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Category Archives: Update
End of support for Windows 10 and Office builds (October 2020 to May 2021)
[English]With the October 2020 patchday, the end of support for various Windows and Office products is approaching, which will soon no longer receive updates. Here is a brief overview of which products are no longer supported or have already reached … Continue reading
FYI: WSUS Satisfaction survey
A small note to adminswho manage their updates via WSUS in Enterprise environments. Colleague Susan Bradley makes a small survey about the satisfaction with the WSUS. Maybe one or the other administrator will participate. Susan will publish the results in … Continue reading
Vulnerability in Nvidia GeForce Experience application fixed
[German]Nvidia recently had to release a security update for an application for its GeForce Experience driver package. The update fixed a security hole that was classified as critical.
Windows 10: Update KB4589464 (Build 20241.1005) for Insider in Dev Channel
[German]Microsoft has relased the cumulative update KB4589464 to Windows Insider in the Dev Channel as of Oct. 23, 2020. This update raises Windows 10 20H2 to build 20241.1005. Microsoft released build 20241 on October 21, 2020 (see Windows 10 Insider … Continue reading
Security update: Edge 86.0.622.51 released
[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium-based Edge Browser to version 86.0.622.51 on Oct. 22, 2020. This is a security update which closes serious vulnerabilities.
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 ...
Windows 10 20H2/2004: Update KB4580364 (19042.608) released for Insider
[German]For users who already use Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft will soon release the first update. Currently (Oct. 22, 2020) update KB4580364 is being tested with Windows insiders in the Release Preview Channel and in the Beta Channel (for Windows 10 … Continue reading
Thunderbird 78.4.0 released
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have released Thunderbird 78.4.0 almost a week after version 78.3.0. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which fixes some bugs.
Oracle Oktober 2020 Patchday fixes 402 vulnerabilities and bugs
On October 21, 2020 Oracle released numerous updates for various products as part of its quarterly October patchday. In the process, 402 bugs and security vulnerabilities were eliminated. Some of them are considered critical, as they can be exploited without … Continue reading
Firefox 82.0.0 and 78.4.0 ESR released
[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 82.0.0 and the 78.4.0 ISR of the Firefox browser on October 20, 2020. This is a new development branch of the browser, which brings some innovations, fixes bugs and closes some vulnerabilities rated as high.
Google Chrome 86.0.4240.111: Critical Security Update
[German]Google has updated the Google Chrome Browser to version 86.0.4240.111 on October 20, 2020. This update resolves a 0-day vulnerability CVE-2020-15999 in the FreeType library (also in other software products such as Linux), which is already exploited.