Is Windows 7 reliability fix making PCs less reliable?

    Is Windows 7 reliability fix making PCs less reliable?


    Posted: 11 Feb 2010
    There are reports in a TechNet forum that claim a recently released reliability and stability patch for Windows 7 may end up making some PCs less reliable and stable.

    The Ars Technica site discovered the thread about the fix, KB977074, late last week. KB977074, one of a number of Windows 7 updates Microsoft made available for download at the end of January, was designed to “resolve some reliability issues in Windows 7.”
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    Is Windows 7 reliability fix making PCs less reliable? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
    Posted By: JMH
    11 Feb 2010



 

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