Monthly Archives: March 2019

Revised Skype for Web (March 2019)

Posted on 2019-03-10 by guenni

Microsoft has released a new version of Skype for Web. This version brings HD video calls, revised notifications and more. But there are also restrictions like no Linux or Chrome OS support.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 18353 (19H1) in Fast Ring

Posted on 2019-03-09 by guenni

Microsoft published the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18353 in the Fast Ring on March 8, 2019. This is the version in the 19H1 development branch that we expect to receive in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903.

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Notepad++: Developer no longer ships a digital signature

Posted on 2019-03-09 by guenni

Don Ho, developer of Windows editor Notepad++, announced that he no longer digitally sign the code starting with version 7.6.4.

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Critical Chrome vulnerability puts 32-bit Windows 7 at risk

Posted on 2019-03-08 by guenni

[German]The critical vulnerability reported in February 2019 has been closed on March 1, 2019 by a Google Chrome browser update. This vulnerability is active exploited in the wild, but only on 32-bit versions of Windows 7. Here are a few … Continue reading →

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

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Windows 7 Extended Security Updates buyable from April 2019

Posted on 2019-03-08 by guenni

[German]Microsoft offers Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 SP1 for companies until January 2023. This extended support can be bought from April 1, 2019 (hope it's not an April fools prank).

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LibreOffice 6.2.1 released

Posted on 2019-03-08 by guenni

The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.2.1 on March 6, 2019. It is the first maintenance update for the LibreOffice 6.2 development branch (announced in early February). The update is aimed at technically experienced people (early adopters, … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1809: Enable Retpoline Spectre V2 protection

Posted on 2019-03-08 by guenni

[German]Microsoft introduces Retpoline as protection against Spectre 2 attacks in Windows 10 (Version 1809 and later). So far, however, Retpoline is disabled on Windows 10 clients. Admins of Windows 10 V1809 can already activate the Retpoline Spectre 2 protection manually … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 on 800 Million devices

Posted on 2019-03-08 by guenni

Windows 10 is running on 800 million devices. This numer has now been officially announced by Microsoft has made it. Here is a brief look at this figure and what it means.

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Performance degradation with Update KB4482887 confirmed

Posted on 2019-03-07 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has confirmed performance issues with update KB4482887 for Windows 10 version 1809, released March 1, 2019. These are intended to affect various features in Windows 10. 

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MS releases Windows Calc app as Open Source on GitHub

Posted on 2019-03-07 by guenni

[German]A short information: Microsoft released the Windows computer as Open Source (MIT license) and published the source code on GitHub. 

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