Chapter 2
Keeping Software Current
IN THIS CHAPTER
Keeping Windows up-to-date
Installing an update
Seeing what the updates do
Updating applications
Doing a BIOS upgrade
Removing an update
Restarting a stuck update
Software is never truly “done.” Programmers continue to hone their code, fixing bugs and adding features. For them, the process is an addiction, and as with most addicts, no end is in sight. Still, software updates offer improvements, plug holes, and deal with security issues, which makes them a necessary part of computer security as well as troubleshooting.
Windows Updates, Doesn’t It?
It may not seem like a security issue, but keeping Windows up-to-date is perhaps the first and most important thing you can do to thwart the Bad Guys. It’s also a good thing to do for your ...
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