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Category Archives: Update
Google Chrome Version 110.0.5481.77/.78
[German]Short addendum, I have not gotten to it yet. Google has already released updates of the Google Chrome browser 110 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows until February 7, 2023. Thanks to Robert for the hint.
Thunderbird 102.7.2
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.7.2 on February 7, 2023. It is a bug-fix update, which should fix some problems. Just updated the client on my end.
Winget: Currently issues with manifest validation? (Feb. 2023)
[German]It looks like there are currently issues with Microsoft's package manager Winget. Last week winget-pkgs was no longer able to validate packages or manifests. The problem seems to occur since the change to the 1.4 format and is discussed on … Continue reading
Microsoft says update KB5021751 to identify outdated Office versions respects your privacy
[German]Microsoft released update KB5021751 for Microsoft Office 2007 – 2013 on January 17, 2023 to track down users who are still using these outdated versions of Office. There was some puzzlement as to what this was all about. Now Microsoft … Continue reading
Edge 109.0.1518.78
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 109.0.1518.78 on February 2, 2023 (thanks to Robert for the tip). Microsoft did not reveal too much about this maintenance update, only a closed vulnerability is listed. It … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 7/Server 2008/R2: Support until January 2024 (KB4522133)
[German]January 2023 was the scheduled end of support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 / R2 as part of the Extended Security Update program (ESU). February 2023 is the first month where there should actually be no more … Continue reading
Thunderbird 102.7.1
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.7.1 on February 1, 2023. It is a bug-fix update, which is supposed to fix some problems. In addition, a vulnerability that was rated as high … Continue reading
Firefox 109.0.1 released
[German]Mozilla developers have released versions 109.0 .1 of the Firefox browser on January 31, 2023. It is a bugfix update that is supposed to fix some minor issues.
.NET out-of-band update fixes XPS rendering issue in documents (Jan. 31, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has surprisingly released an unscheduled out-of-band update for .NET Framework on January 31, 2023. This should fix problems with XPS documents, which were caused by security updates from December 2022 in .NET Framework – I had reported in the … Continue reading
Windows Update CSP page refreshed (Jan. 2023)
[German]Quick note to administrators of Windows environments. Microsoft has updated the Policy CSP – Update web page as of January 27, 2023. This page documents group policies for Windows Update and now shows which policies should be used for what … Continue reading