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AVAST and Avira confirms April 2019 Update issues
[German]The manufacturers of antivirus products, AVAST and Avira have officially confirmed that their products will cause issues with Windows after installing April 2019 Windows updates.
Windows 10 V1809: Slow down with Update KB4493509?
Just a brief information and a question, if anyone can confirm this. There are reports that the update KB4493509 slows down machines with Windows 10 V1809 extremely. Addendum: Avira confirmed such an issue.
Patchday Windows 10-Updates (April 9, 2019)
[English]On April 9, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (April 9, 2019)
[German]On April 9, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Chrome 73 shows “Managed by your Organization”
Some users of the Google Chrome browser will see a "Managed by your Organization" command in the menu. Here is some information on why this is harmless.
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: White bar on upper corner (dual screen mode)
[German]In Windows 10 there seems to be a display issue in dual-screen mode, in both version 1803 and 1809. Users complain about a white or black bar at the top of the screen.
End of Life for Microsoft products (April 9, 2019, July 9, 2019)
On tomorrow's patchday, April 9, 2019, some Microsoft Windows versions will receive security updates for the last time and reach the 'End of Life'. The same is true for some SQL Server products that will be dropped from support in … Continue reading
Operating System/Windows Share (March 2019)
April is already a few days old. Nevertheless, here are the figures for the operating system and Windows distribution on the desktop at the end of March 2019.
Windows 10 V1809: Changes removal policy for USB media
[German]Microsoft has made changes to the policies for USB media that affect Windows 10 version 1809 and later. The policies for USB media are now set to 'Quick Remove' by default.
Windows 10 V1809: Does proxy.pac kills startmenu search?
[German]A brief question to admins in enterprise environments using Windows 10 V1809 in combination with a proxy.pac. Are there issues with the Windows startmenu search hanging when a proxy.pac configuration file is used?