September 24, 2019
Via: Tech CrunchMicrosoft has warned Windows users to install an “emergency” out-of-band security patch. The software giant said in an advisory that a security flaw in some versions of Internet Explorer could allow an attacker to remotely run malicious code on an […]
January 25, 2019
Via: ZDnetThe clock is ticking for Windows 7, which goes out of support in January next year. That means no more features or security updates unless you pay Microsoft for additional support. There are still hundreds of millions of PCs still […]
March 26, 2018
Via: ZDnetMicrosoft frequently claims Windows 10’s security features protect consumers and business from the latest ransomware attacks that strike Windows 7 and earlier versions. Now security vendor Webroot has reviewed malware infections on Windows 10 and Windows 7 machines running its […]
January 17, 2017
Via: ArsTechnicaWindows 7’s extended support ends on January 14, 2020. The operating system left mainstream support in 2014, meaning that for the last two years—and next three—it only receives security fixes. But Microsoft is telling corporate customers that even with those […]
October 11, 2016
Via: CIOMicrosoft has elaborated on the new patching policy for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 that takes effect Tuesday. In a post to a company blog accompanied by graphics that resembled a periodic table, Michael Niehaus, a product marketing director for […]
August 16, 2016
Via: ArsTechnicaMicrosoft is switching Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to a cumulative update model similar to the one used by Windows 10. The company is moving away from the individual hotfix approach it has used thus far for those operating systems. […]
March 21, 2016
Via: CIOMicrosoft today retreated from an earlier retirement date for Windows 7 and 8.1 support on newer hardware, saying that it would now support those OSes on PCs running Intel’s Skylake silicon until July 2018. The decision is a partial rollback […]
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