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MS16-126 - Moderate: Security Update for Microsoft Internet Messaging API (3196067) -...
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Severity Rating: Moderate Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker successfully convinces a user of an affected system to visit a malicious or compromised website. Note that you must install two updates to be protected from the vulnerability discussed in this bulletin: The update in this bulletin, MS16-126, and the update in MS16-118. Continue reading...
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The state of the PC industry is not looking great. According to analyst firm Gartner, worldwide PC shipments fell 5.7 percent in the third quarter of 2016 to 68.9 million units. That marks the "the eighth consecutive quarter of PC shipment decline, the longest duration of decline in the history of the PC industry," Gartner writes in a press release issued today. The firm cites poor back-to-school sales and lowered demand in emerging markets. But the larger issue, as it has been for quite some time, is more existential than that. "The PC is not a high priority device for the majority of consumers, so they do not feel the need to upgrade their PCs as often as they used t…
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MS16-127 - Critical: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (3194343) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player when installed on all supported editions of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10. Continue reading...
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MS16-123 - Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3192892) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerabilities and take control of an affected system. Continue reading...
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MS16-118 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3192887) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Continue reading...
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MS16-119 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3192890) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Microsoft Edge. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS16-120 - Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3192884) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Skype for Business, Silverlight and Microsoft Lync. The most serious of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user either visits a specially crafted website or opens a specially crafted document. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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October 2016 security update release
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Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC team Continue reading...
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Yahoo has really been in the firing line in the past few weeks. First came the news that the company had confirmed a data breach of half a billion (5 × 108) records. The age of the breach was as worrying as its size: the data was stolen back in 2014, but Yahoo only reported it recently. The late publication of the report was not, apparently, out of any attempt to cover it up or to delay the news deliberately, but because the company only figured out something had gone wrong in August 2016. That news was followed by claims that Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s CEO, had previously put the kibosh on a policy requiring passwords to be reset in the event of a breach, apparen…
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The kid had a plan: put up some music videos of his band on YouTube, plug into Google’s AdSense program to run ads alongside, make enough money to buy instruments, play music, get rich and go buy a mansion. Great plan! One little hitch: he got AdSense confused with AdWords. AdSense is the advertising service from Google that pays online publishers to display and make money off ads when visitors click. AdWords is the advertising service that charges online advertisers when visitors click on their ads. From that little hitch came a big surprise: it’s how the parents of José Javier, 12, from the Alicante town of Torrevieja, in Spain, wound up staring at a bill of…
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When scammers come calling, the temptation is to try and turn the tables on them. Some experts actually do, but is it a good idea for would-be vigilantes to follow suit? Florian Lukavsky, director of application security services firm SEC Consult, is an expert at these things. He scammed a group of whalers by playing them at their own game. Instead of targeting random employees hoping to worm their way into a system somewhere, whalers are more targeted, going after important execs with access to cash. Whalers impersonate the CEO or some other board-level honcho, convincing their target that they should send a large sum of money to a fraudulent account. Typically, th…
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Gears of War 4 available worldwide on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC
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Today, we’re thrilled to celebrate the official release of Gears of War 4 with fans around the world. Play Video Restricted Content Confirm your age to continue month JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember day 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 year 20162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991199019891988198719861985198419831982198119801979197819771976197519741973197219711970196919681967196619651964196319621961196019591958195719561955195419531952195119501949194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928…
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Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC team
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Windows 10 Tip: Getting started with the Windows Ink Workspace
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Today, we’re talking about how to get started with Windows Ink* in four easy steps. Windows Ink is part of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and lets you capture ideas quickly and naturally with a pen or touch-enabled device. Get started with the Windows Ink Workspace First, find the Windows Ink Workspace, your canvas for all the ink-powered features and apps on your PC. The Workspace has built-in experiences like sketchpad, screen sketch and Sticky Notes, as well as apps optimized for pen use. Press the Windows Ink Workspace button in your system tray at the bottom right of your screen or click the back of your pen**! If you don’t see the icon, right-click…
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Hands-on with the HP Elite x3 now available at Microsoft Stores
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Today, the HP Elite x3 goes on sale in Microsoft Stores. We’re taking a closer look and giving you an overview of some of the benefits the HP Elite x3 offers. Announced at Mobile World Congress, the HP Elite x3 is HP’s premium new mobile device powered by Windows 10. It’s lightweight, sports Gorilla Glass 4, is water resistant and is equipped with a battery that packs a major punch. With great built-in features like Cortana*, Continuum** and Microsoft Edge, the HP Elite x3 also features a camera sensor and fingerprint reader that allow you to login securely to the device with Windows Hello***. Features include: Expandable 2TB of storage via SIM card 8 MP fron…
