Microsoft Windows Updates - December 9, 2015

Installing Microsoft Windows Updates

As part of its monthly "Patch Tuesday" program Microsoft yesterday released 12 updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. 

Per Microsoft, exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system.

I recommend you close all open programs and check for Windows Updates, then install them. 

You should be notified to reboot your computer so the updates can be installed. 

I recommend checking for updates a second time just after the first batch is installed to ensure you have acquired all the updates. 

Here's how to install updates in Windows 7:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-windows-updates

Here's how in Windows 8:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/windows-update-faq

Here are update settings for Windows 10:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-choose-how-updates-are-installed

And while you're in update mode, I suggest updating your security software as well (AVG, Norton, Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes... whichever you use. And remember to run a full security scan weekly.)

Don't forget to update your browsers too: Firefox, Chrome, Opera etc. 

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Thanks for reading, 

Sam