Tag Archives: Patchday

April 2020 Patchday: Review and issues

[German]On April 14, 2020 a series of security updates for Windows, Office etc. were released. These partially close 0-day vulnerabilities, but there is also collateral damage. For example, VBA code signing no longer works after installing the Office security updates. … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (April 14, 2020)

[German]On April 14, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective updates. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 14, 2020)

[German]On April 14, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates. Advertising

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Patchday Windows 10-Updates (March 10, 2020)

[German]On March 10, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective updates. Advertising

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (March 10 2020)

[German]On March 10, 2020, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and other updates for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates. Advertising

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 10, 2020)

[German]On March 10, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates. Advertising

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Windows 7: Securing with the 0patch solution – Part 2

[German]In Part 1, I described how I was able to install the February 2020 security update on Windows 7 SP1 using an ESU license and the ByPassESU solution. Part 2 now deals with securing a Windows 7 SP1 system after … Continue reading

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server Jan. 8, 2019

[German]On January 8, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates. Advertising

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 11, 2018)

[German]As of December 11, 2018, Microsoft released several security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, etc. Below is a compact overview of these updates and some notes. Advertising

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Microsoft Security Update Summary August 14, 2018

[German]On August Patchday (August 14, 2018) Microsoft has again released numerous security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Visual Study etc.. Advertising

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