Category Archives: browser

Security Baseline for Edge version 128: Option blocks printer driver

Posted on 2024-09-10 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has published the security baseline for Edge version 128 a few days ago. However, administrators should be careful when applying this security baseline. This is because the specifications ensure that users can no longer print because the printer drivers … Continue reading →

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Firefox 115 support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 until March 2025

Posted on 2024-09-10 by guenni

[German]Mozilla Firefox 115 still runs on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, but has been in extended support for some time. It was previously known that the developers wanted to support this browser version until Q3 2024. The Mozilla developers have … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 128.0.6613.84/.85

Posted on 2024-08-22 by guenni

[German]On August 21, Google released an update of the Google Chrome browser (branch 128) in the stable channel, which closes 38n vulnerabilities (some of them critical). One vulnerability is already under attack. The Extended Stable Channel and the apps for … Continue reading →

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iOS: No access to Microsoft 365 in the Edge browser for some users (July 24, 2024)

Posted on 2024-07-25 by guenni

[German]As of July 24, 2024, Microsoft has posted information in the Microsoft 365 admin dashboard that addresses resource issues that some iOS users are experiencing in the Edge browser. However, there is a workaround for this issue. Advertising

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User identification via Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave)?

Posted on 2024-07-13 by guenni

[German]Luca Casonato already pointed out an issue in connection with Chromium browsers on July 9, 2024. In the browser, all Google websites are granted full access to system data such as CPU usage, GPU utilization, memory usage and processor information … Continue reading →

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Outlook: Old clients will be deactivated in mid-July 2024

Posted on 2024-07-08 by guenni

[German]I'm posting some information here on the blog that I came across a few days ago. From mid-July 2024, older Outlook clients and web browsers will refuse to work with Microsoft email accounts. Users will then have to update their … Continue reading →

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Microsoft removes the falsely "Edge installed" Copilot app from Windows

Posted on 2024-06-15 by guenni

[German]Along the lines of "We made a mistake", Microsoft rolled out the Copilot app to Windows (Windows 10/11 clients and Windows Server 2022) in March 2024 with an "accidental" Edge update. Redmond has since "cleaned up" and gradually uninstalled the … Continue reading →

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Edge's annoying full-screen promoting pop-ups since version 125

Posted on 2024-06-07 by guenni

[German]I've got reports about an annoying behavior of Microsoft Edge browser since version 125. The Microsoft Edge is displaying annoying full-screen pop-ups promoting the browser after each launch. This occurs when Edge and Bing are not set as the default. … Continue reading →

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Edge 125.0.2535.67 update bypasses WSUS (May 2024)

Posted on 2024-05-30 by guenni

[German]This smells like trouble for administrators in enterprise environments, where the Edge browser is usually used. A blog reader informed me that the Edge had updated to version 125.0.2535.67, although this is definitely not released in the WSUS. Advertising

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Chrome 124 breaks TLS handshake

Posted on 2024-05-01 by guenni

[German]Google recently released version 124 of its Google Chrome browser. In addition to vulnerabilities, the developers have also made some changes to the TLS encryption (X25519Kyber768 key encapsulation for TLS). However, there is now feedback from users complaining that this … Continue reading →

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