The first, KB 2987107, is the IE 11 rollup patch for Windows 8/8.1, MS 14-056. technet.microsoft.com/ library/security/ms14-056. I don't see anything that's TP-specific about the patch. The second, KB 3001237, doesn't have the KB article posted as yet, but it's supposed to be a Flash Player security patch for IE 11 on TP. Ho hum.
A new TP patch just hit - KB 3000061 is the Windows 8.1 Kernel driver patch, MS14-058. technet.microsoft.com/ library/security/ms14-058 Considering how much fun we've had with kernel drivers lately, it'd be a good idea to avoid it for as long as you can. (Thank you, TP-forced Automatic Update.)
That could be true, but it's never stated in the Microsoft information database. It's a security patch for Internet Explorer though.
It's kind of interesting that MS would roll a kernel mode driver update out the Auto Update chute at around the same time there's a rumored change in builds. Kernel mode driver updates are fraught with problems, and if a new build is imminent, why put TP folks through the angst? Maybe it's a trial-by-fire sort of update...
Speed isn't all . Prefer a highly configurable and nicely fortified Firefox over any other browser. Additionally i highly distrust major vendor browsers like IE, Chrome and Safari.
I don't have Firefox on my system because I don't like it. It uses large part of my system memory and I have some problem with deleting add-on.
No such problems here (i use FEBE to backup my profile regularly). With some more than a dozen tabs open it uses ~500 MB here .
You have to check your memory used by Firefox while watching videos and see that it takes huge part of it than the other browsers. Deleting Add-on like flash player is sometime difficult,etc.
With 16 GB RAM not really an argument for me, if 500-1000 MB are used. I try to avoid Youtube & CO as much as possible. Have no flash player addon installed and didn't miss it so far .
Good! One of my ultrbooks is 4GB non-upgradable, that would mean a lot to me when trying to carry out other activities. I only give an example of Flash player and there are many other add-on which can behave in the same way in Firefox.
Most of the malware works with Windows 10 including 'Your (something) player is out of date!" It BSOD my laptop when AVG was running!