June Windows Update To Be Biggest in a Year 220
Supersonic1425 writes "The BBC reports that this month's security update from Microsoft will be the one of the biggest this year. Nine of the patches are for Windows — one classed as critical — two are for Office and one for the Exchange e-mail server software." From the article: "At least one of the loopholes being patched is already being actively exploited by malicious hackers. ... Microsoft is not only tackling security problems but also the fallout of a legal case that the software giant lost."
Genuine Advantage to Upgrading (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Please! (Score:4, Funny)
Beware of Microsoft's advice (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Strange Days (Score:3, Funny)
If that isn't an epic example of foreshadowing, I don't know what is.
foreshadow: To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage. ex. see Slasdot post by Anonymous Coward, Tuesday June 13, @08:57AM
Re:Get your facts straight... (Score:5, Funny)
Cool, how do I get WGA to fail? And will it get rid of IE and Messenger too?
*shakes head?* (Score:2, Funny)
Then I realised I was booted into Ubuntu.
*slinks off into the night*
Re:Get your facts straight... (Score:3, Funny)
"Security updates will still be downloaded if you select "automatic updates", you just can't download nice addons like windows defender"
You don't class windows defender a security update?
From Microsoft...
"Windows Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against [...] security threats"
Come on admit it, you thought Windows Defender was Microsoft's version of the popular 1980's arcade game didn't you?
Re:"Mandatory" non-security update bugs me.. (Score:3, Funny)
Typical Macintosh User (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Get your facts straight... (Score:2, Funny)
bash: wuauclt.exe: command not found
kim@kimp4:~>
Damn it, that just won't work for me!
Mod parent up (Score:1, Funny)
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