Category Archives: Update

Firefox version 55.0.3

Posted on 2017-08-26 by guenni

[German]Mozilla's developers has released Firefox 55.0.3 – also available as an update on August 25, 2017. A blog reader informed me, the auto-update hasn't noticed this new update.

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Windows 8.1: Update KB4039871 (August 25, 2017)

Posted on 2017-08-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a new Update KB4039871 for Windows 8.1 machines on August 25, 2017. It's a bit mysterious, what Microsoft intends with this update.

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Windows 10 Build 16275 for Windows Insider

Posted on 2017-08-26 by guenni

Microsoft has released a new Windows Insider Build 16275 of Windows 10 in Fast Ring on August 25, 2017). This new build fixes a couple of bugs within the previous builds.

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Microsoft Security Essentials: Double definition updates & error 0x80070650

Posted on 2017-08-26 by guenni

[German]It seems that Microsoft Security Essentials is causing a curious issue: Suddenly Windows Update shows double definition update entries, and the update history shows many install errors for some definition updates. The definition update will be installed multiple times.

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Firmware-Update for Surface Pro 3 (08/24/2017)

Posted on 2017-08-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a new Firmware Update for Surface Pro 3 on August 24, 2017. It shall fixes issues with devices using Type Cover.

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Critical vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4)

Posted on 2017-08-25 by guenni

[German]The management software Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) for HP-Proliant Server has a critical vulnerability, allowing remote code execution on a system without login.

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MS Office 2016 Update KB4011093 (08/22/2017)

Posted on 2017-08-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released update KB4011093 for Microsoft Office 2016 on August 22, 2017. It's an update, that shall fixes bugs resulting from previous August updates. 

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Adobe Acrobat and Reader 11.0.22 available

Posted on 2017-08-24 by guenni

Adobes has released version 11.0.22 of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. It's an Out of cycle maintenance update, that improves stability and fixes bugs. Further details may be read within this Adobe article.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16273

Posted on 2017-08-24 by guenni

After two weeks, where we haven't seen a new build, Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16273 for PC in Fast Ring. The new build has been announced within the Windows-Blog.

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Forced Windows 10 Upgrades: Microsoft signed a waiver

Posted on 2017-08-22 by guenni

[German]Success for German consumer rights advocates against Microsoft, which signed a waiver (cease and desist) not to download install files for a new operating system without user's consensus. This was the consequence of Microsoft's attempt, to force Windows 10 upgrades … Continue reading →

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