Submission + - 'Secret' Updates Were For Windows Update (itworld.com)
narramissic writes: "The so-called 'secret' updates that were recently sent to XP and Vista machines even when users had turned off the automatic updating feature of Windows Update were actually updates for the Windows Update mechanism itself. In an e-mail statement, Microsoft admitted it could have been more 'transparent' before changing files on user computers: 'We could have been clearer on how Windows Update behaves when it updates itself,' the company said. 'We've received helpful and important feedback on this point, and we are now looking at the best way to clarify [Windows Update's] behavior to customers so that they can more clearly understand how [it] works.'"
