Credit: SOPA Images /SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett Microsoft has already rolled out fixes for Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and some server versions. The company has already rolled out fixes for Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and some server versions. Microsoft is urging all Windows users to install an update that affects the Windows Print Spooler service, which allows multiple users to access a printer.
The company has been embroiled in safety issues, including in 2020 when the National Security Agency alerted Microsoft to a major flaw in its Windows operating system that could let hackers pose as legitimate software companies.Īnd this year, hundreds of thousands of Exchange users were targeted after four vulnerabilities in its software allowed hackers to access servers for the popular email and calendar service. It’s the latest in a slew of security alerts from Microsoft in the past year and a half. If there’s any good news, it is that the current security update is cumulative, meaning it contains previous fixes for previous security issues too. “We recommend that you install these updates immediately,” the company said. Updates for Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, version 1607, and Windows Server 2012 will are “expected soon,” it said.
Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system.
