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Announcement: 25

Windows 8.1 General announcements

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    Windows 8.1 Now Available
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:11 AM
    See the Windows Team Blog and the Windows for your Business Blog.
  • Link
    New Microsoft Press Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals eBook Available for Free Download
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:16 AM
    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/10/14/free-ebook-introducing-windows-8-1-for-it-professionals.aspx
  • Link
    Windows 8 Availability to MSDN / TechNet subscribers
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:23 PM

    Windows 8 is now avaialable to MDSN and TechNet subscribers. We are in the process of moving all the threads in the Windows 8 forums to a new "Pre-release" forum. This process is expected to happen today (8/15/2012) around 3pm Pacific time, so please bear with us as these are moved.

    Are you looking for Windows 8 Pro? See this forum post.

Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment announcements

  • Link
    End of license approaching for some Windows 7 versions
    Carey Frisch Tuesday, September 16, 2014 3:58 PM


    October 31, 2014, is the end of license (EOL) date for Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7
    Home Premium, and Windows 7 Home Basic. After this date, system builders will
    no longer be able to order these products from authorized distributors. Windows
    7 Professional will continue to be available from authorized distributors until
    its EOL date is announced.



    Learn about EOL and the Windows lifecycle.
  • Link
    Now Available: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v.7.0
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:19 PM

    The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.

    • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v.7.0

  • Link
    Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Now Available
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:27 PM
    MDT 2012 is now available at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&=tm&id=25175

Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility announcements

  • Link
    Windows 7 Compatibility Center
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:40 PM
    Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
  • Link
    Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
    Determine if your hardware is compatibile with Windows 7 - - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.

Windows 7 Application Compatibility announcements

  • Link
    MED-V removes application compatibility road blocks to Windows 7
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:12 PM

    Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7. 

    Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.

     

  • Link
    Windows 7 Application Compatibility Downloadable list for IT Pros
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:59 PM
    Investigate the current compatibility status of third party applications using the downloadable Windows 7 Application Compatibility list for IT Pros in XLXS format.
  • Link
    Windows 7 Compatibility Center
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:58 PM
    Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of applications and direct links to updates.
  • Link
    Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
    Determine if your applications are compatibile with Windows 7 - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
  • Link
    Ready for Windows 7: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5
    Anthony_Mann Friday, April 3, 2009 9:26 PM

    Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7!  ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.

    You can download ACT 5.5 here.

Windows 7 Security announcements

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:14 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows 7 User Interface announcements

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:12 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode announcements

  • Link
    MED-V removes application compatibility road blocks to Windows 7
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:42 PM

    Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7. 

     

    Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.

  • Link
    Windows XP Mode will no longer require hardware virtualization technology to run
    Anthony_Mann Friday, March 19, 2010 6:15 PM
    Details can be found on the Windows Team Blog.

Windows Vista Announcements announcements

  • Link
    Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7
    Carey Frisch Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:18 PM
    • Tutorial: Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7

  • Link
    Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals
    Carey Frisch Sunday, November 28, 2010 4:57 AM

    Test drive the most advanced Microsoft operating system, instantly!

    Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals

  • Link
    End of support for Windows Vista RTM
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:14 PM
    More information can be found on the Windows Enterprise Product Support Page or the Support Lifecycle Blog.

Windows Vista Service Packs/Windows Server 2008 Service Packs announcements

  • Link
    Announcing Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:08 AM
    Today we are proud to announce the Release to Manufacturing of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.  Service Pack 2 (SP2) represents the latest step in Microsoft’s commitment to continuous improvement.  It includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, as well as support for new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards.  And since it comes with a single installer for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, SP2 will be easy for IT Pros to manage, deploy, and support.  For an overview of the changes introduced in SP2, check out the notable changes document.

    Business customers with Windows Vista will find that the transition to Windows 7 will be significantly more straightforward due to the high degree of compatibility between Windows Vista and Windows 7.  If your Windows Vista SP1 deployment is already underway we recommend you continue with SP1 as planned.  Then you can deploy SP2 using your systems management infrastructure.  If you are in the early stages of deployment or still planning Windows Vista deployment our best advice is that you plan on testing and deploying Windows Vista SP2.

    More information can be found on the Windows Team Blog.

Windows Vista Application Compatibility Toolkit announcements

  • Link
    Ready for Windows 7: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5
    Anthony_Mann Friday, April 3, 2009 9:24 PM

    Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7!

    ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out
    this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.

    You can download ACT 5.5 here.

