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Fix for VB6, VBA, VBScript bug?
[German]On August 16, 2019, Microsoft released updated updates for Windows to fix issues with VB6, VBA, and VBScript. On August 17, and 19, 2019 more updates for Windows 10 has been released.
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18963 (20H1) released
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18963 (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in Fast Ring. The announcement with details about new features/changes and bugs can be found at the Windows Blog.
Windows 10 V1903 Bitlocker issue: TPM 2.0 drops error 10
[German]Is there an issue with the Trusted Platform Module 2.0 on Windows 10 version 1903? I got reports that TPM is causing error code 10 in Device Manager. Then of course Bitlocker does not work anymore.
Windows 10 V1903: Install errors with Update KB4512508
[German]There are user reports that the update KB4512508 of August 13, 2019 for Windows 10 Version 1903 can lead to various error aborts during installation.
Beware of Dism++ with Windows customizations
[German]A brief note for fans of the software tool Dism ++. You can get into a lot of trouble with this tool when customizing Windows installations. Here a few things I became aware of.
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 ...
August 2019 Updates: Issues with VB6, VBA and VBScript
[German]As of August 2019, Microsoft will cut VBScript support in Internet Explorer. Now there are problems with the Windows security updates from August 2019 in connection with Visual Basic (VB6, VBA and VBScript).
Windows 10 V1903: Error 0x8024200D or 0x800F081F with update KB4512508
[German]There are first (German) user reports that report errors when installing the update KB4512508 for Windows 10 Version 1903 (May 2019 Update). Either error code 0x8024200D or error code 0x800F081F is reported.
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged 0x800F081F, 0x8024200d, Error, KB4512508, Update, Windows 10
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Windows Updates KB4512506/KB4512486 drops error 0x80092004
[German]A brief information for users who install the August 2019 security updates KB4512506 or KB4512486 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in an installation error 0x80092004. It is highly likely that updates to retrofit SHA-2 support will … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged Error 0x80092004, KB4512486, KB4512506, Update, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Symantec/Norton blocks Windows Updates (SHA-2)
[German]Users of Windows systems that have Symantec Antivirus or Norton Antivirus installed are running into trouble as of August 2019-Patchday. These antivirus solutions are blocking the delivery of security updates signed with SHA-2 only, at least on Windows 7 SP1 … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Security, Update, Windows
Tagged issue, Update, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows: Critical Patches (CVE-2019-1181/CVE-2019-1182) August 13, 2019
[German]As of August 13, 2019 (2nd Tuesday of the month, Patchday) Microsoft has released a series of security updates. These include extremely critical updates that close vulnerabilities exploitable by computer worms (CVE-2019-1181/CVE-2019-1182).