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Microsoft Service Pack, Hotfix, and QFE Support

Microsoft often provides new service packs, hot fixes, QFE's, and patches to address known security issues or defects.

In general, Oracle assumes that new Microsoft hot fixes and service packs maintain backward compatibility to older versions of these same files as required by Oracle. Based on that fact, Oracle assumes low risk with implementing these security hot fixes and service packs. However, it is recommended that customers perform functional and performance testing prior to deploying these patches in a production environment. This statement applies to the following Microsoft products:

• Windows operating systems
• SQL Server
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Office

Oracle recognizes that many customers use the Windows Updates mechanism to maintain critical patches for their systems. Oracle is supportive of that requirement and assists customers and Microsoft in addressing any regressions that may be encountered.

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