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Category Archives: Windows
Surface Laptop 3: Fix for sporadic restarts is tested
[German]Users of a Surface Laptop 3 sometimes suffer from sporadic restarts of the device. Microsoft seems to have found the cause and is now testing a fix with Windows Insiders for its effectiveness.
Spydish becomes Privatezilla as Open Source
[German]Privatezilla (formerly known as Spydish) is now an open source project. This tool allows a quick check (and control) of the privacy and security settings of Windows 10.
On-premises sync for Active Directory (AD) users
How can Active Directory (AD) users synchronize Microsoft Edge favorites and settings between computers without connecting to Microsoft cloud services?
Windows 10: PowerShell Setup Script for customization
[German]Would you like to customize your Windows 10 installation after setup with a script? This seems possible, because a guy has released PowerShell scripts for these tasks. Here are some brief information about that.
Microsoft Defender can no longer be disabled under Windows 10
[German]Microsoft has now disabled the ability for administrators to disable the Defender included in Windows. This is intended to make it more difficult for malware to turn off the virus protection. At the same time, the registry entries and group … 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 ...
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20197
[German]On August 21, 2020 Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20197 for insiders in the Developer Channel. The announcement with references to the new features was made in the Windows Blog. For example, the disk management has been … Continue reading
Windows 10 V1809/190x: Preview Updates (August 20, 2020)
[German]On August 20, 2020, Microsoft released several cumulative updates as previews for Windows 10 versions 1809, 1903 and 1909. Was already given as a hint here in the blog. Here are some details about the respective updates.
Windows 8.1/ Windows Server 2012 R2: Update KB4578013
[German]Microsoft has released an unscheduled security update KB4578013 for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 on August 19, 2020. It is a revision to remediate the Remote Access Elevation of Privileges vulnerabilities that were patched on … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged KB4578013, Security, Update, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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End of support for Internet Explorer 11 in Microsoft 365 and old Edge in Windows 10 from 2021
[German]Microsoft has just announced the end of support for the two browsers Internet Explorer 11 and the old (legacy) Edge for the year 2021. This concerns the support of IE 11 under Microsoft 365 (e.g. teams as of the end … Continue reading
Posted in browser, Security, Software, Windows
Tagged Edge, Internet Explorer 11, Support
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EmoCrash protectet systems for 6 months against emotet-infections
[German]For six months, security specialists rolled out a kind of vaccine (EmoCrash) against the ransomware Emotet for authorities and operators of critical infrastructures. EmoCrash takes advantage of a bug in Emotet to protect systems from infection. It was not until … Continue reading