also @ TechSpot: Asus' new lineup of Z87 Haswell motherboards revealed

TechSpot News

windows update articles

Microsoft pulls the plug on buggy security update

Microsoft pulls the plug on buggy security update
  • Posted April 12, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, Microsoft
  • Microsoft has pulled the plug on a buggy security update released as part of Patch Tuesday earlier this week. The issue first came to light a couple of days ago when some PCs in Brazil were rendered unbootable after installing…

Windows Update bug renders some Win7 PCs unbootable in Brazil

Windows Update bug renders some Win7 PCs unbootable in Brazil
  • Posted April 11, 2013, 1:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Software, Microsoft
  • If your computer is running the 32-bit of Windows 7 and you just so happen to be reading this from Brazil, you may want to disable automatic Windows Updates if you haven't already downloaded and installed the latest round of…

Critical Windows USB exploit allows flash drives to grant root access, patch issued

Critical Windows USB exploit allows flash drives to grant root access, patch issued
  • Posted March 13, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, IT Security
  • Microsoft's Patch Tuesday yielded an interesting security fix for a glaring vulnerability in how the Windows kernel handles USB device enumeration. The critical vulnerability allowed potential hackers with physical access to a Windows PC to run arbitrary code with system…

Microsoft issues post-RTM update for Windows 8

Microsoft issues post-RTM update for Windows 8
  • Posted October 9, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Update: If you are interested in giving this update a try, you can download it now from our Download Section.

Microsoft closes 2011 with an emergency Windows Update

Microsoft closes 2011 with an emergency Windows Update
  • Posted December 29, 2011, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Microsoft has issued a rare out-of-band update to plug a vulnerability in the .NET Framwork. The bulletin (MS11-100) comes several weeks before the next regularly scheduled Patch Tuesday in mid-January and addresses a flaw that could allow attackers to exploit…

Microsoft to start releasing automatic Internet Explorer updates

Microsoft to start releasing automatic Internet Explorer updates
  • Posted December 15, 2011, 6:24 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Microsoft announced today that it plans to start releasing automatic Internet Explorer updates in the near future. Starting next month, Windows XP, Vista and 7 users in Australia and Brazil will begin experiencing the silent rollouts. It's worth noting that this…

1the archive »

TechSpot on:

Most Popular

Trending Featured
More Trending Topics

Downloads and Drivers

Downloads   Drivers  

J. River Media Center 18.0.187

ComicRack 0.9.169

Ashampoo UnInstaller 5.03

Files Terminator Free 2.5.0.11

Advanced Host Monitor 9.50

More Downloads

Latest Discussion

What game first got you hooked on gaming? 171 replies on Gaming

Have DOTA 2 keys to give (steam requiered) 8 replies on Gaming

Best possible quality DVD ripping? 5 replies on Software Apps

Bios update help 10 replies on Processors and Motherboards

Windows update completely stopped working, unknown error 8024402C 6 replies on Windows OS

More Recent Discussion

Subscribe to TechSpot

Get free exclusive content, learn about new features and breaking tech news.