Category Archives: Update

Firmware update for Surface Laptop

Posted on 2018-03-02 by guenni

At the end of February, Microsoft released a firmware update for the Surface Laptop. This website tells us that the Firmware-Update SurfaceLaptop_Win10_15063_1802008_1. msi is a Surface System Aggregator Firmware (v135.2114.3.0) which is supposed to improve battery reliability.

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VirtualBox 5.2.8 released

Posted on 2018-03-01 by guenni

[German]Oracle released VirtualBox Version 5.2.8 on January 27, 2018. This is a maintenance update.

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New Windows Update-Troubleshooter

Posted on 2018-02-28 by guenni

[German]A brief note: Microsoft has updated its Windows Update troubleshooter and its website 'Fix Windows Update issues' on February 26, 2018. Here are a few details.

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Microsoft Updates February 21/22, 2018

Posted on 2018-02-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released various updates for Windows 7 to Windows 10 (including servers) and Internet Explorer on February 21 and 22, 2018. Here is an overview of these updates.

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New Intel Spectre V2 microcode updates (02/20/2018)

Posted on 2018-02-22 by guenni

[German]Intel released another batch of microcode updates (to OEMs) to close the Spectre V2 vulnerability for 6th, 7th and 8th generation Intel CPUs.

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

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Microsoft delivers updates via HTTP & more security obscurity

Posted on 2018-02-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft currently fails to deliver updates in a secure way. In a Security by obscurity style, Microsoft offers update downloads via insecure http protocol. This also applies to downloads from the Microsoft Update Catalog. And Microsoft Update Catalog strikes, if … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Other Microsoft Updates (February 13, 2018)

Posted on 2018-02-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. on the patchday (February 13,2018). Here are some details about selected patches.

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Update KB4077675 for Windows 10 Mobile (02/14/2018)

Posted on 2018-02-15 by guenni

Microsoft has rolled out cumulative update KB4077675 for Windows 10 Mobile on February 14, 2018. Here some information about the update, which is only available for version 1709.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1 (February 13, 2018)

Posted on 2018-02-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released several security updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 (and corresponding Server versions). Here an overview about these updates.

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Microsoft Patchday Summary (February 13, 2018)

Posted on 2018-02-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released a series of security updates for Windows and other products on February 13, 2018. Here is a brief overview of critical and non-critical security updates, a list of all 50 CVEs and details to an updated Microsoft Security … Continue reading →

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