Windows Update

Hacker claims he can exploit Windows Update

Posted September 9, 2011 - 5:30 am

The hacker who calls himself "Comodohacker" said this week that he could have used digital certificates stolen from a Dutch firm to issue fake updates to Windows PCs.
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WinPhone update to fix update, breaks Windows Phones

Posted February 22, 2011 - 1:50 pm

An update to fix updates to Windows Phone 7 breaks some Windows Phones, strains bloggers trying to avoid lame Microsoft jokes in headlines.
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Windows 7 update breaks VMware View

Posted February 10, 2011 - 1:38 pm

This week's Win7 patch broke many users' VMware View virtual desktop connections to their work accounts. The workaround is to uninstall. Unimpressive.
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Rival calls foul over Microsoft's delivering Security Essentials via Windows Update

Posted November 5, 2010 - 8:20 am

Microsoft this week began offering U.S. customers its free antivirus program via Windows' built-in update service, a move one major security firm said may be anticompetitive.
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Windows installs updates without permission, researchers say

Posted June 25, 2009 - 4:24 pm

'Surprise updates' may be side effect of June's monster patch day, says Windows Secrets.
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When Windows Update won't update

Posted September 8, 2008 - 9:03 am

When Windows Update gets a bee under its bonnet and simply refuses to work, the problem rarely goes away on its own and the exact cause isn't always easy to diagnose and fix. Here are some solutions to a very specific, very common, Windows XP specific Windows Update problem.
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