Microsoft will release eight sets of security patches next Tuesday, addressing flaws in its Windows, Office and Visual Studio products. Microsoft traditionally releases its security updates on the second Tuesday of every month, known as “patch Tuesday” The most serious of the flaws being patched are rated critical, meaning they could be exploited to run malicious software on a PC with no action on the part of the victim. Last month, Microsoft released seven updates on patch Tuesday, fixing 11 bugs, and last month it fixed 11 bugs.”]
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