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Do you use the same password for multiple sites? Do your eyes glaze over after sites like LinkedIn or Yahoo get massively hacked and, like clockwork, the security wonks come wagging their fingers at you for reusing your passwords? Do you shrug and say “Hey, it’s not my job to keep those sites from getting turned upside down and shaken by their ankles until all the data tumbles out – it’s theirs!” If any of that rings a bell, you’re not alone. Either you need to take a nap, and/or the people who write security warnings need to figure out how to make it all simpler for users, because many of us are suffering from a common malady called security fatigue. That’…
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This Week on Windows: Gears of War 4, ReCore Trial, a Haunted Hub and more
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We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Head over here to read this week’s Windows 10 tip on how to write on the web with Microsoft Edge. Over in the Windows Store you can watch Star Trek: Beyond and The Flash in the Movies & TV section, and pick up everything you need for Halloween in the Haunted Hub collection. Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: Early access begins today with Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition Today, fans who purchased Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition can experience the beginning of the new Gears saga four days before the Oct. 11 global launch with early access on Xbox One and Windows 10. In addit…
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Gears of War 4 early access starts today
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Today, fans who purchased Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition can experience the beginning of the new Gears saga four days before the Oct. 11 global launch with early access on Xbox One and Windows 10. Play Video Restricted Content Confirm your age to continue month JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember day 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 year 2016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195…
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Countdown to Halloween with a spooky collection in the Windows Store
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Today, the Windows Team is releasing a new collection called Haunted Hub to get you ready for Halloween, available in the Windows Store on your Windows 10 PC.* This collection includes all the spooky themed content you need across movies, music, apps and games. Here’s some of what’s in store for you… Hotel Transylvania – Rent the movie for 31 cents Featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and more, Hotel Transylvania is on sale to rent for an unreal deal of just $0.31! All Simon, a monster hunter, really wants to do is fall in love with Dracula’s daughter, Mavis. But when they realize they are natural enemies, the real advent…
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Today Amazon revealed an added feature for all of their Prime subscribers that provides unlimited reading of books, magazines, comics, and Kindle Singles. The benefit is called Prime Reading and it is not only available on your favorite Kindle device but also through all of the free Kindle apps plus Amazon's Fire tablets. Just some of the magazines you gain access to at no extra cost includes: Sports Illustrated People Entertainment Weekly HGTV Motor Trend Consumer Reports Motorcyclist Bazaar Esquire Of course, the books that are available are too numerous to list but you can browse some of the available titles through the Prime Reading site by variou…
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Google Street View cars see a lot of stuff when they’re out cruising the highways and byways of the world, including traffic collisions. Whether or not one mapping car in Michigan captured its own accident on camera, we can only guess, but at least one bystander was on hand to snap a photo of the event. Grand Rapids police confirmed that a Google Street View car was involved in a minor two-car collision on Monday afternoon at an intersection, MLive.com reports. No humans were injured, but the Google car got pretty banged up on the front end and had to be towed. The other vehicle also had some damage. An observant bystander snapped a photo of the crash and posted …
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ReCore free trial experience launches today
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Hello Far Eden Explorers! It’s been great to see so many people jumping into ReCore and having fun. We’re excited to let you know that, starting today, anyone who hasn’t yet had the opportunity to play ReCore can now experience their first 30 minutes in a special, free trial version on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. Your progress in the trial will be reflected in the full game, so you can pick up right where you left off if you decide to buy it afterward. Also, thanks to our great ReCore community, we have continued to get feedback on the game and will be releasing several key updates today. You can read about them here. We’re committed to supporting ReCore …
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Microsoft decided to list KB3184143 as optional. This KB promises to remove all remnants of Windows 10 GWX nagging. This update will remove following previously installed updates: KB 3035583 -- Update installs Get Windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 KB 3064683 -- Windows 8.1 OOBE modifications to reserve Windows 10 KB 3072318 -- Update for Windows 8.1 OOBE to upgrade to Windows 10 KB 3090045 -- Windows Update for reserved devices in Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 SP1 KB 3123862 -- Updated capabilities to upgrade Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 KB 3173040 -- Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 end of free upgrade offer notification KB 3146449 -- Updated Internet Exp…
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Windows 10 Tip: Write on the web with Microsoft Edge
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Did you know you can write directly on webpages in Microsoft Edge and easily save or share what you’ve marked up with friends and colleagues? Microsoft Edge is the only browser with the built-in functionality that lets you take notes, write, doodle and highlight directly on webpages. You can do this with your finger if you’re using a touch-enabled device, with a pen or with your mouse or trackpad. Here’s how to write on webpages in Microsoft Edge: To start marking up a webpage, launch Microsoft Edge and click the pen icon. When you hover over it, you’ll see it says, “Make a Web Note.” Choose either Pen, Highlight or Type, and start writing. When you’ve finis…
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This Week on Windows: Ignite, Windows Hello fingerprint readers and more
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We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Read this week’s Windows 10 tip on how to enable the dark theme in Microsoft Edge, check out BIO-key’s new Windows Hello fingerprint accessories and catch up on all of this week’s news from Ignite. Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: Candy Crush Saga – Level 2000 – Free In the latest update to Candy Crush Saga, the carefree Candy Universe is in a panic over the pending arrival of level 2000. How will their world change? Get ready for a color-bomb kickoff, then work to collect 2 green, 20 blue and 200 purple candies in 50 moves or less. Ghostbusters – Buy from $14.99 T…