Category Archives: Update

Win 7/Server 2008 R2: Boot issues with Update KB4539602

[German]Administrators and users should be careful about installing the out-of-band update KB4539602 on Windows 7 SP1 or on Windows Server 2008 R2. If the SHA-2 update KB4474419, dated September 2019, is missing, the machine will not boot after the update … Continue reading

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Critical Vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist (Feb. 2020)

[German]Dell SupportAssist, which ships with Dell's Windows systems, contains a serious vulnerability in older versions that allows the execution of arbitrary code with administrative privileges. 

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Windows 7: Update KB4539601 / KB4539602 fixes black Desktop

[German]Microsoft has released a fix for the bug that causes a black desktop background on certain wallpapers with update KB4539601 and KB4539602 on February 7, 2020. Here are a few details.

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Windows 10 VMs with Legacy Edge Browser for tests

[German]A brief hint for people who still need the old Edge Browser. Microsoft has just released virtual machines with Windows 10 and old Edge Browser for testing purposes.

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Add Dynamic Updates to Windows 10 Media

[German]Brief information for users who intend to build a Windows 10 installation media with integrated dynamic updates. I came across an article that discusses this approach.

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

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Windows 10: Intel Microcode Updates Jan. 30, 2020

[German]Microsoft has released another batch of microcode updates for Intel CPUs on 30 January 2020 with the update KB4497165 for Windows 10.

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Windows 10 V1709: Forced Upgrade to V1909 in WSUS?

[German]Exciting question, which I would like to discuss in this blog post. It's based on an observation that Windows 10 is forced to upgraded from version 1709 to 1909 in the enterprise environment when WSUS is unavailable for enterprise clients … Continue reading

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iOS Version 12.4.5 and Version 13.3.1 released

[German]Apple has released iOS version 12.4.5 for older devices on January 28, 2020. Furthermore the update for version 13.3.1 was released. Also some updates for iTunes and iCloud for Windows has been released.

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.NET Framework 3.5/4.8 Update KB4534132 (Jan. 28, 2020)

[German]On 28 January 2020, Microsoft released cumulative update KB4534132 for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 190x and Windows Server 2019. Microsoft recommends that you install this update as part of your regular maintenance routines. For details … Continue reading

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Fortinet closes two vulnerabilities (SSH, Database) in its SIEM

[German]The security vendor Fortinet has released patches that fix the vulnerabilities CVE-2019-17659 and CVE-2019-16153 in their own SIEM product FortiSIEM. The patches are each intended to close a backdoor in SSH and in the product's database that has been torn … Continue reading

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