Category Archives: Update

ODBC Driver 17.5.2 for SQL Server released

Posted on 2020-03-09 by guenni

Brief information for users of ODBC Driver for SQL Server. Microsoft has released an update to version 17.5.2. The Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server provides native connectivity from Windows, Linux and MacOS to Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure … Continue reading →

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Does Windows 10 V1803 Home/Pro still get updates?

Posted on 2020-03-09 by guenni

[German]Strange story told to me by a blog reader. Although Windows 10 version 1803 was dropped from support on November 12, 20918 for Home and Pro, he still get cumulative updates. Addendum: Got feedback from several users, that Windows 10 … Continue reading →

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Issues integrating Updates in a Windows Embedded 7 image

Posted on 2020-03-08 by guenni

[German]There is an issue with integrating the latest updates from January 2020 into Windows Embedded Standard 7 installation images. Microsoft blocks the update installation on newer hardware. The Windows setup then fails with the error 0x80240037 – 'unsupported hardware'.

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Security Updates: Chrome 80.0.3987.132 / Edge 80.0.361.66

Posted on 2020-03-05 by guenni

[German]Google has released a security update for the Chrome 80.0.3987.132 on 3 March 2020. Microsoft's developers followed on March 4, 2020 and released a security update for the Chromium Edge browser. This updates the browser to version 80.0.361.66.

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Windows 7: Securing with the 0patch solution – Part 2

Posted on 2020-03-05 by guenni

[German]In Part 1, I described how I was able to install the February 2020 security update on Windows 7 SP1 using an ESU license and the ByPassESU solution. Part 2 now deals with securing a Windows 7 SP1 system after … Continue reading →

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

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Windows 7: Forcing February 2020 Security Updates – Part 1

Posted on 2020-03-05 by guenni

[German]Still using Windows 7 and interested installing the security updates from February 2020, although support for the operating system in January 2020 has fallen out of support? In this blog post I will outline an overview of several options.

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SQL Server 2019 CU 2 breaks SQL Server Agent

Posted on 2020-03-05 by guenni

[German]Nasty  surprise for administrators of Microsoft SQL Server 2019 who install the cumulative update 2 of February 13, 2020. This can kill the SQL Server Agent.

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Sophos RED50: Bug that bricks UTMs found and fixed

Posted on 2020-03-05 by guenni

[German]Good news for administrators using Sophos RED50 devices. The bug in the Sophos UTM version 9.603 software which caused the firmware of the device to crash, leaving it bricked, has been found and fixed via firmware update.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (March 2, 2020)

Posted on 2020-03-03 by guenni

[German]On March 2, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office (this time only for Office 2016 and Skype for Business 2013) that are still supported.

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Windows Server 2012/R2/Terminal server: Temporay user profiles after February 2020 Updates

Posted on 2020-03-03 by guenni

[German]There are massive issues with security update KB4537821 and preview rollup update KB4537819. Users of Windows 8.1, but especially administrators of Windows Server 2012 R2 and Terminal Server are hidden by a temporary user profile after user logs in after … Continue reading →

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