By convention, Microsoft will release system security patches on the second Tuesday of every month, windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows RT will usher in an unexpected platform update next Tuesday, February 26. Recently, we have not discovered any major Windows security vulnerabilities. Why is the coming system update? This reminds us of the release of IE10 for Win7.
On a Microsoft technical support page, Microsoft wrote that a system update will be released for Windows 7 and Windows Server February 26 R2 in 2008. In fact, now you can download the pre-release version of this update. This update aims to "improve the functions and performance" and is required before IE10 is installed.
At the beginning of this month, Microsoft released the IE10 interception tool Blocker Toolkit for Windows 7 to prepare for the official release of IE10 for Win7, which also indicates that the official version is approaching. A few days ago, foreign media learned that Microsoft plans to officially release IE10 for Win7 by the end of February or early March. Maybe it's February 26.
This page also describes software updates for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012.
In addition, Microsoft will release a new system update preparation tool next Tuesday for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Vista, and Windows Server 2008, this tool is used to prevent the system from interfering with functional updates, SP packages, and successful software installation.