Windows Vista Desktop UI announcements

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:05 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows Vista Security announcements

  • Link
    Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista
    Carey Frisch Monday, March 4, 2013 5:25 AM
    Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista: Download
  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:09 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

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    Uninstall / Rollback Windows 10 CU (SILENT!)

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    Hello, everybody, Has anyone had any success with the silent uninstallation (or silent rollback) of a ...
    Unanswered | 5 Replies | 258 Views | Created by Patrik Schumacher - Monday, October 21, 2019 1:51 PM | Last reply by charlotte_tang - Thursday, October 24, 2019 6:39 AM
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    Uninstall window 10 and rollback to window 8.1

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    to Uninstall Windows 10 and Downgrade to Windows 7 or 8.1: http
    Answered | 3 Replies | 543 Views | Created by c.v.naik - Tuesday, August 23, 2016 10:37 AM | Last reply by Tony_Tao - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 8:46 AM
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    windows 10 rollback need

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    Hi Team. We have a production system under windows 7, unfortunatly one of them upgrade to windows 10. I want to rollback to ...
    Answered | 2 Replies | 447 Views | Created by Krishnadaskk - Friday, May 20, 2016 6:48 PM | Last reply by Kate Li - Wednesday, May 25, 2016 4:00 PM
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    Install Of Windows 10 will not rollback

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    Windows 10 General
    Today Windows 10 build 1803 became available. You may want to try this build. To download and install the build you can click on the computer's ...
    Proposed | 5 Replies | 309 Views | Created by Karanc66 - Wednesday, April 25, 2018 4:37 PM | Last reply by questionsformicrosoftproducts - Tuesday, May 1, 2018 6:44 AM
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    Need to rollback from Windows 10 to Windows 7.

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    Windows 10 Installation, Setup, and Deployment
    My windows.old directory is in place but the control panel rollback icon is not present.  Windows 10 upgrade is less than 30 days old but the expected application for ...
    Answered | 2 Replies | 1894 Views | Created by Bulldog-58 - Tuesday, September 15, 2015 1:08 AM | Last reply by Michael_LS - Wednesday, September 16, 2015 6:05 AM
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    Install Of Windows 10 will not rollback

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    Windows 10 Installation, Setup, and Deployment
    Firstly, upgrade to Windows 10 machine can go back.
    Proposed | 2 Replies | 314 Views | Created by Karanc66 - Wednesday, April 25, 2018 4:34 PM | Last reply by Carl Fan - Tuesday, May 1, 2018 6:20 AM
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    Windows 10 CU 1511

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    Windows 10 KB3105211 update shows in the console but don’t try to deploy it through your Software Update process,  it fails and cannot be applicable in ...
    Answered | 3 Replies | 1021 Views | Created by FXE - Thursday, November 26, 2015 8:46 AM | Last reply by FXE - Friday, November 27, 2015 8:12 AM
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    Uninstalling Windows 10 enterprise?

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    Hi, You can refer to this guide to Uninstall Windows 10: How to Uninstall Windows 10 from Dual Boot w/ ...
    Answered | 2 Replies | 4566 Views | Created by HLect - Saturday, August 8, 2015 10:12 AM | Last reply by HLect - Tuesday, August 11, 2015 11:14 AM
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    Does Windows Hotfixes/KB's support rollback/uninstallation?

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    Does Windows Hotfixes/KB's support rollback/uninstallation?
    Answered | 3 Replies | 1075 Views | Created by jaligama_saketh - Tuesday, August 13, 2013 5:47 AM | Last reply by Andre.Ziegler - Friday, August 16, 2013 8:05 PM
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    Win 10 feature upgrade rollback

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    Answered | 4 Replies | 764 Views | Created by ihaa - Thursday, January 24, 2019 4:54 PM | Last reply by - Monday, January 28, 2019 1:06 PM
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    Please review: How to uninstall or remove Windows 10Carey Frisch
    Answered | 4 Replies | 1530 Views | Created by jefffun46 - Wednesday, January 13, 2016 6:07 PM | Last reply by Tony_Tao - Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:02 AM
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    Unanswered | 3 Replies | 4627 Views | Created by Dennis1918 - Monday, August 3, 2015 6:51 PM | Last reply by Beth308 - Thursday, August 20, 2015 3:18 PM
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    Answered | 4 Replies | 2659 Views | Created by fraxis1 - Wednesday, August 19, 2015 7:38 PM | Last reply by Deason Wu - Monday, August 24, 2015 2:57 AM
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    I work for an IT company and we have had a ton of issues with windows 10. I've worked with a few Microsoft Techs on some of these and their solution was to rollback ...
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Windows 8.1 General announcements

  • Link
    Windows 8.1 Now Available
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:11 AM
    See the Windows Team Blog and the Windows for your Business Blog.
  • Link
    New Microsoft Press Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals eBook Available for Free Download
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:16 AM
    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/10/14/free-ebook-introducing-windows-8-1-for-it-professionals.aspx
  • Link
    Windows 8 Availability to MSDN / TechNet subscribers
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:23 PM

    Windows 8 is now avaialable to MDSN and TechNet subscribers. We are in the process of moving all the threads in the Windows 8 forums to a new "Pre-release" forum. This process is expected to happen today (8/15/2012) around 3pm Pacific time, so please bear with us as these are moved.

