Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 Updates (10/15/2019)

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released several non-security updates for several older versions of Windows 10 as of October 15, 2019. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates (October 15, 2019)

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]As of October 15, 2019, Microsoft Preview has released Rollup Updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. At the same time, a preview rollup update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012/ R2 was released.

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Windows 10 V1903: Microsoft activates Tamper Protection

Posted on 2019-10-15 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just announced that it intends to activate Defender Tamper Protection under Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903). This is available for all Windows Defender ATP customers.

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Windows 10 V1903: Update KB4517389 breaks Edge Browser [Fix]

Posted on 2019-10-14 by guenni

[German]A brief information for users of Windows 10 version 1903 who suddenly have issues with the Edge browser, which won't launch. It is due to the cumulative update KB4517389, which was released on October 8, 2019. Microsoft is aware of … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1809: Does update KB4522015 blocks RSAT installation?

Posted on 2019-10-14 by guenni

[German]Short info and question, whether this can be confirmed. The update KB4522015 for Windows 10 V1809 dated September 23, 2019 is supposed to block the installation of the RSAT management tools.

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

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Surface Book 2: CPU- and dGPU issues fixed

Posted on 2019-10-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released a Firmware update to fix two issues with Surface Book 2 running Windows 10 1903. The CPU throttling to 400 MHz and the disabling Nvidia dGPU bug shall be fixed.

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HP Touchpoint Analytics vulnerability put PCs at risk

Posted on 2019-10-13 by guenni

[German]HP Touchpoint Analytics software is pre-installed on most HP computers. A vulnerability allows attackers to gain administrator privileges. Here's what you need to know about that incident.

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Windows 10: Fixes for October 2019 (start menu) issues

Posted on 2019-10-12 by guenni

[German]After installing the cumulative updates released on October 8, 2019, some Windows 10 users, especially with version 1903, are facing again issues with a broken start menu, a broken desktop search, and a broken action center. Below I will give … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1909 is called November 2019 Update

Posted on 2019-10-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has revealed a few hours ago the new name and version number for the Windows 10 19H2, which is expected to be released end of October 2019.

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iTunes and iCloud for Windows: Vulnerability is exploited

Posted on 2019-10-11 by guenni

[German]There are vulnerabilities in the Bonjour updater in iTunes and iCloud for Windows that are currently being exploited by cyber criminals to spread ransomware. Apple has now released updates to close this vulnerability. Anyone who has ever installed Apple software … Continue reading →

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