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Microsoft's confirmation of a WSUS sync issue – failing to receive updates (May 11, 2021)
[German]As of May 11, 2021, administrators found that no Windows updates were found in the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS). After a few hours, the problem resolved. Now Microsoft has confirmed the problem nor provided some hints.
Patchday: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2-Updates (May 11, 2021)
[German]As of May 11, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems that are still in ESU support. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2008 R2 with ESU support. Here is some information about … Continue reading
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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (May 11, 2021)
[German]As of May 11, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. These security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information on the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for these operating systems.
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (May 11, 2021)
[German]On May 11, 2021 (Microsoft's second Tuesday of the month patchday), several cumulative updates were released for supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about the respective security updates for the May 2021 patchday.
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (May 11, 2021)
[German]On May 11, 2021, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for Microsoft Exchange – have been released. Below is a compact overview of these updates.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Windows: Create and detect hidden user accounts
[German]Today a short article about a security topic I recently came across by chance. It's about the possibility to create hidden but active user accounts under Windows via net user command. This ability is increasingly being exploited by malware to … Continue reading
Windows 10 V2004/20H2: All upgrade blocks removed (May 2021)
[German]Good news for people who are still stuck on Windows 10 version 1909 because something is stuck and the feature update to the successor versions 2004 or 20H2 was denied. It should now work with the feature update, because Microsoft … Continue reading
Microsoft pulls AMD driver that causes INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE BSOD
[German]Users of systems with AMD Ryzen processors may run into a problem when Windows Update replaces Windows' own NVMe SSD driver with an AMD driver. Subsequently, Windows 10 can no longer boot and throws an INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE blue screen. … Continue reading
Edge 90: Crashes on Full Screen YouTube Videos
[German]Some Internet users complain that the Microsoft Chromium-based Edge browser has problems with YouTube videos. Can anyone confirm this, that the Microsoft Edge browser hangs or crashes when you let YouTube videos play in full-screen mode in the browser? Microsoft … Continue reading
Windows 10X will not come in 2021 …
[German]A brief news before we head into the weekend: Microsoft will no longer launch its slimmed-down Windows 10X (and ChromeOS competitor) in 2021, which I had actually expected for the spring release. Instead, they want to focus on the revision … Continue reading