    Are you looking for Windows 8 Pro? See this forum post.

Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment announcements

  • Link
    End of license approaching for some Windows 7 versions
    Carey Frisch Tuesday, September 16, 2014 3:58 PM


    October 31, 2014, is the end of license (EOL) date for Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7
    Home Premium, and Windows 7 Home Basic. After this date, system builders will
    no longer be able to order these products from authorized distributors. Windows
    7 Professional will continue to be available from authorized distributors until
    its EOL date is announced.



    Learn about EOL and the Windows lifecycle.
  • Link
    Now Available: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v.7.0
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:19 PM

    The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.

    • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v.7.0

  • Link
    Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Now Available
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:27 PM
    MDT 2012 is now available at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&=tm&id=25175

Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility announcements

  • Link
    Windows 7 Compatibility Center
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:40 PM
    Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
  • Link
    Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
    Determine if your hardware is compatibile with Windows 7 - - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.

Windows 7 Application Compatibility announcements

  • Link
    MED-V removes application compatibility road blocks to Windows 7
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:12 PM

    Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7. 

    Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.

     

  • Link
    Windows 7 Application Compatibility Downloadable list for IT Pros
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:59 PM
    Investigate the current compatibility status of third party applications using the downloadable Windows 7 Application Compatibility list for IT Pros in XLXS format.
  • Link
    Windows 7 Compatibility Center
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:58 PM
    Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of applications and direct links to updates.
  • Link
    Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
    Determine if your applications are compatibile with Windows 7 - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
  • Link
    Ready for Windows 7: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5
    Anthony_Mann Friday, April 3, 2009 9:26 PM

    Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7!  ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.

    You can download ACT 5.5 here.

Windows 7 Security announcements

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:14 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows 7 User Interface announcements

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:12 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode announcements

  • Link
    MED-V removes application compatibility road blocks to Windows 7
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:42 PM

    Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7. 

     

    Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.

  • Link
    Windows XP Mode will no longer require hardware virtualization technology to run
    Anthony_Mann Friday, March 19, 2010 6:15 PM
    Details can be found on the Windows Team Blog.

Windows Vista Announcements announcements

  • Link
    Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7
    Carey Frisch Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:18 PM
    • Tutorial: Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7

  • Link
    Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals
    Carey Frisch Sunday, November 28, 2010 4:57 AM

    Test drive the most advanced Microsoft operating system, instantly!

    Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals

  • Link
    End of support for Windows Vista RTM
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:14 PM
    More information can be found on the Windows Enterprise Product Support Page or the Support Lifecycle Blog.

Windows Vista Service Packs/Windows Server 2008 Service Packs announcements

  • Link
    Announcing Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:08 AM
    Today we are proud to announce the Release to Manufacturing of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.  Service Pack 2 (SP2) represents the latest step in Microsoft’s commitment to continuous improvement.  It includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, as well as support for new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards.  And since it comes with a single installer for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, SP2 will be easy for IT Pros to manage, deploy, and support.  For an overview of the changes introduced in SP2, check out the notable changes document.

    Business customers with Windows Vista will find that the transition to Windows 7 will be significantly more straightforward due to the high degree of compatibility between Windows Vista and Windows 7.  If your Windows Vista SP1 deployment is already underway we recommend you continue with SP1 as planned.  Then you can deploy SP2 using your systems management infrastructure.  If you are in the early stages of deployment or still planning Windows Vista deployment our best advice is that you plan on testing and deploying Windows Vista SP2.

    More information can be found on the Windows Team Blog.

Windows Vista Application Compatibility Toolkit announcements

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    Ready for Windows 7: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5
    Anthony_Mann Friday, April 3, 2009 9:24 PM

    Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7!

    ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out
    this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.

    You can download ACT 5.5 here.

Windows Vista Desktop UI announcements

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    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:05 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows Vista Security announcements

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    Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista
    Carey Frisch Monday, March 4, 2013 5:25 AM
    Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista: Download
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    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:09 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution
 
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