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Category Archives: Update
Windows 7: Forcing February 2020 Security Updates – Part 1
[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.
SQL Server 2019 CU 2 breaks SQL Server Agent
[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.
Sophos RED50: Bug that bricks UTMs found and fixed
[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.
Microsoft Office Patchday (March 2, 2020)
[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
[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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Tagged IssueKB4537821, KB4537819, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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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 V190x: Issues with Update KB4535996
[German]Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4535996 for Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909 on February 27, 2020. But some users are facing serious issues with this optional update.
Exchange Server 2013: Issue with Security Update KB4536988
[German]When you install security update KB4536988 (Feb. 2020) to close the vulnerability CVE-2020-0688, Exchange Server 2013 may experience an issue that was described a year ago in Exchange Server 2016.
Posted in issue, Office, Security, Software, Update
Tagged Exchange Server, KB4536988, Security, Update
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NVIDIA fixes critical vulnerability in Windows GPU driver (2/28/2020)
[German]Nvidia has just fixed a critical vulnerability in its Windows GPU graphics driver with an update. The vulnerabilities could lead to privilege escalation and code execution or information theft.
Windows 10 V2004 Insider Preview Update KB4540409
[German]Microsoft has also released the update KB4540409 for Windows 10 Version 2004 on 27 February 2020. This is delivered for Windows Insider in the slow ring.
Attack to unpatched Exchange Servers (CVE-2020-0688)
[German]Attention Exchange Server Administrators – Cyber criminals are currently scanning the Internet for unpatched Exchange installations to exploit vulnerability CVE-2020-0688.
Posted in Office, Security, Software, Update
Tagged Exchange Server, Security, Update
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