March 12th will see a new batch of updates for Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and other Microsoft software. This month there will be seven bulletins, four flagged as Critical.
Patches will become available at around 10am PDT on March 12. PCs configured for auto-updates will see the patches during the following day or so.
Even before Windows 8 was released, you could find third party tools for resurrecting the missing Start menu. New software from Stardock goes even further in eliminating inexplicable Windows 8 behavior.
It’s called ModernMix, and its most notable feature brings back the ability to show applications in multiple windows concurrently. Apparently much of the underlying functionality was there in Windows 8 all along, and ModernMix just makes it possible to access the hidden goodies.
I knew eventually the world would hammer the Windows 8 mess into something usable. Attaboy, Stardock. ModernMix is currently priced at $4.99.
Windows 7 users with autoupdate enabled will be upgraded to IE10 in the coming weeks. Currently, the new version doesn’t appear in Windows Update, but that will also change in the near future.
IE10 is much the same as IE9, but includes Javascript performance improvements, integrated spell-checking/correcting and better adherence to web standards like CSS3.
If you’re running Windows 7, and you haven’t already installed Service Pack 1, you should do so before April 9, 2013. After that date, Microsoft will no longer provide patches for Windows 7 without SP1. That includes security patches.
Microsoft will continue to supply patches for Windows 7 with SP1 until January 14, 2020.
It’s that time again: time to patch your Windows systems. This month there are twelve bulletins, addressing a total of 57 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer and other Microsoft software.
Updates this month comprise twelve bulletins, five of them critical, that address 57 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer and other Microsoft software.
According to The Register, Microsoft is accusing PC and handheld device manufacturers of not building enough Windows 8 devices. Despite publicly claiming that Windows 8 sales are similar to Windows 7’s at this point, the numbers being flouted are deceptive, in that they include sales to manufacturers. Internally, it seems clear that Microsoft is actually disappointed with Windows 8 sales and is looking for someone to blame.
Rants and musings on topics of interest. Sometimes about Windows, Linux, security and cool software.