A recent update to Microsoft's Sysinternals Autoruns program is causing the program to crash as its scans for autostarts in Windows. For those not familiar with Autoruns, it is a free utility from ...

Microsoft’s latest round of patches released on Tuesday includes an optional update that will shut off the “autorun” capability for users of older Windows operating systems, a move the company has ...

In an "important, non-security update" released on Tuesday, Microsoft is offering a more convenient way to plug an Autorun hole for Windows XP and Vista users. Microsoft is releasing an Autorun ...

Microsoft is pushing out a software update to some Windows users that fixes a bug in the Windows AutoRun software, used to automatically launch programs when DVDs or USB devices are introduced to the ...

The familiar “Install or run program” section at the top of the AutoPlay menu in Windows is set to become a much rarer sight, as Microsoft has announced that it’s going to pull the feature when it ...

According to a biannual Security Intelligence Report from Microsoft, AutoRun—the feature in Windows that automatically executes files when you plug in a USB or connect to a network—accounts for almost ...

Microsoft last week changed how it delivers an update that disables AutoRun, a Windows feature that big name worms, including Conficker and Stuxnet, have used to infect millions of PCs. The company is ...

As handy as USB keys are, they're a perfect way for virus writers to try and spread malicious software. This is made especially easy thanks to the AutoRun feature built into Windows, that would do ...

With hundreds of thousands users still running Windows XP despite the security considerations of doing so, in a largely anticipated move by the security community, Microsoft has decided to disable the ...

In an "important, non-security update" released on Tuesday, Microsoft is offering a more convenient way to plug an Autorun hole for Windows XP and Vista users. Microsoft is releasing an Autorun ...