Why you MUST maintain your monthly security patches.

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January's Microsoft security patches were worse than normal, but they highlight why you must keep your computer patched. They fixed 159 vulnerabilities.

January's Microsoft security patches were worse than normal, but they highlight why you must keep your computer patched. They fixed 159 vulnerabilities.
January's Microsoft security patches were worse than normal, but they highlight why you must keep your computer patched. They fixed 159 vulnerabilities. That's right. 159 separate vulnerabilities (not product improvements) were discovered and fixed in a single month. Ten were considered critical. Believe me. When Microsoft says, their wonderful and secure operating system has ten critical flaws, there are at least 10 critical flaws.

They weren't all for Windows, though. Only 132 patches were for Windows versions 10 and 11. They also patched 19 security flaws in Microsoft Office. There were also patches for a few other products.

Date: March 2025

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