Users will also be able to disable many more Windows components than was possible in Windows Vista.

Hotpatching is a process in which Windows components are updated while still in use by a running process.

Using Msconfig to edit many Windows components is not a task for novices.

He said there had been a failure in a Windows component related to Windows Explorer.

It works by allowing Windows components to be updated (or "patched") while they are still in use by a running process.

Therefore, they naturally continue to exploit these capabilities instead of having to use a new set of specific interfaces for each Windows manageable component.

The Windows component of the malware is promiscuous in that it spreads relatively quickly and indiscriminately.

They even used system policies to prevent the installation of the nefarious Windows components that included it.

Users can disable many more Windows components than was possible in Windows Vista.

Removing Windows components can adversely affect software which assumes they are present.