Microsoft on Tuesday added an automated means to address a zero-day Windows Shell vulnerability described in a security advisory released late last week.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/21/2010
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released "within the first half of calendar year 2011," Microsoft announced this week.
Microsoft issued a security advisory on Friday about a Windows vulnerability associated with shortcut icons on USB drives.
GFI Software on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Clearwater, Fla.-based Sunbelt Software, a maker of Windows security products.
Microsoft has extended Windows 7 downgrade rights for those buying new PCs from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Microsoft, as expected, released four fixes in its July security update. Three are rated "critical" and one is deemed "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/13/2010
Microsoft's partners should get onboard with Microsoft's business shift to the cloud or be left behind.
Microsoft today announced the beta release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Plus: Microsoft cozies up to Russia, China on security; virtualization's security shortcomings.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/12/2010
Microsoft rolled out a second beta of its Windows Intune service on Monday, but availability is limited.
Microsoft plans to release four software fixes on Tuesday in its July security update.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/08/2010
Microsoft today released an updated version of its free Windows and Microsoft Office 2010 deployment tool.
Microsoft last week acknowledged that the VC-1 video codec has limited performance on multicore systems running Windows 7.
Researchers last week described some issues that possibly affect the security of Windows systems and their components.
As of July 1, Microsoft will bundle VDI/VDA licensing for the Windows client OS into Software Assurance (SA). Here's how the changes may affect you.
- By Greg Shields
- 07/01/2010