Category Archives: Update

Firefox 56.0.1 released

Posted on 2017-10-10 by guenni

Mozilla developers have released Firefox 56.0.1. This browser update is available for Windows, Linux and macOS. There are new functions and a change.

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Windows 10 V1709: Update KB4046355 removes Windows Media Player

Posted on 2017-10-09 by guenni

[German]It seems that Microsoft kicks the Windows Media Player (WMP) out of the list of installed features in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators update. If you need the player, you have to re-install it later.

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Google: Microsoft didn’t patch all Windows versions equally

Posted on 2017-10-08 by guenni

[German]Google's security researcher Mateusz Jurczyk from Project Zero says, that Microsoft is putting users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 at risk, due to inconsistent patching Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

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Windows 10: Update error 0xc0000017 (no ramdisk memory)

Posted on 2017-10-06 by guenni

[German]Some users of Windows 10 (and also Windows 8.1) are facing a strange error. After installing an update, Windows won't boot anymore and reports error 0xc0000017. I took the time to write a blog post, explaining a bit the background … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Update error 0x8024401c

Posted on 2017-10-05 by guenni

[German]Some Windows 10 users get the error code 0x8024401c when installing updates via Windows Update. Here are some details how to solve this issue.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (October 3, 2017)

Posted on 2017-10-04 by guenni

[German]On October 3, 2017, Microsoft released a series of non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 2016. This blog post provides an overview of released updates for Office 2013 and Office 2016.

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Firefox 56 released – IndexDB bug fixed, new screenshot tool

Posted on 2017-09-29 by guenni

[German]Mozilla developers has released Firefox browser version 56 for Windows, Linux and macOS. Beside a screenshot tool there are many improvements and also fixes under the hood.

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Outlook Sept. patch day bug reviews (iCloud, VB-Script…)

Posted on 2017-09-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft hasn't been too successful with the latest updates for Outlook. Every update shipped for Outlook during the last months is causing issues. Since May 2017, one patch after the other has been causing problems. Here is the attempt to … Continue reading →

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Oracle closes security vulnerability in Apache Struts 2

Posted on 2017-09-28 by guenni

[German]Oracle has just closed critical vulnerabilities in its Apache Struts 2 framework. A vulneraby CVE-2017-9805 in Struts version 2.5 – 2.5.12 had become known a few weeks ago. Version 2.5.13 doesn't contain this vulnerability. Oracle has released this document dealing … Continue reading →

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Firmware-Update for Surface Pro

Posted on 2017-09-28 by guenni

Microsoft has released a Firmware update for Surface Pro that contains new WiFi and Bluetooth drivers for this device.

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