I am sure you are familiar with CD’s or DVD’s that execute automatically. Just insert a disc into your system and watch it “automagically” start running. Windows is set up to immediately scan removable media such as discs or USB flash drives, determine the type of content they contain, and respond accordingly.

Initially, all types of content default to “Ask Me Every Time”. In other words, every time you insert a music CD, AutoPlay will take a look at it and prompt you for what action to take. Do you want to play the music with Windows Media Player? Do you want to open the folder to view the files using Windows Explorer? Do you want to take no action whatsoever and just get rid of the pop-up box? You can choose any of those options, and you can also click Full article…

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As part of their keynote address at RSA Bill Gates and and Microsoft and Chief Strategy and Research Officer Craig Mundie talked about Microsoft’s view of the security world which is basically separated into three distinct technology areas:
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