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Quicktime

Q: True or False

Government Advises Windows

Users to Delete QuickTime

Quick Time, Windows 10

Posted on Apr 24, 2016 12:31 AM

by Klaus1,Solvedanswer
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A:

True.

 

RIP QuickTime for Windows. Apple is "deprecating support" for the application, and will no longer patch security flaws in the software.

In this regard, QuickTime for Windows now joins Microsoft Windows XP and Oracle Java 6 as software that is no longer being updated to fix vulnerabilities, and subject to ever-increasing risk as more and more unpatched vulnerabilities are found affecting it.

So, Windows users should uninstall Quicktime. How to do so is detailed here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205771

Mac OS users should not do so as the security risks that have prompted this do not affect the Apple OS.

Posted on Apr 28, 2016 7:10 PM

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  • by Klaus1,Solvedanswer

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Apr 28, 2016 7:10 PM in response to gard5757
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    Apr 28, 2016 7:10 PM in response to gard5757

    True.

     

    RIP QuickTime for Windows. Apple is "deprecating support" for the application, and will no longer patch security flaws in the software.

    In this regard, QuickTime for Windows now joins Microsoft Windows XP and Oracle Java 6 as software that is no longer being updated to fix vulnerabilities, and subject to ever-increasing risk as more and more unpatched vulnerabilities are found affecting it.

    So, Windows users should uninstall Quicktime. How to do so is detailed here:

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205771

    Mac OS users should not do so as the security risks that have prompted this do not affect the Apple OS.

  • by ckuan,Helpful

    ckuan ckuan Apr 28, 2016 7:11 PM in response to gard5757
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    Apr 28, 2016 7:11 PM in response to gard5757

    True for Windows users

    False for Mac users.