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Microsoft details Group Policy to control disablement of Internet Explorer

Usama Jawad — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:22:01 +0000

Microsoft has outlined a Group Policy that IT admins can leverage to better plan and dictate when Internet Explorer will be disabled at their organization rather than waiting for the gradual rollout. Read more...

Disable Java, warns US government

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:41:53 +0000

The United States government is warning PC users to disable Java on their machines, as a recently discovered flaw in the latest unpatched version is being exploited in the wild by hackers. Read more...

Microsoft: Malware can disable UAC in Windows 7 'by design'

Tom Warren — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:48:25 +0000

A month has barely passed since the public beta debut of Windows 7 and we have our first horror story. UAC (user account control) was the major gripe with Windows Vista which annoyed most... Read more...

IE Update to Disable "Click to Activate"

Steven Parker — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:30:58 +0000

This is a preview of the update that will be available in April 2008. If you don't recall, in April 2006, we made a change to how Internet Explorer handled embedded controls used on some... Read more...

Service Problems Disable Wells Fargo ATMs

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:18:04 +0000

Service problems disabled ATMs and online accounts at San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. for at least 24 hours starting Sunday afternoon, leaving some customers of the nation's fifth-largest bank unable to get cash or... Read more...

Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:50:24 +0000

To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 soon after the final version of... Read more...

Man Ordered to Disable Spyware Programs

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 00:42:40 +0000

A federal judge has ordered a man known as the "Spam King" to disable so-called spyware programs that infiltrate people's computers, track their Internet use and flood them with pop-up advertising. U.S. District Judge Joseph... Read more...

Disable Windows MSN in XP

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:09:33 +0000

freeware, small file to prevent Windows Messenger from running on Windows XP. This file should save you the trouble of manually tinkering with your registry to disable Messenger. We have tested and... Read more...

Microsoft to remove or disable features of Windows if necessary

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:56:53 +0000

Microsoft are set to begin the removal or disabling of features provided by old, insufficiently tested code in Windows and their other software if there are problems which cause security issues. This is the next... Read more...

Windows Tip: Disable Balloon Tips in XP

Steven Parker — Sun, 02 Dec 2001 13:37:49 +0000

Microsoft XP has been called the Fisher Price operating system for more than just its bright colors and rounded edges. This is an OS for everyone, clear and easy to use. If you are ever... Read more...