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Windows Updates January 2008

Wednesday 9 January 2008

Microsoft has released several new important security updates for Windows.

Every month Microsoft releases updates to fix security vulnerabilities in its software.

Windows PCs without these updates could be vulnerable to attack by malicious programs.

Included in this month's batch of updates is the latest version of the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool as well as security fixes for various versions of Windows and other Microsoft software.

The updates can be downloaded by going to www.windowsupdate.com or by using Automatic Updates.

Related Tip: Update Windows

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