And naturally, you'll find many improvements in Edge, Cortana, My People, the Windows Shell, and much more.

Released shelving for TortoiseSVN, the SVN Windows shell extension.

The new vulnerability affects Windows Shell, the Windows graphical user interface, and allows attackers to hack systems using malicious shortcut files.

This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows shell handles specifically crafted URIs (uniform resource identifiers) that are passed to it.

Centralis CLAM delivers a customised, locked down desktop, which replaces the Windows shell with a secure, centrally managed interface.

With full Windows Shell integration and plug-in components for Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, DESlock+ minimises the steps required to work with encrypted data and email.

TurboFTP allows you to easily download or upload files with drag-and-drop between the program and Windows Shell.

But such was the case with Netscape Navigator when Microsoft integrated Internet Explorer with the Windows shell in 1997.

The program also identifies applications and DLLs that aren't referenced in your Windows shell so you can clean them out, speeding up Windows.