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Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update

zdnet.com » 2008 » July » 5th » Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update

Tagged: windows vista, security, windows xp

For years, Microsoft has occasionally updated its Windows Update client software automatically on systems that are configured to check for updates. This has been true even when Windows Update is set to simply check for (and optionally, download) updates but not to install them. That decision led to a flurry of negative publicity about “stealth” Windows [...] … Continue Reading »

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