Category Archives: Windows

ZDI publishes five Windows 0-day vulnerabilities

[German]The Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI) has published a list of five unpatched vulnerabilities (0-days). Fortunately, most of the vulnerabilities are rather harmless and should not be fixed until June or July.

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Windows 10: HP fixes KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

[German]It seems that HP has just released the 'HP Software Component 4.1.4.3079'. The update is intended to remove the KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED blue screen that some users got after the May 2020 patchday. Also, vulnerability in Realtek High Definition Audio Driver has … Continue reading

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Refreshed Windows 10 V2004 ISOs released on MSDN/MVS

[German]Microsoft has released refreshed ISO install images for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) for MSDN subscribers (MVS) on May 21, 2020. The general release of the spring feature update is expected this week.

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Windows DNS Server Denial of Service vulnerability

[German]Another addendum from last week. Microsoft has issued a security advisory regarding a DNS Server Denial of Service vulnerability in Windows.

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Windows 10 V190x: Update KB4556799 causes LTE issues

[German]Here is another addendum about issues caused by Windows 10 Update KB4556799. The update was released on May 12, 2020, and appears to cause problems with LTE connections for some users, as Microsoft has acknowledged.

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

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Windows 10: Audio-/ Install issues with KB4556799

[German]Another small addendum to the Windows 10 Update KB4556799. The update was released on May 12, 2020, but seems to cause installation errors for some users. Other users run into audio issues after installation. Here is a short overview.

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Windows 10 Build 19624 available as ARM64 VHDX

[German]On May 22, 2020, Microsoft released also Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19624 (20H2 development branch) as a ARM64 VHDX download. The announcement has been made in the Windows Blog, where you may find further details.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 19631

[German]On May 22, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19631 (20H2 development branch) for insiders in the Fast Ring. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where references to this build can be found.

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Windows: Explained straight and easy …

Today we have Bank holliday (Father's Day) here in Germany. Therefor I like to present an easy to understand explanation, how Windows works. We already know Windows and his Start menu, the windows and double-click ooperation.

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Windows 10: (Intel Microcode-)Updates (May 20, 2020)

[German]On May 20, 2020, Microsoft has updated another batch of microcode updates for Windows 10 version 1507 to 1909 (but these are probably old updates that were already updated in February 2020 as well).

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