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  • Blog Post: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

    After April 8, 2014, there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical content updates for Windows XP SP3. Learn about upgrading to Windows 7 or Windows 8 . The Microsoft Support Lifecycle provides consistent, predictable guidelines...
  • Blog Post: Get security updates for March 2013

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. This bulletin announces the release of 7 security updates. Download the March security updates Watch a video about the updates To get more information about security updates and other privacy and security issues delivered...
  • Blog Post: Get security updates for February 2013

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. This bulletin announces the release of 12 security updates. Download the February security updates for Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Windows. Watch a video...
  • Blog Post: Download a new security update for Internet Explorer

    Today Microsoft released a security update for Internet Explorer. To help protect your computer, visit Windows Update to download and install the update and ensure that you have automatic updating turned on. Watch a video about this update. For technical details, see Microsoft Security Advisory...
  • Blog Post: Get security updates for January

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. The bulletin announces the release of 7 security updates. Download the January security updates for Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Developer Tools, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Server Software, and Microsoft Windows....
  • Blog Post: Get advance notice about January's security updates

    Today the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) posted details about the January security updates. On Tuesday, January 8 at approximately 10 AM Pacific Time Microsoft will release 7 bulletins. The easiest way to get the updates when they're available is to turn on Windows automatic updating ....
  • Blog Post: Top 10 security stories of 2012

    From the latest scams and fraud to how, when, and why to update your computer, here are the stories that you viewed and clicked on the most this year. Download security update for Internet Explorer . In September, Microsoft released a security update for Internet Explorer. To help protect your computer...
  • Blog Post: Get security updates for December

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. The bulletin announces the release of 7 security updates. Download the security updates for Microsoft Windows, Word, Windows Server, and Internet Explorer. Watch a video about the updates . To get more information about...
  • Blog Post: Keep Windows and all your software up to date

    Security vendor Kaspersky recently released a report that listed the top 10 vulnerabilities it detected on its computers. There were no Microsoft products on the list. Read the report to see which products were affected Some security experts suspect that the decrease in vulnerabilities comes as...
  • Blog Post: Get security updates for November

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. The bulletin announces the release of 6 security updates. Download the security updates for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer. Watch a video about the updates . To get more information about...
  • Blog Post: Download free security updates for July

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. The bulletin announces the release of 9 security updates: 5 updates for Microsoft Windows 3 updates for Microsoft Office 1 update for Internet Explorer Get the updates . Watch a video about the updates ...
  • Blog Post: Download free security updates for June

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. The bulletin announces the release of 7 security updates: 3 updates for Microsoft Windows 1 update for Microsoft .NET Framework 1 update for Internet Explorer 1 update for Microsoft Dynamics 1 update for Microsoft...
  • Blog Post: Get advance notice about June security updates

    Today the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) posted details about the June security updates . On Tuesday, June 12 at approximately 10 AM Pacific Time Microsoft will release 8 bulletins. The easiest way to get the updates when they're available is to turn on Windows automatic updating . For...
  • Blog Post: Download free security updates for May

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. The bulletin announces the release of 7 security updates: 2 updates for Microsoft Windows only 3 updates for Microsoft Office only 1 update for Microsoft .NET Framework only 1 update that combines multiple products...
  • Blog Post: Free security updates for March

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. The bulletin announces the release of 6 security updates: 4 updates for Microsoft Windows 1 update for Microsoft Expression 1 update for Microsoft Visual Studio Get the updates . Watch a video about the...
  • Blog Post: Get advance notice about March security updates

    Today the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) posted details about the March security updates . On Tuesday, March 13 at approximately 10 AM Pacific Time Microsoft will release 6 bulletins. The easiest way to get the updates when they're available is to turn on Windows automatic updating . For...
  • Blog Post: Is my computer up to date?

    Your computer is up to date when you've installed the latest updates for Windows and for your computer programs. To get updates for Windows and other Microsoft programs at the same time, including updates for Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and more), go to the Microsoft Update website...
  • Blog Post: Free security updates for January

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 7 security updates: 6 updates for Microsoft Windows 1 update for ASP.NET Get the updates . Download a video about the updates . To get more information about security updates and other...
  • Blog Post: Security updates for November 2011

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 4 security updates for Microsoft Windows. Get the updates . Watch a video about the updates . To get more information about security updates and other privacy and security issues delivered to your...
  • Blog Post: Security updates for November: Get advance notice

    Today the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) posted details about the November security updates . On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at approximately 10 AM Pacific Time, Microsoft will release 4 bulletins. The easiest way to get security updates when they're available is to turn on Windows automatic...
  • Blog Post: End of support for Office XP and Windows Vista Service Pack 1

    If you use Office XP or Windows Vista Service Pack 1, upgrade now to help keep your computer safe. On July 12, 2011 both Office XP and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 reached the end of the Extended Support phase of their lifecycles. This means Microsoft Update and automatic updating will not offer security...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for information on botnet

    This week, Richard Boscovich, Senior Attorney for the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, announced a $250,000 bounty for information that results in the identification, arrest, and criminal conviction of those responsible for controlling the Rustock botnet . Microsoft shuttered Rustock (a major source...
  • Blog Post: Free security updates for July

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 4 security updates. 2 updates for Microsoft Windows 1 updates for Windows Visio 1 update for Windows Bluetooth Stack Get the updates . Watch a video about the updates . To get more...
  • Blog Post: Free security updates for June

    Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 16 security updates. Get the updates . Watch a video about the updates . To get more information about security updates and other privacy and security issues delivered to your email inbox, sign...
  • Blog Post: Download fix for Internet Explorer

    Microsoft has updated guidance regarding a vulnerability in Windows (the issue resides in the MHTML protocol handler) through Security Advisory 2501696 to help protect against limited targeted attacks. Download and install the Fixit To help protect your computer, download and install the free...
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