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August 10, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
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Padlock?

Hello, can you add the padlock to this protected page? Protected pages usually have padlocks. 2001:448A:11A0:1425:7C99:A6C6:815:68CD (talk) 05:47, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done, I added pp-icon. yvanyblog^(talk) 22:17, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Windows Vista did get an update to SHA-2 as the updates from April 2012 and above were duel signed with SHA-1 and 2 but requires specific updates that Microsoft released to get the windows update servers working again. 2601:840:4100:2DE0:5123:7575:4EBE:8C19 (talk) 00:30, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 00:47, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]