Samsung values Microsoft partnership, plans to re-enable Windows Update after breaking it

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Published onJune 27, 2015

published onJune 27, 2015

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For those of you who own a Samsung PC and have installed the “SW Update” tool, you are probably unable to use Windows Update. A Microsoft security researcherdiscovered earlier this weekthat Samsung’s SW Update tool was disabling Windows Update, preventing consumers from updating and being exposed to potential critical security flaws.

SW Update is a little tool that lets you update drivers, firmware, and bloatware that comes included with every Samsung device. Unfortunately, SW Update includes “Disable_Windowsupdate.exe” which prevents Windows Update from working. Why did Samsung include this? No one knows for sure — likely because Windows Update and Samsung’s tool didn’t play along well. Kind of a messed up move on Samsung’s part by disabling Windows Update — something that is vital in keeping a consumer safe from security flaws.

Samsung has since provided a statement on the matter, reassuring consumers that they value their partnership with Microsoft and the issue will no longer exist after a new update is rolled out.“Samsung has a commitment to security and we continue to value our partnership with Microsoft. We will be issuing a patch through the Samsung Software Update notification process to revert back to the recommended automatic Windows Update settings within a few days.”

Not really an apology from Samsung, but I guess that’s a step in the right direction. If you own a Samsung PC and have yet to uninstall the SW Update tool, Samsung is set to roll out an update within the next few days. After all, who doesn’t want a functioning Windows Update on their PC? Have you encountered this issue on your Samsung device?

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