First critical Windows 7 patches released

News in brief: Microsoft Patch Tuesday sees record number of bulletins

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By silicon.com, 14 October 2009 10:59

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Microsoft has released the first critical update for Windows 7 on Patch Tuesday, featuring two patches for Internet Explorer, and .Net Framework and Silverlight.

The Windows 7 update is part of a record Patch Tuesday, containing 13 bulletins for 34 vulnerabilities.

Patch Tuesday saw Windows 7 receive its first critical update
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See Windows 7 critical holes fixed in record Patch Tuesday on CNET News.com for more on the Microsoft updates.

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