Monthly Archives: April 2018

Windows 10 Updates KB4093117 and KB4093120 (04/17/2018)

[German]Microsoft has released cumulative updates for Windows 10 (KB4093117, KB4093120) as of April 17, 2018. Here is some information about these updates.

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates (04/17/2018)

[German]Microsoft has released updates for Windows 7 (KB4093113), Windows 8.1 (KB4093121) and the relevant server counterparts as of April 17, 2018. These are the monthly preview rollup updates.

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Windows 10 April 2018 Update: New Name, new game in May?

[German]Another 'water level report' for the upcoming Windows 10 release. It's becoming more and more of a running gag; the story behind the Windows 10 feature update to version 1803 – which will now be named as April 2018 Update … Continue reading

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Temporary profile in Windows caused by Windows Defender?

[German]Does Windows Defender in Windows (and Microsoft Security Essentials, MSE) cause user profiles to break and the user to log on with a temporary profile? Here is a short snippet of information on the subject.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Update Outlook due to vulnerability CVE-2018-0950

[German]There is a serious vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook that can allow the stealing of access data or send the system into a BlueScreen loop. Microsoft has released a patchday update (April 10, 2018) to close the vulnerability.

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Security Update Release Microsoft Visual Studio

Microsoft has released a Security Advisory for Visual Studio related to an information disclosure vulnerability. Here is the 'Microsoft Security Update Releases' Microsoft has send out in a broadcasting mail.

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Microsoft Security Update revisions April 2018

Microsoft has revised the descriptions of several security updates for Patchday April 2018. Here are the details of three major changes in the update description I received from Microsoft.

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Windows 10 Spectre V2 Update for AMD-CPUs

[German]Finally it seems that Windows 10 systems with AMD CPUs can be protected against the Spectre V2 vulnerability with an update. However, there are a lot of hurdles to overcome in order to enjoy the Spectre V2 protection. Here is … Continue reading

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (April 10, 2018)

[German]On Patchday (second Tuesday of the month, April 10, 2018), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server April 2018

[German]On April 10, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4093118, KB4093108, KB4093114, KB4093115) for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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