If you are still on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, we strongly advise you to install the latest update deployed by Microsoft. Indeed, this is the July 2022 Patch Tuesday, which fixes no less than 68 cumulative security flaws for the two versions of the operating system, including 3 critical ones.
It would be a mistake to say that most users have mourned Windows 7. Out of nostalgia, laziness or simply lack of knowledge in this area, there are still many of them to occupy the old version of the operating system, despite the gradual end of support by Microsoft in recent years.
However, the Redmond firm has not completely left out its old companion, if only for these a few million users who have not yet turned the page. So the last July 2022 Patch Tuesdayparticularly significant since it corrects no less than 153 security vulnerabilities across the entire Windows ecosystem, also concerns Windows 7 and its successor, Windows 8.1.
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Concerning the latter, there are therefore 38 faults of which three critics in total which are thus corrected via this update. Here they are :
Windows 7:
- CVE-2022-30221 – Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows 8.1:
- CVE-2022-22038 – Remote Procedure Call Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability,
- CVE-2022-30221 — Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
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Suffice to say that it is better not to ignore this update, at the risk of leaving the door open to hackers who could exploit these vulnerabilities. In addition, other bugs and flaws are also eligible for repair by Microsoft teams, as well as a general performance improvement. In addition, the Redmond firm refers to the bug that prevented connecting to a WiFi hotpost, which also affected more recent versions of Windows.
To update Windows 7, just go to the control panel, then in the menu System and security before clicking Windows Update.