Apple Releases OS X 10.7.4

Apple Releases OS X 10.7.4

Apple has just released OS X 10.7.4 – the latest incremental update to OS X Lion. The update comes just one week following the previous developer build, and includes numerous updates, such as a patch for the FileVault security hole brought to light earlier this month.

The 10.7.4 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac including fixes that:

  • Resolve an issue where the “Reopen windows when logging back in” setting is always enabled
  • Improve compatibility with certain British third-party USB keyboards
  • Address an issue that may prevent files from being saved to a server
  • Improve the reliability of copying files to an SMB server

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5167. For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

We’re digging around in the update right now, and we’ll let you know if we find anything interesting. The update is available immediately through Software Update, and weighs in at 729.6MB. We’ll let you know as soon as it becomes available for direct download through Apple’s support site.

Update: Apple has posted direct downloads to the update:

Apple also released an update for Safari – Safari 5.1.7.

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