This time the patch in question (MS10-015) was for a long-unaddressed Windows kernel bug that could enable elevation-of-privilege control by an attacker. The patch, which was contained in Tuesday’s mammoth security update, was based on a security advisory that Microsoft released in late January.
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Windows 7 Blue Screens of Death for No Apparent Reason
Windows 7 is in a different league compared to its predecessor Windows Vista, in terms of user experience; however, albeit considerably less, issues do exist and affect the latest iteration of the Windows client. Microsoft notes that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can crash for no apparent reason. The crashes are accompanied by a blue screen error, the now infamous blue screen of death (BSOD) and by the following error message: “STOP: 0x0000000A.”