Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 14th Sep 2007 14:02 UTC, submitted by tux68
Microsoft has begun patching files on Windows XP and Vista without users' knowledge, even when the users have turned off auto-updates. Many companies require testing of patches before they are widely installed, and businesses in this situation are objecting to the stealth patching. "Normal behaviour," according to Microsoft.
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2005-11-10
It was a stealth update to Windows Update itself. Now of course, they could have asked permission, but that would have looked something like this: http://kroc.deviantart.com/art/Marklark-Marklark-Marklark-32789616