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Video playback shows a vertical red/green line
Some users are facing a strange problem during video playback in Windows Media Player 12, a vertical red line is showing on the screen. VLC users are seeing probably a green line. Here is why.
Firefox Focus: The ‘Privacy Browser’ with build in user tracking
[German]Mozilla Foundation started last November shipping Firefox Focus as a privacy browser for iOS devices. But behind the scenes, this iOS app comes with a third-party tracking framework, that sends user tracking data to a big data collecting company. And: … Continue reading
Posted in Android, devices, ios, issue, Security
Tagged Firefox, Firefox Focus, Mobile App, Mozilla, Privacy, Tracking
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Microsoft confirms: SMBus Controller devices loss functionality through Windows Update
[German]Windows Update can seriously damage your Windows installation due to installing a wrong driver. Microsoft has now confirmed such a case with Intel SMBus Controller devices in Windows 7/8.x (and its corresponding server builds).
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged Driver, issues, Update, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1
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Office Telephone activation is no longer supported error
Users of Microsoft Office 2010, 2013, 2016 are facing trouble during telephone activation. An error message "Telephone activation is no longer supported for your product" will be showns. Here are a few details.
Windows Phone 8.1 login issue fixed
It seems that Microsoft has fixed an issue, that prevents users with Windows Phone 8.1 to login into their Microsoft Account after they resetting the device from Windows 10 Mobile.
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 ...
WordPress 4.7.2 and it’s security holes
WordPress has been updated a few days ago to version 4.7.2. It was a maintenance update that fixed also hidden security holes. But another issue with REST API is still open and an exploit is available in the wild. Now … Continue reading
SMB Zero-Day vulnerability in Windows 8.1/10/Server
[German]A bug in Windows SMB (Server Message Block) protocol sets network systems at risk. A proof of concept code is publically available, but no patch is in sight. US-CERT warns.
Windows 8.1/10: App-Update Error 0x80073CF0
[German]Windows 8.1/10 checks for updates pending for installed app and download the updates from Windows store. Some users are receiving update error 0x80073CF0. If a restart doesn't fix this error, here are a few other hints.
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged App, Error 0x80073CF0, Update, Windows 10, Windows 8.1
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Windows 10 Update error 0x8024001E
[German]Some users are receiving error 0x8024001E during updating or downloading apps from Windows Store, or during installing Windows Update. Here are a few hints how to fix this error.
Surface Ethernet-Driver crashes virtualization
It seems that the newest Ethernet drivers are causing problems with Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, if virtualization is used. Here are the details.