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Category Archives: Update
Surface Pro 7: Firmware update for Battery and USB Dock
[German]Microsoft released a set of firmware updates for Surface Pro 7 on December 5, 2019. In addition to improvements to the cameras, the Surface Dock USB performance and battery performance will also be optimized.
Windows 10 20H1: KB4533028 for Insider – Notepad store app died, driver update experiment ends
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4533028 for Windows 10 Version 2004 (20H1 development branch, see Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19033 (20H1) in Slow and Fast Ring – will be Windows 10 Version 2004) for insiders on December 4, 2019. … Continue reading
Thunderbird 68.3.0 released
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have now released version 68.3.0. This is a maintenance update for the main 68 version of the email client.
Microsoft Office Patchday (December 3, 2019)
[German]On December 3, 2019 (the first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released a series of non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office (this time Office 2016 only) that are still supported.
Firefox 71 and 68.3.0esr released
[German]Mozilla's developer just (December 3, 2019) released version 71 (and 68.3.0 ESR) of the Firefox browser. It is a major version and a maintenance update for 68.3.0. Here is a brief overview of what changes in the new version.
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 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) program available
[German]Microsoft's Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program is now available since December 2, 2019. Enterprise users can use this program to purchase extended security updates from the end of support (14.1.2020) until early 2023. Here is another short summary … Continue reading
VeraCrypt 1.24-Hotfix1
Just a brief information for users of the encryption software VeryCrypt, which has been bumming around with me for some days already: Already on October 27, 2019, the developers of the encryption software VeraCrypt released an update to 1.24-Hotfix1.
Security: Update your bintec elmeg Business Routers!
[German]Just a note to users of bintec elmeg business routers. It's recommended, to update the firmware of these devices, because a nasty bug has been discovered. During port forwarding accidentally more ports as expected are being opened.
Splunk platforms are facing a 'Y2K bug' as of Jan. 1, 2020
[German]Another brief note for administrators of Splunk platforms. Some products will facing a failure on January 1, 2020, similar to the Year 2K problem at the turn of the millennium, due to date counter overflows. But there are patches to … Continue reading
Fixes for Access 2010/2013 Error 3340
[German]Today a second addendum regarding the fixes for the access error '3340: query "|" is corrupted' triggered by the November 2019 security updates? This is the third time Microsoft has postponed bug fix dates. This time fixes for Access 2010/2013 … Continue reading