Monthly Archives: April 2018

Patchday: Windows 10 Updates April 10, 2018

Posted on 2018-04-11 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds on April 10, 2018. Here are some details about the updates.

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Attention with Linux RDP connections and CredSSP updates

Posted on 2018-04-10 by guenni

[German]In advance to the today's patch day a small hint about CredSSP updates for Windows. Microsoft's CredSSP updates can kill remote desktop connections between Linux and Windows.

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Support ends for 32 bit Nvidia graphics drivers (April 2018)

Posted on 2018-04-09 by guenni

Starting in April 2018, chip manufacturer NVidia has discontinued support for 32-bit graphics drivers. From this point on there will be no driver updates (only security updates until January 2019) and game ready drivers. This is stated in this message … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Intune supports CSV files

Posted on 2018-04-08 by guenni

I don't know if any of my blog readers manage their devices through Intune. Microsoft has just integrated support for CSV files in Intune, which can be used to upload device configurations.

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

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Cisco warns against state hacker attacks on networks

Posted on 2018-04-07 by guenni

[German]The vendor of switches and other network components warns its customers against attacks by government hackers on critical infrastructure. Vulnerabilities in Cisco products can be a gateway for such attacks.

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Updates KB4099467, KB4099468 (March/April 2018)

Posted on 2018-04-06 by guenni

[German]At the end of the week another article about Windows updates Microsoft released at the end of March and beginning of April 2018.

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Office 365 Home/Personal: better ransomware protection

Posted on 2018-04-06 by guenni

Microsoft promises its private Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers enhanced ransomware protection by providing a file recovery feature on OneDrive. Outlook.com also introduces additional email protection features. Microsoft announces details about its plans for advanced protection for Office 365 … Continue reading →

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Windows Update revisions KB4090450, KB4088875, KB4088878, KB4088881

Posted on 2018-04-05 by guenni

[German]On April 4, 2018 Microsoft has revised the updates KB4090450, KB4088875, KB4088878, KB408888881 for Windows. I collected some details, and there are other details about Windows bugs.

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Intel: No Microcode Updates for some older CPUs

Posted on 2018-04-05 by guenni

[German]Intel has stopped developing microcode updates to close the meltdown vulnerability for older CPUs. This can be seen in the latest Intel Microcode Update Guidance revision.

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Critical flaw in MS Malware Protection Engine (CVE-2018-0986)

Posted on 2018-04-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine has a critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-0986). All supported Windows versions are affected. Microsoft has released a security update for the affected products.

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