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Microsoft disables OneDrive thumbnails
[German]Microsoft has now also started to reduce the data traffic associated with the OneDrive online storage. Since a few days no preview images are displayed on macOS and Windows for several file types on synchronized local OneDrive files.
Warning: HP Support Assistant with vulnerabilities
[German]Users of HP computers should respond. The HP Support Assistant installed on many machines running Windows has security vulnerabilities that are not closed by auto-update. Whether the HP patch released at the beginning of April 2020 closes all vulnerabilities is … Continue reading
Windows PowerToys 0.16.1 released
[German]Microsoft released version 0.16.1 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours ago. These tools are free and offer nice additional features for Windows 10. The new version 0.16.1 brings some bug fixes for the tools.
Potential errors in the Windows update database – Part 2
[German]In Part 1 I had taken up a reader's note that after Windows fails to install updates, there are potential errors in the Windows Update database which can't be repaired by Update trouble shooter. In part 2 I describe further … Continue reading
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Tagged Ereignisanzeige, Problem, Update, Windows 10
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Potential errors in the Windows update database – Part 1
[German]Sometimes Windows 10 users run into errors during update installation. And the Windows troubleshooter then reports errors in the Windows Update database that can't be fixed. Usually this ends up in a new installation or an in-place upgrade of Windows … Continue reading
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Tagged Error 0x8024CE16, issues, Update, Windows 10
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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 ...
Emotet Trojan can overload computers on the network
[German]An infection with the Emotet malware can slow down an entire corporate network because the CPUs of Windows devices are being used to their maximum capacity, bringing network and internet traffic down to zero.
0patch fixes Windows 7 LNK vulnerability CVE-2020-0729
[German]ACROS Security has released a micro patch for the "Stuxnet-like" LNK RCE vulnerability CVE-2020-0729. This is micro patch is available via the 0patch agent for unpatched Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 systems.
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Tagged 0patch, CVE-2020-0729, Security, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
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AdwCleaner 8.0.4 closes again a DLL Hijacking vulnerability
[German]On March 3, 2020, Malwarebytes released the tool AdwCleaner 8.0.4. It's a maintenance release. The update fixes a DLL hijacking vulnerability that I reported to the developers.
Windows 10/Microsoft Surface: Boot error 0xc0000098
[German]Windows users – and especially users of Windows 10 and Microsoft Surface devices – are affected from time to time by the boot error 0xc0000098. I will therefore prepare the whole thing again in a blog post
Windows 10: “Socket Error 0×2200021” and WiFi issues
[German]Since April 1, 2020, there have been complaints from Windows 10 users in Italian Microsoft forums reporting WiFi problems in connection with an update. The socket error 0×2200021 is triggered. Here is some information about this. Update: It turns out, … Continue reading