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Monthly Archives: March 2019
Operating System/Windows share (February 2019)
The desktop operating system share and Windows distribution data for end of February 2019 shows: The replacement of Windows 7 till 2020 is becoming difficult. The 'market share' of Windows 7 desktop systems has even increased slightly, while the shares … Continue reading
Failover-Cluster (SQL): No DNS registration after update
[German]Here is a strange observation of a blog reader on Windows Server 2016 systems running as failover clusters (SQL). After the February 2019 updates have been installed, virtual accounts can no longer be registered in the DNS. An error entry … Continue reading
Windows 10 V1809: Compatibility update KB4489491 (03/01/2019)
Microsoft also released a compatibility update KB4489491 for the upgrade to Windows 10 Version 1809 on March 1, 2019. The update can be loaded during installing or recovering Windows 10 and is intended to improve the upgrade experience.
Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 (02/28/2019)
Microsoft has re-released it's Reliability update KB4023057 for Windows 10 (version 1507 till 1803). Details about this cyclically released update can be found in the article Windows 10: Update KB4023057 re-released (02/14/2019).
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 ...
Thunderbird 60.5.2 causes a MAPI error – a workaround
[German]Mozilla's developers released the e-mail client Thunderbird version 60.5.2 on February 25, 2019. This maintenance update should fix some bugs, but caused users to get a MAPI error when trying to send mail attachments. It is no longer possible to … Continue reading
Microsoft Band: Apps and services will stop on 05/31/2019
[German]On May 31, 2019, Microsoft will turn off all services for the 'Microsoft Band' (fitness tracker) and remove the apps from the stores. Owners will then have a piece of (partially) useless electronic scrap, if they still use the fitness … Continue reading
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Security Bulletin Feb. 2019
Nvidia released a security update for the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver and issued a Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver – February 2019. Within the Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver – February 2019 Nvidia announded the releas of a … Continue reading
Windows 10 V1809: Update KB4482887 released (03/01/2019)
[German]Microsoft has released on March 1, 2019, update KB4482887 for Windows 10 Version 1809. Update KB4482887 has been tested in Release Preview ring before (see Windows 10 V1809 Update KB4482887 as Release Preview). Now the final version has been released.
Firefox 65.0.2
Mozilla's developers released Firefox version 65.0.2 as a browser for Windows, Linux and macOS on February 28, 2019. This is a maintenance update that, according to the release notes, fixes an issue with geolocalization services
New vulnerability (CVE-2019-1674) in Cisco WebEx Meetings
[German]In Cisco WebEx Meetings, a new Elevation of Privilege vulnerability was discovered in the Windows app that allows an attacker to execute commands with system privileges.