Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10: Is Edge coming as new spyware?

Posted on 2021-03-22 by guenni

[German]Let's  hope that the plans will quickly disappear into the drawer. In the latest Canary builds of the Edge browser, there is an option to share the history of visited websites in Edge with "other Windows features". True, reasons could … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: March 2021 update chaos, rollout stopped again due to new issues?

Posted on 2021-03-21 by guenni

[German]With the cumulative Windows updates for March 2021, Microsoft caused absolute chaos and many users got into serious trouble. In the meantime, it looks like the second fix update for Windows 10 has also been stopped – in my opinion, … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 21H1: For business users available via WU and WSUS

Posted on 2021-03-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft announced overnight that Windows 10 version 21H1 is now available to commercial customers. These can use the new Windows 10 version to test (validate) features in enterprise environments before the operating system is released for general availability.

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Windows 10: Update KB5001649 fails with install error 0x80070541 (March 18, 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-19 by guenni

[German]As of 3/18/2021, Microsoft has released unscheduled updates to fix the Windows 10 graphics printing issue. However, update KB5001649 ends up with installation error 0x80070541 for some users. Here's some information on the issue.

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Windows 10: Out-of-band Update for graphics printing bug (March 18, 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just released an out-of-band update for Windows 10 (Windows 7/8.1 are still missing), which should fix the bugs triggered by the March security updates when printing content with graphics on different devices.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Microsoft Defender automatically mitigates CVE-2021-26855 on Exchange Server

Posted on 2021-03-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is taking the next step in securing on-premises Exchange installations. Microsoft Defender not only detects infections of a system as a result of the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. The virus scanner can also automatically detect a vulnerable system and closes the … Continue reading →

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Exchange ProxyLogon News: Patch status, new PoC and new findings (03/18/2021)

Posted on 2021-03-18 by guenni

[German]Regarding the Exchange ProxyLogon vulnerabilities and the mass hack of Exchange Server systems, there is a publicly available proof of concept (PoC), so new attacks are to be expected. Patching and securing is progressing slowly. Microsoft's testing scripts should be … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Microsoft confirms graphics printing issues after March 2021 updates

Posted on 2021-03-18 by guenni

[German]I reported some graphics printing issues caused by March 2021 updates in Windows to Microsoft. Now Microsoft has just confirmed the errors in the printing of graphics that occur after the March 9, 2021 cumulative updates. Here's some information about … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 20H2 activates telemetry despite O&O Shutup 10 settings

Posted on 2021-03-18 by guenni

[German]Many users trust on O&O Shutup to turn off telemetry data collection under Windows 10. I've now received a user report that a disabled telemetry data collection is automatically reactivated under Windows 10 – despite O&O Shutup 10 settings. Other … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Still printing issues after update installation (March 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-17 by guenni

[German]As of March 15, 2021, Microsoft has released unscheduled fix updates for Windows 10 printing issues (APC_INDEX_MISMATCH BSOD). While the updates make a lot of people happy, other users continue to suffer from BlueScreens or incorrect printouts, especially with graphics. … Continue reading →

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