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Support for Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro (64-bit only) Boot Camp support for Macs with a 3 TB hard drive; Drops support for 32-bit Windows 7; Currently only available in OS X Mountain Lion version 10.8.3 and later; 5.1 February 11, 2014 Support for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit only) 5.1.2 October 16, 2014 6.0 August 13, 2015
"Because the new services and technologies draw information and updates from a single source—the Microsoft Update catalog—and use a common polling engine (provided by the new Windows Update Agent), our customers will have a much more integrated and reliable update management process." [3]
Windows 7, Windows 8: Unlocking of hardware support [130] Windows 98: Slipstream patch, Bug fix patch, [1] [131] support for harddrives > 137 GB, [132] support for 2k API [133] [134] [135] Windows XP: Update pack [136] [137] Internet Explorer: Fast security fix [138] Nvidia nForce Chipset Device driver: Support for older Chipsets on newer ...
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 were retroactively given the ability to access the Windows Update website and download updates designed for those operating systems, starting with the release of Internet Explorer 4. The initial focus of Windows Update was free add-ons and new technologies for Windows.
Mac OS 8.6 was released on May 10, 1999, as a free update for Mac users running 8.5 and 8.5.1. It added support to the Mac OS nanokernel to handle preemptive tasks via the Multiprocessing Services 2.x and later developer API. Mac OS 8.6 improved PowerBook battery life, added Sherlock 2.1, and is faster and much more stable than either version ...
With widely available Internet access, downloading patches from the developer's web site or through automated software updates became often available to the end-users. Starting with Apple's Mac OS 9 and Microsoft's Windows ME, PC operating systems gained the ability to get automatic software updates via the Internet.
Patch Tuesday [1] (also known as Update Tuesday [1] [2]) is an unofficial term used to refer to when Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle and others regularly release software patches for their software products. [3] It is widely referred to in this way by the industry. [4] [5] [6] Microsoft formalized Patch Tuesday in October 2003.
System 7 (later named Mac OS 7) is the seventh major release of the classic Mac OS operating system for Macintosh computers, made by Apple Computer.It was launched on May 13, 1991, to succeed System 6 with virtual memory, personal file sharing, QuickTime, TrueType fonts, the Force Quit dialog, and an improved user interface.