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Patch Tuesday

Monthly release of Microsoft patches

Patch Tuesday is Microsoft's monthly release of patches and fixes for its Windows operating systems and other software, so called as it takes place on the second Tuesday of each month.

Major emergency patches for serious security issues may be released out of cycle, but the majority are included in the monthly releases, scheduled thus to allow administrators to coordinate their efforts efficiently.

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IE zero-day bug fixed in Patch Tuesday updates

Serious browser bug main feature of monthly alerts, Adobe Flash issue also patched.

09 December 2009

Bumper crop of October patch releases

Busy weeks for admins as Patch Tuesday joined by Adobe fixes, and Mozilla announces plug-in checking plans.

16 October 2009

Patch Tuesday brings little relief from browser exploits

Six fixes issued, but new IE zero day emerges along with Firefox flaw.

15 July 2009

Eight fixes for April Patch Tuesday release

Five critical updates in latest monthly patch release.

15 April 2009

March Patch Tuesday followed by PDF viewer patches

Major kernel issue and PDF problems fixed, spreadsheet software remains vulnerable.

12 March 2009

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