Monthly Archives: August 2018

Windows 10: Mail app don’t support group mails

Posted on 2018-08-25 by guenni

The mail app of Windows 10 doesn't support to send group emails to contacts located within the people app. The creation of groups in the people app is not possible. Now a Microsoft employee is trying to push the topic.

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Issues with Exchange Server 2016 Update KB4340731

Posted on 2018-08-24 by guenni

[German]A little brief note for administrators running Exchange Server 2013 or 2016. I just came across a forum post reporting installation errors and some nasty consequences with security update KB4340731.

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Unpatched vulnerability in GhostScript interpreter

Posted on 2018-08-23 by guenni

[German]A major vulnerability in the GhostScript interpreter has just went public. There is no patch yet. The vulnerability may allow the victim's machine to be taken over. Here is some information on this topic, since GhostScript is included in some … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 shows a sihost.exe System Warning

Posted on 2018-08-23 by guenni

[German]Users who are updating Windows 10, or upgrading to the April Update (V1803) may run into a problem. A system warning from sihost.exe is displayed at startup and there are malfunctions.

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SQL Server 2016 SP1 Update KB4458842 (08/22/2018)

Posted on 2018-08-23 by guenni

[German]A brief note for admins. Microsoft has released on August 22, 2018 a critical security update KB4458842 for SQL Server 2016 SP1. Here are a few details about that update.

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Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime

Posted on 2018-08-22 by guenni

[German]Here is another hint to vulnerabilities buried in software packages from Microsoft. The Visual C++ runtime packages (VC redistributable) provided by Microsoft are assembled to installer packages with outdated (vulnerable) WiX Toolkit versions.

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Surface Pro 4: Don’t install July 26, 2018 firmware update

Posted on 2018-08-22 by guenni

[German]Owners of a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 received a firmware update on July 26, 2018. If possible, don't install this firmware update, due to (minor) issues with this.

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Intel Microcode Updates KB4346084, KB4346085, KB4346086, KB4346087, KB4346088 (August 20/21, 2018)

Posted on 2018-08-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released Intel microcode updates (KB4346084, KB4346085, KB4346086, KB4346087, KB4346088) for Windows 10 on August 20/21, 2018 (thanks to GeroH for the tip). Here is a brief overview.

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Windows 10 Version 1803: Spell checker EventID 33 error

Posted on 2018-08-22 by guenni

[German]A brief Information for users of Windows 10 version 1803, who are surprised about error entries with EventID 33, caused by the spell checker. This seems to be a bug that Microsoft has not yet corrected (August 2018).

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 security patch

Posted on 2018-08-21 by guenni

If someone still uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3, they should install a security update. Microsoft has just issued an update notification.

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