Category Archives: Update

Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (May 11, 2021)

[German]As of May 11, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. These security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information on the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for these operating systems.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (May 11, 2021)

[German]On May 11, 2021 (Microsoft's second Tuesday of the month patchday), several cumulative updates were released for supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about the respective security updates for the May 2021 patchday.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (May 11, 2021)

[German]On May 11, 2021, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for Microsoft Exchange – have been released. Below is a compact overview of these updates.

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Security Updates (KB5003435) for Microsoft Exchange Server (May 11, 2021)

[German]Microsoft has announced on May 11, 2021 – the expected (see Is a hotfix for Microsoft Exchange coming today? (May 11, 2021)) Security updates released for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019. This is to immediately … Continue reading

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WSUS does not receive updates (May 11, 2021)

[German]Currently, there are more and more reports that no updates are found in the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS). Only Defender updates are trickling in – it looks like Microsoft is not (yet) making the May 11, 2021 security updates … Continue reading

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

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VLC 3.0.14 released

[German]The developers of the VLC Player have just released version 3.0.14 for Linux, macOS and Windows. After the somewhat "delayed" version 3.0.14, this is only a minimal maintenance update, which should fix bugs.

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Firefox 88.0.1 and 78.10.1 ESR

[German]Mozilla's developers have released versions 88.0.1 and 78.10.1 of the Firefox browser on 5.Mail 2021. It is a security update, which should eliminate vulnerabilities, but also fixes bugs.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (May 4, 2021)

[German]On May 4, 2021 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday) Microsoft releases non-security updates for still supported versions of Microsoft Office. Here's a quick rundown – there were only updates for Office 2016 this time, but it seems Outlook … Continue reading

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Microsoft releases new APIs for Windows Update

[German]Microsoft released a new Microsoft Graph APIs as a public preview the days. The new API is intended to enable developers and IT professionals to manage Windows 10 updates and accelerate Windows 10 security updates in enterprise environments.

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Windows 10: Block/manage Updates with WuMgr (2021)

[German]Users repeatedly ask how updates can be blocked for installation under Windows 10 (Home and Pro). After all, Microsoft has removed this functionality from Windows 10. If there are problems, the updates install themselves again and again, until the problem … Continue reading

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