Category Archives: Update

Windows 10 V2004 still blocked on some Surfaces

[German]Currently, some Surface users (Surface Laptop 3 for instance) with Windows 10 suffer from the fact that the upgrade to the latest version 2004 is not offered – the upgrade ist still blocked. Here is a short status update.

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Surface Book 2/Surface Laptop 3: Firmware Updates

Microsoft has released five new firmware updates for owners of a Surface Book 2 that are designed to improve the reliability of the Dock 2. There are even eight updates available for the Surface Laptop 3 that promise to fix … Continue reading

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Firefox 78.0.2 and 78.0.2 esr released

[German]Mozilla's developers have released the version 78.0.2 of the Firefox browser, as well as the 78.0.2 esr, as of July 9, 2020, which are maintenance updates that fix both vulnerabilities and bugs.

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Vulnerabilities in Citrix ADC, Gateway & SD-Wan, patch asap

[German]There are critical vulnerabilities in various Citrix products. The vendor has released security updates for Citrix Application Delivery Controller, Citrix Gateway and Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance. Administrators should urgently install the updates.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (July 7,2020)

[German]On July 7, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here is a brief overview.

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

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PowerToys 0.19.1 with bug fixes (change log)

[German]Since July 7, 2020, Microsoft has rolled out version 0.19.1 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users. This is a maintenance update which should fix several bugs.

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PowerToys 0.19.1 announced

[German]Microsoft announced version 0.19.1 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours ago. These tools are free and offer additional features for Windows 10. 0.19.1 is scheduled for release on June 7, 2000.

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Check Point patches Vulnerability in ZoneAlarm

[German]There is a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the ZoneAlarm software (firewall). Check Point has provided a patch to patch this vulnerability.

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Exploit known, F5 BIG-IP appliances urgently need patching

[German]There are serious vulnerabilities in the BIG-IP appliances for which the manufacturer has released an update. An exploit is now seen in the wild actively exploiting systems so administrators responsible for the F5 BIG-IP appliances should patch them urgently.

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Addenum to the out-of-band Windows Codecs Library security patch via store

[German]On June 30, 2020, Microsoft had rolled out emergency updates for vulnerabilities CVE-2020-1425 and CVE-2020-1457 in the Windows Codecs Library. Today I post an addendum, as there are still numerous inconsistencies in this process. Addendum: And we have install issues.

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