as Neemobeer points out below).
You can make a simple registry change in Windows XP so that windows updates thinks it is Windows POS Ready...
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As far as I found out the rollup packages are cumulative.
So if I want to apply all patches from November 2016 until now only the last rollup package is needed.
Regarding the security packages its the opposite:
Every single security package from Novemeber 2016 until now is needed if I want to...
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Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (December 13, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a locally authenticated attacker runs a specially...
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.1 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin revised to correct a CVE ID. CVE-2016-7191 has been changed to CVE-2016-7211. This is an informational change only. Customers who have successfully installed the updates do not need to take any further action.
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Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Skype for Business, Silverlight and Microsoft Lync. The most serious of these vulnerabilities could allow remote...
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Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 13, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet...
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Never got the anniversary update August 2 or the update to it at the end of the month,last update from windows I had was on August 16th to update version 1511 and that failed.tried downloading the update yesterday it froze again at 85%.we i rebooted this the error message that came...
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Further simplifying servicing models for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
In our announcement earlier in May, we introduced a Convenience Rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and a shift to monthly rollups of non-security updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. Based on your feedback, today we’re...
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