Stories about: AutoPlay

Enable All Windows Autorun Features with Fix It As an added security mitigation Microsoft has amputated the functionality associated with Autorun in a move designed to block malicious code abusing the feature. The Redmond company built the new Autorun behavior by default into Windows 7, but also backported the new security measures to Windows Vista and Windows XP...	14 February 2011 11:51 GMT

Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Get Windows 7’s AutoPlay/AutoRun Even before the release of Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 Microsoft announced that it would take extreme measures in order to increase end user protection and amputate the AutoPlay/AutoRun feature of the operating system. Over a months after Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing, Microsoft is applying ...	26 August 2009 12:01 GMT

Windows 7 RC AutoPlay/AutoRun Amputated With the latest move on the evolution from Beta to Release Candidate Microsoft is proving that it's not all about adding features when it comes to advancing the development process of Windows 7. Applying “the end justifies the means” tactic Microsoft has amputated the AutoPlay/AutoRun feature from th...	30 April 2009 03:28 GMT

Malicious Autoplay in Windows 7 Can Trick Users into Getting Infected with Malware

While Microsoft building Windows 7 as the evolution of Windows Vista has its obvious advantages in terms of performance, compatibility and support, it also has a downside when it comes down to security, exposing users of the next iteration of the Windows client to the same risks as its precursor. An illustrative exam...

20 January 2009
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Stories about: AutoPlay

Enable All Windows Autorun Features with Fix It

Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Get Windows 7’s AutoPlay/AutoRun

Windows 7 RC AutoPlay/AutoRun Amputated

Malicious Autoplay in Windows 7 Can Trick Users into Getting Infected with Malware