Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 is on 1 Billion devices

[German]Microsoft has announced that the number of 1 billion Windows 10 units worldwide is reached. Here are a few insights and some thoughts about the new figures.

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Security: AVAST disables JavaScript in AV program

[German]A serious vulnerability in its antivirus solutions has forced the security provider AVAST to disable JavaScript in its products for security reasons. Here are a few details.

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Windows 10: Real-world practices to optimize updates

[German]In a blog post, Microsoft talked about the question of rolling out updates in enterprise environments from a practical point of view. How to ensure that devices and users in your environments remain protected and productive. They released a collection … Continue reading

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ConfigMgr ‘House-Keeping’ Collections

[German]Today a small article with a tip for administrators who use ConfigMgr for update management of Windows machines. It is about the organization and troubleshooting of SCCM collections.

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0patch: Fix for Windows Installer flaw CVE-2020-0683

[German]ACROS Security has released a micro-patch for its 0patch agent that fixes the Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVE-2020-0683 in the Windows Installer. The micro-fix is available for users of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 who have not purchased … Continue reading

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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 ...


Windows 10 V1903/1909: Nag Screen ‘Let’s make Windows even better …’

[German]Just a brief information I picked up, after a blog reader contacted me . Redmond delights its users of Windows 10 V1903 and V1909 randomly with the nag screen 'Get Let's make Windows even better …' when they log in. … Continue reading

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Windows 10 V2004 Insider Preview Update KB4541738

[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4541738 for Windows 10 Version 2004 on March 13, 2020. This is delivered for Windows Insider in the slow ring.

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Windows 10: KB4551762 causes error 0x800f0988/0x800f0900

[German]On March 12, 2020, Microsoft released the KB4551762 unscheduled security update to close the CVE-2020-0796 SMBv3 vulnerability in Windows 10 V190x and corresponding Windows Server version. However, user messages reporting installation errors (0x800f0988/0x800f0900) are now accumulating.

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Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) discontinued

[German]Microsoft has probably discontinued the Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan). The app has been removed from the Microsoft download area.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19582

On March 12, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19582 (20H2 development branch) for Insiders in the Fast Ring. In the Windows Blog, Microsoft lists the new features, bug fixes and known problems of this build.

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