Category Archives: issue

Windows: Timeout with TLS connections [Workaround]

Posted on 2019-10-31 by guenni

[German]Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and various Windows Server versions have timeouts in TLS connections after installing the latest October 2019 updates. Microsoft has confirmed these TLS timeouts in a support article.

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Windows 10 v1903: Mouse stutter with RDP sessions

Posted on 2019-10-30 by guenni

[German]It seems that Windows 10 version 1903 is also causing issues with mouse cursor during RDP sessions. According to a report, the mouse will stutter or jitter during a remote desktop session.

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Outlook Error: Operation has been cancelled due to restrictions

Posted on 2019-10-28 by guenni

[German]A blog reader has informed me about a pretty crude behavior in Microsoft Outlook. A disabled Internet Explorer results in an Outlook error "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Update ‘borks’ Australian Border Force’s Integrated Cargo System

Posted on 2019-10-26 by guenni

[German]Microsofts October 2019 updates for Windows 10 have caused a lot of trouble for border authorities in Australia. Companies could no longer access the Integrated Cargo System of the Australian Border Force.

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Windows 10: Issues with Updates KB4523786 and KB4522355

Posted on 2019-10-26 by guenni

[German]On October 24, 2019, Microsoft released the optional update KB4522355 to fix the start menu and many other issues caused by previous update – and causes additional issues. In addition, an AutoPilot update KB4523786 has been planned to be rolled … Continue reading →

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

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Cyber attac (DDoS) at Amazon AWS

Posted on 2019-10-24 by guenni

[German]Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been the target of a distributed DDoS attack on August 23, 2019. Websites and apps were unavailable and customers were affected.

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Symantec Antivirus crashes Google Chrome 78

Posted on 2019-10-24 by guenni

[German]Yesterday Google released the Chrome browser version 78 (see Chrome 78 released). Users who have Symantec Antivirus or Endpoint Protection installed got a nasty surprise. Symantec Antivirus crashes browser tabs. The Microsoft Edge browser version 78, which is based on … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1903: Update KB4517389 and VB issues

Posted on 2019-10-22 by guenni

[German]A brief addendum to the October 2019 Patchday. As it appears, the KB4517389 cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1903 causes issues with certain 16-bit Visual Basic 3 applications.

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Windows 10 V1903 Acryllic-Bug (in 20H1) fixed

Posted on 2019-10-21 by guenni

[German]After months Microsoft probably fixed a bug with transparency effects (Acryllic display) on the user interface of Windows 10 (but in the 20H1). Here some information, what it is about.

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Microsoft Office 365 service disruption (Oct. 18/19 2019)

Posted on 2019-10-20 by guenni

Since October 18, 2019, multifactor authentication for Azure and Office 365 appears to be disrupted. At least customers in North America are affected.

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