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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.
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
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 ...
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
0patch fixes Windows Installer LPE-Bug (CVE-2021-26415)
[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the CVE-2021-26415 vulnerability in Windows Installer. This vulnerability was patched by Microsoft in April 2021 via a security update. The 0patch solution is for people who do not have an ESU license.
Microsoft Defender floods Windows system drive with files (May 2021)
[German]Quick question to see if any of you are affected. Microsoft Defender, which is included by default in Windows, seems to have been running amok for a few hours now, creating and leaving thousands of files on Windows servers (and … Continue reading
Windows driver with vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-21551) puts millions of Dell systems at risk
[German]Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in a driver that has been installed on millions of Dell consumer and enterprise Windows systems over the past 12 years. These vulnerabilities allow an attacker to perform privilege escalation. In other words, the vulnerability … Continue reading