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September 9, 2005 A quality issue has moved the software maker to pull the security update that it planned to release on Patch Tuesday. TAGS: patch management, flaw, Microsoft Windows Update, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

February 27, 2006 Microsoft has decided to offer six distinct versions of the Windows update. Here they are from simplest to most tricked-out. TAGS: margin, Microsoft Windows Vista, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows XP

February 24, 2005 Microsoft uses Windows Update to fix a problem that caused PCs to show the "blue screen of death." TAGS: Microsoft Windows Update, blue screen of death, fix, patch, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, antivirus, firewall, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

May 23, 2005 Using a tool from Microsoft, it is possible to get around the company's piracy test, a researcher says. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, piracy, representative, researcher, copy, Microsoft Windows Update, key, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

July 17, 2006 Microsoft releases an update to the Beta 2 version sent out to the public but delivers it only to selected testers. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

November 16, 2004 In Denmark, Gates outlines effort to trim data managment costs, new Windows update service. Also: Angling for Novell users. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Denmark, Novell NetWare, Novell Inc., Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Update, open source, Microsoft Corp., Linux, password, server, Dell, Microsoft Windows

June 7, 2006 Microsoft drops feature in Windows update that would have let people synchronize data among many PCs. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

August 17, 2006 Two of the security bulletins sent out this month affect the beta of the Windows update, according to a Microsoft blog. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, flaw, security, Microsoft Windows Update, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

November 10, 2006 Now that the code is done, readers tell us what they like about the Windows update. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, margin, SARS, font, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Update, 3D, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

September 29, 2006 When it arrives, the much-delayed Windows update will have double XP's rate of adoption, Redmond says. Not everyone's so sure. TAGS: adoption, Microsoft Windows Vista, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, flaw, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Update, Symantec Corp., software company, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

August 8, 2006 The new Mac OS is due in spring, which would put it after Vista. But if the Windows update slips again, that could let Apple get in first. TAGS: Steve Jobs, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, photocopier, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Redmond, conference, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Update, developer, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

May 17, 2006 The software giant is expected to get specific about what features PCs will need to run the Windows update. TAGS: WinHEC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Update, memory, video card, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

August 20, 2007 The VoIP company offers a mea culpa for its disrupted service last week, which it says stemmed from a routine Windows update. TAGS: Skype, outage, VoIP, VoIP service, IP telephony, allocation, telephony, P2P, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

February 15, 2005 update Version 7.0 of the browser will launch ahead of the next update to Windows, as Microsoft shifts plans. Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity? TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, reversal, Bill Gates, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, security, conference, San Francisco, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Update, service pack, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows

May 26, 2006 special coverage With the launch of Vista fast approaching, it's crunch time for Microsoft at WinHEC. TAGS: WinHEC, hardware maker, Microsoft Windows Vista, tablet, RSS, JPEG, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, Microsoft Windows