Category Archives: Update

Revised .NET Framework Update KB4340558 (July 19, 2018)

[German]Just a brief not to users/admins, who are suffering from .NET-Framework installation error 0x80092004. Microsoft released Update KB4340558 for .NET Framework on July 19, 2018 via Microsoft Update Catalog.

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Windows Server 2012 R2 / 2016: High CPU load with Update KB4345418 / KB4054566

[German]Update KB4345418 (or the .NET-Framework 4.7.2 Update KB4054566) released on July 16, 2018 seems to cause serious issues at Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016. There are reports of high CPU load using AADConnect. Also RDS connections may … Continue reading

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates (July 18, 2018)

[German]Microsoft has released the preview rollups KB4338821 for Windows 7 SP1 and KB4338831 for Windows 8.1 on July 18, 2018. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Security flaws in MDOP/MBAM July 2018 Update KB4340040

[German]Last week, the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) July 2018 Service Release was published. Today I like to take a brief look at the MDOP/MBAM update KB4340040 under security aspects.

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Java SE Version 8 Update 181 released

[German]Oracle released the update to version 181 for Java SE 8 on July 17, 2018. This is a security update that closes security holes (see also Oracle Security Advisory Juli 2018).

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

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Windows 7: Old XML Core Service updates offered in 2018

[German]I just made a strange observation in Windows 7 SP1. After installing the 10 June 2018 security only updates, I am offered old security updates for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3 released in 2012/2013. Addendum: Explanation for … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Advisory Notification revisions

As of July 16, 2018, Microsoft has released revisions to its security alerts that were released on previous patchdays. Here are a few details I know so far.

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Windows 7/8.1: Revised Updates July 16, 2018

[German]Microsoft has released (till now via Microsoft Update Catalog) a revised update KB4345459 for Windows 7 and an update KB4345424 for Windows 8.1 – as well as the respective server counterparts – on July 16, 2018 to fix various bugs. … Continue reading

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IIS web server stopped after Update KB4338818

[German]Just a brief information, maybe somebody is affected too. It seems that Microsoft's updates (especially KB4338818) not only causes network issues, but also cause problems with the Internet Information Services IIS web server.

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Windows 10 Service Stack Update (SSU) internal explained

[German]Microsoft is releasing cyclically Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) for Windows (Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10). But what should you know about that SSUs and what's behind them?

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