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Newest Windows Security Patch Causing Black Screen Of Death

Published on: December 1, 2009 at 5:53 AM ET
James Johnson
Written By James Johnson
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The newest security update for various Windows OS’s (XP, Vista and 7) has led some customers to receive the black screen of death, a case that Microsoft says they are investigating. The issue causes the affected computer to display a black screen with just a single “My Computer” explorer window.

Gizmodo published this simple response from Microsoft:

“Once we complete our investigation, we will provide detailed guidance on how to prevent or address these issues.”

If you need a fix, like yesterday, you can check skip a slow Microsoft response and check out the Prevx website, the software developer have released a tool that can fix the issue if you’re affected. [Prevx ]

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