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Windows 10 1903 not offered, VeraCrypt as a root cause
Users who are not offered the upgrade to Windows 10 version 1903 often puzzle over the cause of the upgrade blocker. It could be a hard disk encrypted with VeraCrypt.
Windows 10 V1903: High CPU load from Cortana, Search broken, blame August 2019 Updates
[German]Users of Windows 10 version 1903 may run into problems after installing several August 2019 updates. Cortana causes a high CPU load on a core and the search does not work. And that doesn't necessarily depend on KB4512941 alone.
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Tagged Cortana, IssueUpdate, KB4512508, KB4512941, Windows 10 V1903
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Security: Avira Optimizer allows privilege escalation
[German]Users of the virus protection solution receive the Avira Optimizer installed in newer versions. Up to the version before 1.2.0.367, this contains a vulnerability that allows privileges escalation. The Avira developers have now fixed this vulnerability with the version mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Windows
Tagged Antivirus, Avira, Security, Vulnerability, Windows
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Microsoft: Flash in Browser will be removed end of 2020!
[German]Microsoft plans to remove Adobe Flash from all Windows browsers by the end of 2020. The company has just announced this, and has rejected a suspicion that Flash will soon be removed.
Update KB4511555 .NET Framework 3.5/4.8 for Windows 10 1903 (August 30, 2019)
Microsoft has released on August 30, 2019 cumulative Update KB4511555 for .NET Framework 3.5/4.8 for Windows 10 1903. Update KB4511555 reliability improvements in .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8. Among other things, the crash of the BCL component which caused BackupExec … Continue reading
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: Update KB4512941, KB4515530 (08/30/2019)
[German]Microsoft released the KB4512941 cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 1903 on August 30, 2019. In addition, the and Servicing Stack Update (SSU) was released on August 27, 2019. Both updates were tested with insiders in advance. Here is an … Continue reading
Windows 10: Microcode Updates (August 29, 2019)
[German]Microsoft has released a series of microcode updates for various Windows 10 versions as of August 29, 2019. I tried to create a list of the KB numbers involved.
Windows 10 V1903: Update KB4512941 re-released (08/29/2019)
Microsoft has re-released update KB4512941 for Windows 10 Version 1903 (and for branch 19H2) again on August 29th and tests it with Windows insiders. I reported about it in the blog post Windows 10 V1903: Updates KB4512941 and KB4515530.
Windows 10 V1903 Update KB4512941: Workaround for the Cortana high CPU load issue
[German]Since August 21, 2019, Microsoft has been testing the KB4512941 cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 1903 with insiders. However, the update causes a high CPU load on a core on some systems.
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged Cortana, KB4512941, ndows 10 V1903, Problem, Update
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Windows 10 once again facing EU GPDR investigation
[German]Microsoft has once again come into the focus of the European data protection watch guards with regard to Windows 10 privacy. The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) has accused Microsoft of remotely collecting user data of Windows 10 Home and … Continue reading