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Untrustworthy OEM updaters cause trouble
LANGALIST
By Fred Langa
Keeping a PC up to date gets harder as the system ages, especially when OEM and vendor update tools start missing things entirely — or actively making bad suggestions!
Here are several ways to help ensure that your PC’s BIOS, hardware drivers, operating system, and software are getting all the updates they need — and not getting any updates they don’t!
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.28.0 (2021-07-26).
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