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Monthly Archives: June 2020
Windows 10 2004: Upgrade fail due to drive letter on boot partition
[German]German blog reader Tibor simandi Kallay has sent me an e-mail alert about a problem when upgrading to Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004). The upgrade fails at 30% of the installation with a message about invalid registry paths. … Continue reading
Chromium Edge 83.0.478.45 Security Update
[German]Microsoft released a security update for the Chromium Edge browser on 4 June 2020. The update to version 83.0.478.45 closes several vulnerabilities.
Windows 10 Version 2004: Issue with Optane Systems
[German]Users of systems with Intel Optane storage technology should not upgrade to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (2004 version). This will cause issues – but there is a workaround from Intel.
Windows 10 V2004: Office365 Sync issues with iCloud
[German]It seems that there is an issue with Office 365 and Apple's iCloud. In some circumstances it's no more possible to setup a synchronization between Outlook and iCloud.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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PowerToys 0.18.2 released
[German]After Microsoft released version 0.18 on May 20, 2020 and version 0.18.1 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours later, version 0.18.2 is now available with further bug fixes.
Windows 10 V2004: Downloads removed from disk cleanup
[German]Microsoft has probably reacted to the user feedback and removed the option to clean the Downloads folder via Disk Cleanup. A protection against accidental deletion of files.
IBM shuts down ‘Virtual Servers for VPC on POWER’
[German]IBM has just announced to consolidate its Power Systems offering and will soon switch off 'Virtual Servers for VPC on POWER'. I don't know if anyone is using this.
Thunderbird 68.9.0 released with security fixes
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 68.9.0 on June 3, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the 68 main version of the e-mail client, which corrects some bugs and fixes other vulnerabilities classified as high. So … Continue reading
Chrome 83.0.4103.97 with security fixes
[German]Google's developers have updated the Chrome Browser to version 83.0.4103.97 as of 3 June 2020. This version closes security holes in the desktop version of Google Browser. In addition, two vulnerabilities have also been fixed in Chrome for iOS (83.0.4103.88).
Update for VMware OS Optimization Tool (VMware Horizon)
[German]Already on June 2, 2020 there has been an update of the VMware OS Optimization Tool for VMware Horizon 7 and VMware Horizon Cloud. There is a new option called Update to enable Windows Update on an image again.