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  2. Security and Maintenance - Wikipedia

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    Service Pack 2, released in August 2004, includes the first version of Windows Security Center (WSC). This version monitors Windows Update, Windows Firewall, and the availability of an anti-virus program. Third-party providers of personal firewall and anti-virus software packages were encouraged to use WSC API to register their products with WSC.

  3. Windows Update - Wikipedia

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    Windows Update Agent on Windows 10 supports peer-to-peer distribution of updates; by default, systems' bandwidth is used to distribute previously downloaded updates to other users, in combination with Microsoft servers. Users may optionally change Windows Update to only perform peer-to-peer updates within their local area network. [27]

  4. Patch Tuesday - Wikipedia

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    Critical security updates are occasionally released outside of the normal Patch Tuesday cycle; these are known as "Out-of-band" releases. As far as the integrated Windows Update (WU) function is concerned, Patch Tuesday begins at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. [9] Vulnerability information is immediately available in the Security Update Guide.

  5. System File Checker - Wikipedia

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    Due to problems with Windows applications being able to overwrite system files in Windows 95, Microsoft has since implemented a number of security measures to protect system files from malicious attacks, corruptions, or problems such as DLL Hell. System File Checker was first introduced on Windows 98 as a GUI utility. It offered scanning and ...

  6. Criticism of Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Windows Vista, an operating system released by Microsoft for consumers on January 30, 2007, has been widely criticized by reviewers and users. Due to issues with new security features, performance, driver support and product activation, it has been the subject of a number of negative assessments by various groups.

  7. Windows Server Update Services - Wikipedia

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    Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), previously known as Software Update Services (SUS), is a computer program and network service developed by Microsoft Corporation that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers in a corporate environment.

  8. Patch (computing) - Wikipedia

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    This addresses problems related to unavailability of service provided by the system or the program. [13] Method can be used to update Linux kernel without stopping the system. [14] [15] A patch that can be applied in this way is called a hot patch or a live patch. This is becoming a common practice in the mobile app space. [16]

  9. Windows 11 - Wikipedia

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    As of November 2024, Windows 11, accounting for 35% of Windows installations worldwide, [181] is the second most popular Windows version in use, with its predecessor Windows 10 still being the most used version in virtually all countries (with Guyana being an exception, where Windows 11 is the most used [182]), having over 2 times the market ...

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