Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 1909: Intune bugfix in BitLocker Key Rotation

Posted on 2020-07-19 by guenni

Microsoft has just released a fix for Intune. The fix fix fixes a bug in the BitLocker Key Rotation when managing Windows 10 version 1909 systems with Intune.

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Windows 10 May 2020 Update creates ESENT warnings

Posted on 2020-07-19 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 May 2020 update may have some bugs internally that cause issues. This is results for instance in warning 642 entries in the event logs, where ESE reports that it cannot write to the ESENT database.

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Windows Server 2008 R2: 0patch fixes SIGRed vulnerability

Posted on 2020-07-18 by guenni

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the SIGRed critical and worm exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2020-1350) for Windows Server 2008 R2 that is not protected via Microsoft's ESU license. This vulnerability allows remote code execution in Windows Domain Name System servers.

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Chrome M85: RAM optimization removed in Windows 10 2004

Posted on 2020-07-18 by guenni

[German]Google's developers decided to disable the memory optimization (RAM allocation) feature for Windows 10 version 2004, which should be built into the M85 development branch of the Chromium browser. The reason: this optimization led to performance losses of between 10 … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V2004: NCSI shows 'No Internet', although online

Posted on 2020-07-18 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 users are faced with the problem that the status area of the taskbar indicates a missing Internet connection, but the system is still online. This error also occurs in the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004). This … Continue reading →

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

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CISA warns admins: Patch the SIGRed Windows DNS Server vulnerability

Posted on 2020-07-17 by guenni

[German]The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging all US authorities to patch the wormable SIGRed vulnerability in Windows DNS Server within 24 hours. 

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PowerToys 0.19.2 released

Posted on 2020-07-16 by guenni

[German]I had announced the release of the PowerToys update of version 0.19.1 in the article PowerToys 0.19.1 announced. On July 14, 2020 Microsoft has already rolled out version 0.19.2 of the PowerToys for Windows 10 users. This is a maintenance … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Insider Preview 20170

Posted on 2020-07-15 by guenni

On July 15, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20170 for insiders in the Developer Channel. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where references to this build can be found. Systems with AMD-CPU do not … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Updates (07/14/2020)

Posted on 2020-07-15 by guenni

[German]On July 14, 2020, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (July 14, 2020)

Posted on 2020-07-15 by guenni

[German]On 14 July 2020, Microsoft released various updates for Windows 8.1. These updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about them.

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