It seems unlikely that Microsoft has any major news involving Windows 7 features up its sleeve, but interesting tidbits are still coming out. The latest is today’s news that it’s eliminating the ...

In response to the recent Conficker outbreak, Microsoft has made some changes in the AutoRun functionality in Windows 7. The main purpose of Autorun is to provide a software response to hardware ...

AutoPlay does look for an Autorun.inf file on the media. Beginning with the Windows 7 Release Candidate, AutoPlay will only support AutoRun on removable optical media, ie CDs and DVDs. This will stop ...

Prompted by the spread of the Conficker worm through infected USB drives, Microsoft Corp. will unveil changes in next week’s public Windows 7 Release Candidate that are designed to stymie such hacker ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Tired of the AutoPlay box in Windows 7 popping up and suggesting a program you never use whenever you insert a disc or connect a USB drive to the computer?

In direct response to Conficker and an increased wave of malware attacks targeting the dangerous Windows AutoRun mechanism, Microsoft today announced significant changes to the way the operating ...

Antivirus vendors are warning customers of a spreading malware that can infect computers through a well-known bug in the Windows AutoRun software used to automatically launch programs on a DVD or USB ...

Long time readers know that I think autorun was Microsoft’s longest unpatched vulnerability. For Windows 7 Microsoft has made some serious improvements, but for older versions of Windows Microsoft has ...