Monthly Archives: February 2020

App-V publishing fails due to UserConfig files

[German]Here's an article about App-V and a problem that publishing App-V applications fails because a UserConfig file is used. Windows returns the error code 0x0FD0A725-0000000057 in the log file when the App-V packages are delivered.

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0patch Mitigation for CVE-2020-0674 in Windows 10 V190x

[German]ACROS Security has ported its micropatch for the CVE-2020-0674 vulnerability in Internet Explorer to Windows 10. In addition, a test page has been set up where users can test whether the micropatch has closed the CVE-2020-0674 vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

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Malware attack on facility management service provider ISS

[German]The Danish service company in the field of facility management has been victim of a cyber attack on its IT systems. The company confirmed the malware attack and shut down all IT systems.

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Private WhatsApp Group Invits in Google Search Index

[German]Imagine having a very private conversation with your family via WhatsApp group, where only people are invited to join. And then the whole world can find the group invitation and and join the group, and having the phone numbers of … Continue reading

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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 ...


Windows 10: Watch out for Update KB4023057 (Feb. 2020)

[German]Quick question to end the 'after-patchday' week (2/21/2010): Did any of you Windows 10 users get the update KB4023057? And if so, were there any issues?

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Office 365/Skype for Business Issues (February 20, 2020)

[German]Are you stuck with certain online services like Office 365 or Skye for Business from Microsoft? Microsoft has a glitch on Microsoft 365 in its cloud, as I can see from messages from blog reader Andreas P.

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VirtualBox 6.1.4 released

[German]Oracle's developers have released Virtualbox version 6.1.4 on 19 January 2020.  It is a maintenance update which should fix bugs of earlier versions. 

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Windows 10 / Server 2019: Slow Network on Hyper-V & Bar Metal

[German]A German blog reader has pointed out recently a problem with Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 regarding poor network performance (low throughput) in connection with Hyper-V guests (but also on bare metal Windows 10 clients without virtualization). The reason … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19569

On February 20, 2020 Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19569.1000 in the Fast Ring. Within the Windows Blog Microsoft lists the changes, bug fixes and known issues of this build.

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Windows 10: Forced Microsoft Account also in Germany

[German]Just a short note for Windows 10 user. It seems that Microsoft is foring now also German users of Windows 10 Home Edition to create a Microsoft Account during setup.

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