Windows 8, RT, IE10 to Receive Further Critical Patches
Internet Explorer 10 set to receive first security patch as well.
Microsoft is set to release the second round of critical patches through an incoming bug fix update for Windows 8 and RT.
Scheduled for a release on Tuesday, the patches will also affect the other current versions of Windows, including XP, Vista, and Windows 7, in addition to Server 2003 and 2008.
A total of five of the patches are rated critical, with two being branded important. The critical patches have been designed to close security holes in the operating system that could allow an attacker to infect a system with malicious code.
Should Windows Update be set to automatic, critical patches will automatically be installed, while the ones considered important can be manually installed by users.
Internet Explorer 10 is also set to receive a security fix next Tuesday, which will be its first patch. The critical-rated patch secures holes that could leave a system vulnerable to certain malware. The update will also apply to earlier versions of the browser -- from IE6 through till IE9.

They are always there from the beginning why else would we need patches? Tell me one OS which was released with no security holes and then got one because of an unnecessary patch.
The worst part is the headline. You make it sound like ONLY Windows 8/RT/IE10 are getting patched, when in fact it applies to all currently supported versions of both Windows and IE! On top of that the headline doesn't say anything about security. This combination makes it sound like some special emergency patch for Win8/RT and IE10. Which it is not.
Did you even bother reading the article?
They are always there from the beginning why else would we need patches? Tell me one OS which was released with no security holes and then got one because of an unnecessary patch.
Did you even bother reading the article?
No OS is secure if it can be accessed by humans.
Unless if you're using a 1980's DOS that has virtually no support today.
Since you didn't bother to read the article before posting, I'll repeat the critical information you missed.
"Scheduled for a release on Tuesday, the patches will also affect the other current versions of Windows, including XP, Vista, and Windows 7, in addition to Server 2003 and 2008."
The worst part is the headline. You make it sound like ONLY Windows 8/RT/IE10 are getting patched, when in fact it applies to all currently supported versions of both Windows and IE! On top of that the headline doesn't say anything about security. This combination makes it sound like some special emergency patch for Win8/RT and IE10. Which it is not.
Give it a ******* rest already!
Either way, stop with the damn trolling already. Its getting real old...
The best patch for Desktop users of windows 8 is a disk with windows 7 on it! Just patch directly over that crappy Metro/Modern adware/crapware infested OS!
Oh so TRUE!
M$ Spinions are M$ Minions that are paied to down vote!
M$ needs to give downgrade rights to new PC buyers and not just downgrade rights to enterprise users! So until M$ stops its monopolistic power grab on PCs it does not directly Brand, The truth will be told!
If I purchase a third party built PC, I have the right not to have M$ app store adware/crapware Metro/Modern runtime tacked on to my OS! Apple does not force its closed ecosystem on any hardware it dos not make, so why should it be allright for M$ do do so!
EXACTLY. You know the funny thing? After the first Patch Tuesday he "reported" on, i wondered in the comments, "Are we going to see this article every month or what?".
Looks like we are
Or, you know, you could just use the desktop and not use the appstore. Wow, such a hard concept.
Win8 haters have to pretend that everyone within shouting distance is an idiot, or they'll get nothing done.