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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

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    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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    Hi All, We have two laptops at home, one is a Dell Inspiron 1720 and an ASUS G73J series, both running Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. The ...
    Answered | 4 Replies | 4559 Views | Created by vladguan - Thursday, July 12, 2012 2:07 AM | Last reply by vladguan - Sunday, July 15, 2012 2:01 PM
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    Unanswered | 5 Replies | 1090 Views | Created by nman0210 - Sunday, January 12, 2014 2:13 AM | Last reply by nman0210 - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 9:48 PM
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    and now I have nothing on my screen except what I had open already. If I minimize it it only shows an x to close or to open back up. The rest of screen has only my ...
    Answered | 3 Replies | 844 Views | Created by ellevehC - Thursday, January 1, 2015 6:43 PM | Last reply by arnavsharma - Sunday, March 8, 2015 11:48 PM
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    Hi, Additional, Office 2007 32bit can only be supported by Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit.
    Answered | 3 Replies | 4347 Views | Created by Window girl 47 - Monday, May 28, 2012 8:41 PM | Last reply by MichaelTilotta - Saturday, June 9, 2012 8:47 PM
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    Hi, i have just got new acer aspire one d257 netbook with windows 7 starter installed, i have installed windows 7 home premium and ...
    Answered | 2 Replies | 4347 Views | Created by - Saturday, November 5, 2011 4:33 PM | Last reply by Arthur Xie - Monday, November 7, 2011 7:59 AM
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    When I boot up my windows 7 home premium it goes to a black screen with a blinking thing on the top left corner and when I press a button it'll make a beep ...
    Answered | 2 Replies | 607 Views | Created by Thatoneguy123 - Sunday, October 28, 2018 11:00 PM | Last reply by David_Ding2018 - Monday, October 29, 2018 10:43 AM
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    Need help on acticating Windows 7 Home premium. We bought a Windows 7 Family Pack before, installed it on 3 different computers. My ...
    Unanswered | 2 Replies | 3299 Views | Created by Wicked-Miles - Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:12 AM | Last reply by Wicked-Miles - Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:38 AM
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    What you read is true, but I think you're misunderstanding it.  Windows 7 Home Premium cannot serve as an RDC host, meaning other PCs can't connect to ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 3430 Views | Created by mgdodd1963 - Wednesday, December 8, 2010 4:17 PM | Last reply by Bob Reese - Wednesday, December 8, 2010 4:51 PM
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    I am putting some laptops out for public use.  They are running Windows 7.  I would like to hide the builtin administrator account from the welcome ...
    Answered | 4 Replies | 5334 Views | Created by sarahhhe - Monday, May 17, 2010 3:57 PM | Last reply by sarahhhe - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:31 PM
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    Anytime Upgrade Using An Already Purchased Retail Pro/Ultimate Key In Windows 7 Home Premium, type Anytime Upgrade in the ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 5064 Views | Created by RZetlin - Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:15 PM | Last reply by TrekDozer - Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:11 PM
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    that Windows 7 language pack only support Enterprise and Ultimate version. As you have install Windows 7 Home Premium version, you can consider ...
    Answered | 2 Replies | 2592 Views | Created by george chikwenengere - Monday, June 4, 2012 8:27 PM | Last reply by Kim Zhou - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 1:22 PM
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    You may receive an system blue screen in usbvideo.sys when sleeping or resuming a system running Microsoft Windows 7 &nbsp
    Answered | 6 Replies | 7988 Views | Created by afgoodygmail - Saturday, January 2, 2010 2:22 AM | Last reply by Ronnie Vernon - Saturday, January 2, 2010 10:07 PM
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    I'd like to make the Windows 7 'welcome
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    Hi - I have Windows 7 Home Premium on my Samsung lap top.  I cant open documents sent to me by email.  PDF can be ok, but i cant open word docs. ...
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    Buongiorno, vorrei sapere se per caso si trova un link per scaricare windows 7 Home Premium OEM, visto che avendo acquistato svariati computer non riesco a trovare ...
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    Hi, Your Windows 7 Home Premium as OEM licenses cannot be cloning with one media & key product for all you 40 ...
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Announcement: 25

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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