Monthly Archives: August 2018

Windows 10 V1803: Update KB4458166 fixes TLS 1.2 issue

Within my blog post Windows 10 V1803 rollout stopped due to TLS 1.2 issues I reported a specific issue with Windows 10 V1803 and applications that require TLS 1.2 (mostly on Intuit books). Microsoft has even suspended the rollout of … Continue reading

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TLS 1.2: Windows Error Reporting Service drops an error

When switching to transport encryption TLS 1.2, the Windows Error Reporting Service may stop working and dops some errorss in event log. Here are a few details about that topic.

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Windows error 0xC000007F

[German]Sometimes Windows 7 to Windows 10 is causing serious trouble an drops the error code 0xC000007F . The blog post discusses, what's the reason for this error code and what you can do.

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Firefox Addon Stylish is back ….

[German]Dead ones live longer. The Stylish addon, with which you can give websites their own style, is back for Firefox. Great development, here's some background information you need to know. 

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


August patchday: Confusion over SQL Server 2014 SP2

[German]Currently Microsoft has left some confusion regarding the August 2018 security updates for the SQL server. In other words, SQL Server 2014 SP2 is not included in the updates. Here are some details.

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Firefox addon Web Security transfers private data

[German]It isn't a nice story so far: Mozilla's developers have recommended the addon Web Security for a short time to protect privacy and to secure the browser. However, this addon transmits the URLs and other (possibly private or sensitive) data … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (August 14, 2018)

On August 14, 2018, Microsoft published two more Security Advisory Notifications dealing with the newly discovered vulnerabilities (L1TF). Addendum:  Security Advisory from August 15, 2018 added.

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Windows error “Your system is low on virtual memory” (7/2018)

[German]Short question about whether blog readers have been getting the message Your system is low on virtual memory' in Windows since the July 2018 patchday?

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Update Rollup für Azure File Sync Agent (August 2018)

[German]A brief information for administrators in the Microsoft Azure environment who use the Azure File Sync Agent. Microsoft has released an update rollup on August 14, 2018 that fixes the memory leak in the agent.

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Windows 10 V1803 rollout stopped due to TLS 1.2 issues

[German]A brief message for Windows 10 users and administrators. Although Microsoft has declared Windows 10 V1803 as 'business-ready' (in the SAC), the rollout on certain machines has been stopped. Addendum: Issue fixed for several scenarios.

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