Monthly Archives: November 2018

Windows Server 2016: Express Updates shipping from 11/2018

[German]A brief information for administrators who update Windows Server 2016 via WSUS (or SCCM). Starting this month, Microsoft will roll out Express Updates again.

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Windows 10 October Update (Version 1809): (Upgrade-) FAQ

[German]Microsoft has released its Windows 10 October 2018 update (version 1809) on October 2, 2018, but stopped this rollout on October 6th due to major issues. On November 13, 2018, I assume, the rollout will be continued. Within this FAQ … Continue reading

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CCleaner 5.49 released

[German]Another short information for CCleaner users, since I know that some of my blog readers are interested. Piriform has released CCleaner 5.49 of the free Windows cleaning and optimization tool.

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Microsoft’s TLS issues

[German]Microsoft is planning to end support for TLS 1.0/1.1 in its products (Windows, Office 365 etc.) and switch to TLS 1.2/1.3. But it seems that this will cause some trouble at the moment. Here's a short summary of what I … Continue reading

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

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Windows 10 V1809: Re-release on Nov. 13/14, 2018?

[German]At the moment there are rumors and hints that Microsoft is preparing the renewed release of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809) for the coming days. 

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Google Chrome: Show internal warnings

[German]Today a tip for Google Chrome user. Chrome's developers have built in a page where you can see all warnings known to the browser. Here is how to view these interstitial warning pages.

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Security update for VMware Workstation Pro/Player etc.

[German]VMware has released security updates for its virtualization products VMware Workstation Pro, VMware Player, VMware ESXi and VMware Fusion.

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Windows 7 on Microsoft Azure as Windows Virtual Desktop

[German]Support for Windows 7 SP1 will expire in January 2017. However, Microsoft offers enterprise customers the option of continuing to use Windows 7 via Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure.

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Docker Enterprise 2.1: w/ Windows Server 2003/2008 App-Migration

With the release of Docker Enterprise 2.1, the developers of Docker container technology plan to introduce a program for migrating Windows Server applications.

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VirtualBox 5.2.22 released

[German]Oracle has released an update for the virtualization solution Virtualbox on November 9, 2018. This updates VirtualBox to version 5.2.22. But it's unclear, whether a 0-day vulnerability in previous builds has been fixed.

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