Category Archives: browser

Windows 10: Internet Explorer 11 crashes during start

Posted on 2019-06-09 by guenni

[German]It's an old bug that can annoy Windows 10 users. Internet Explorer crashes in Windows 10 from version 1607 up to 1809 and Windows Server 2016/2019 under certain conditions and can no longer be used. Microsoft has now officially confirmed … Continue reading →

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Tor-Browser 8.5.1 released

Posted on 2019-06-05 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Tor project released the new version 8.5 .1 of the Tor bundle for the desktop on June 4, 2019.

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Win 7/8.1: Internet Explorer Update KB4505050 (05/18/2019)

Posted on 2019-05-20 by guenni

[German]A brief note for Windows users: Microsoft released the KB4505050 cumulative update for Internet Explorer on May 18, 2019. This is a patch that fixes a bug caused from IE 11 update released on last Patchday (May 14, 2019).

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Android: URL bug in Google Chrome 74.0.3729.157

Posted on 2019-05-19 by guenni

[German]The current Android Chrome version 74.0.3729.157 browser app has an annoying behavior of the URL input box, I would call it a bug. When tapping the URL box, the search is started immediately and the search field of the browser … Continue reading →

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Add-on ‘Disabled Add-on fix’ fixes deactivated extensions in Firefox 47-56

Posted on 2019-05-16 by guenni

[German]In older versions of the Firefox browser, add-ons could no longer be activated. The Mozilla developers have released an add-on for the Firefox browser to fix the problem that older add-ons are disabled in the browser.

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

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Firefox: Expired certificate disables addons (May 4, 2019)

Posted on 2019-05-04 by guenni

[German]Firefox users are currently suffer from a fat bug. The browser disables since May 4, 2019 suddenly extensions (Addons). Background is an expired certificate. Update: Mozilla has just released a fix that will be rolled out in the coming hours … Continue reading →

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IE 11 Security update KB3185319 offered again in 2019

Posted on 2019-04-29 by guenni

[German]After April 2019 patchday, some Windows 7 users are confronted with a curiosity. Windows Update or WSUS suddenly provide the security update KB3185319 for Internet Explorer from 2016.

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Chrome 74 released

Posted on 2019-04-24 by guenni

[German]Google's developers have released the new version 74 of the Google Chrome browser on April 23, 2019. The new Chrome 74.0.3729.108 contains improvements and security fixes.

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Tip: Troubleshooting TLS/SSL issues

Posted on 2019-04-23 by guenni

What can we do, if Internet pages are not accessible due to TLS issues and the browser only displays error messages because communication via TLS/SSL fails?

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Edge’s Secret Trick Breaks Internet Explorer's Security

Posted on 2019-04-19 by guenni

[German]The 0Patch team has developed a micropatch to close a 0-Day Information Disclosure vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10. This vulnerability allows Windows attackers to access files and upload them from the user's system to their own servers. … Continue reading →

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