Windows 7 computers security update will be installed by 21 January – requires restart

17.01.2020 - 11:50
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A security vulnerability has been detected in Windows 10, and a security update must be installed on Windows 10 computers by 21 January 2020, 04:00 P.M. The update requires a restart.

  • restart your computer immediately upon receiving an update notification
  • the update takes a few minutes
  • the restart will be forced on Windows 10 computers on Tuesday 21 January 2020 at 04:00 P.M.
  • REMINDER: The use of Windows 7 computers at the University of Helsinki ends 20 January, 2020 due to information security reasons. All Windows 7 network traffic, including traffic from personally owned Windows 7 computers, will be blocked in the university network on 20 January 2020. Windows 7 computers owned by the university were upgraded or replaced during 2019, as was extensively announced in 2019. If you have not upgraded your Windows 7 computer, or your university owned Windows 7 computer has not been replaced with a Windows 10 computer, contact Helpdesk.

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