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Firefox 61.0.2
– Adds support for automatically restoring your Firefox session after Windows restarts. Currently, this feature is not enabled by default for most users, but will be gradually enabled over the coming weeks.
*To enable this go to Options > General > Startup > Restore previous session
– Bugfixes
Download EN-US 64-bit | All Firefox Versions | Release Notes

Google Chrome
“The stable channel has been updated to 68.0.3440.106 for Windows, Mac, and Linux”
Bugfixes.
Download | Download standalone(full) | Download standalone 64-bit Windows version(full)

Autoruns v13.90
“Autoruns, a comprehensive Windows autostart entry point (ASEP) manager, now includes Runonce\*\Depend keys and GPO logon and logoff locations, as well as fixes a bug in WMI path parsing.”
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CCleaner 5.44
– Internet Explorer: Cookies are now cleaned from the INetCache folder in Windows 10
– Firefox: Fixed a cleaning compatibility issue with the Malwarebytes extension
Download ( I only use the portable version. The installed version will phone home.)

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.5.3
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Winaero Tweaker 0.11.2
– The “Show Menu Delay” option is now available again for Windows 10 version 1803+.
– HiDPI fixes for the toolbar, the status bar, and the license agreement window.
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AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.1 Optional
Download | Release Notes

Chrome 68

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“The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 68 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux…Chrome 68.0.3440.75 contains a number of fixes and improvements…In Chrome 68, Chrome will show the “Not secure” warning on all HTTP pages.”
Download | Download standalone(full) | Download standalone 64-bit Windows version(full)
Android version updated too.

Patch Tuesday

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Updates available for all things Windows. I am still not updating my Windows 7 machines. The only Win10 machine I am updating is my main rig. I have switched that over to Windows Insider Fast Lane so I can get a head start on the Spring Creators Update that comes out next month. The things I do for you guys.

Full Windows Update info at the bottom of this post.
Win10 version 1709: March 13, 2018—KB4088776 (OS Build 16299.309)
“This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update.”
Win10 version 1703: March 13, 2018—KB4088782 (OS Build 15063.966)
“This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update.”

Firefox 59
Firefox 32-bit
Firefox 64-bit
All downloads
Release Notes. Be sure to check these out as there are a couple of new features you’ll want to know about.
Related: Tor Browser 7.5.1 released and Tails 3.6 too.

CCleaner 5.41
Release Announcement
Download (I use the portable version)
Thanks Arthur!

Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.113
for Firefox, Opera
for Internet Explorer

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Chrome & Firefox Updated

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Chrome 63.0.3239.132
AFAIK this does not address the Meltdown and Spectre stuff. That was due to happen with Chrome 64 due out next Tuesday.
“The stable channel has been updated to 63.0.3239.132 for Windows, Mac and Linux”
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Firefox 54.0.4
“Security fixes to address the Meltdown and Spectre timing attacks”
Download
Release Notes

Wednesday Random Stuff…

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Google Chrome Updated
” The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 63 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.
Chrome 63.0.3239.84 contains a number of fixes and improvements — a list of changes is available in the log. Watch out for upcoming Chrome and Chromium blog posts about new features and big efforts delivered in 63.
This update includes 37 security fixes.”
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Battle For The Net
https://www.battleforthenet.com/
“The new chairman of the FCC was a top lawyer at Verizon. Now he’s calling for a vote to kill net neutrality. We’re protesting at retail stores across the U.S. to demand that Congress stop Verizon’s puppet FCC from destroying the Internet as we know it.”
Join The Protest