Microsoft security advisory: Availability of SHA-2 code signing support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 10, 2015

Microsoft security advisory: Availability of SHA-2 code signing support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 10, 2015

About Microsoft security advisory: Availability of SHA-2 code signing support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 10, 2015

Microsoft has released a security advisory for IT professionals about SHA-2 code signing support. The security advisory announces the availability of a security update and contains additional security-related information. To view the security advisory, go to the following Microsoft website:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/3033929

This package requires Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to be installed first. The [KB976932 package](https://chocolatey.org/packages/KB976932) may be used to install it.

On systems other than Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, this package installs successfully, but does nothing.

This update is required to install Visual Studio 2017 on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Information

Pricing
Free
Version
1.0.5
Status
Active

Platforms

Windows

Tags

#microsoft #admin #visual #studio #windows #update #kb3033929 #2017