You've said a lot about the different risk scenarios. How likely is it that I've actually had hotfixes removed from my system because of this issue?

To the best of our knowledge, it's very unlikely. Microsoft has tested systems internal to Microsoft and at customer locations to see whether this issue has caused the removal of hotfixes. We've found very few cases in which hotfixes have been removed from operational systems.

However, because there is a potential for the problem to arise, we do encourage you to run QFECHECK. EXE and follow its recommendations as discussed below. More.

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