Category Archives: browser

Google Chrome 96: Issues with Twitter, Discord, Video and more

[German]The Google Chrome browser released on November 15, 2021 (see Chrome 96.0.4664.45) is causing user complaints. Users are noticing issues with Twitter and Discord websites, as well as video playback. Chrome developers have since acknowledged this as a Chrome 96 … Continue reading

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Windows 7: Google Chrome gets support until January 2023

[German]Short message for users who are still with Windows 7 SP1 and ESU support, so possibly also receive patches until January 2023. Google has just announced that they will continue to support the Google Chrome browser until 2023 for Windows … Continue reading

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Chrome 96.0.4664.45

[German]Google has released an update to Google Chrome 96.0.4664.45for Windows, Mac and Linux (and Android) on November 15, 2021. It is a new development branch, but which also closes some vulnerabilities. Here's a brief overview.

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Windows 11: Microsoft enforces Edge browser in several protocols, bricks EdgeDeflector

[German]As if there had never been antitrust proceedings against Microsoft in USA and European Union, Redmond is currently massively stretching the limits in Windows 11 when it comes to thwarting the browser competitor. Microsoft Windows 11, as of build 22494, … Continue reading

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Fix: Chrome/Edge lose pinned icons after updates

[German]With the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers on Windows, it can happen that the pinned tile icon is lost during a version update. There is a simple workaround you can try for pinned shortcuts to restore the icon.

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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 ...


Firefox 94/94.0.1 and 91.3.0esr

[German]Mozilla's developers have released the version 94.0.0 and 91.3.0esr of the Firefox browser on November 2, 2021. And then the 94.0.1 was immediately added to correct a bug.

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Edge 95.0.1020.40

[German]Microsofthas released a security advisory for the Edge browser as of October 29, 2021, updating the browser to version 95.0.1020.40. The update also closed vulnerabilities reported to the Chromium team.

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Chrome 95.0.4638.69

[German]Google has released a security update of Google Chrome 95.0.4638.69 for Windows, Mac and Linux on October 28, 2021. It is a security update that closes vulnerabilities rated as high. Here's a brief overview.

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Mozilla blocks malicious add-ons with 455,000 users

[German]Two add-ons named Bypass and Bypass XM, which together have about 455,000 users, have been blocked by Firefox developers. The background is that the add-ons abused the Firefox proxy API to redirect websites or block updates. Here is some information … Continue reading

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Chrome 95.0.4638.54

[English]Google has released a security update of Google Chrome 95.0.4638.54 for Windows, Mac and Linux as of October 19, 2021. It is a security update that closes vulnerabilities rated as high. Here is a brief overview.

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