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Windows Updates December 2009

Wednesday 9 December 2009

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 fixes could be vulnerable to attack by malicious programs.

The updates can be downloaded from www.windowsupdate.com or by enabling Automatic Updates. Vista users can click the Start button, click All Programs, and then select Windows Update.

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