Category Archives: Windows

Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2: Update KB4489881 is causing BlueScreens

Posted on 2019-04-06 by guenni

[German]Rollup Update KB4489881, which was released for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 on March 12, 2019, has a bug that triggers BlueScreens. The bug has beend fixed in the preview rollup update.

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Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 (04/04/2019)

Posted on 2019-04-06 by guenni

Microsoft has re-released it's Reliability update KB4023057 for Windows 10 (version 1507 till 1803) – see also. This should make the upgrade to the current Windows 10 version 1809 more reliable. Details about this cyclically released update can be found … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1809: Update KB4490481 causes blue screens

Posted on 2019-04-05 by guenni

[German]Cumulative update KB4490481released by Microsoft on April 2, 2019, for Windows 10 V1809 and Windows Server 2019 is causing BlueScreens on some systems.

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Windows 10 May 2019 Update brings back Update control

Posted on 2019-04-05 by guenni

[German]Surprisingly Microsoft has now revealed the name of the upcoming Windows 10 version, announced the delivery schedule and announced more control over the update installation.

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KB4490481 fixes/adds group policies in Windows 10 V1809

Posted on 2019-04-04 by guenni

[German]The recently released cumulative update KB4490481 also fixes various issues with group policies and adds further group policies in Windows 10 V1809. Here are a few details.

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Hackers are Loving Windows PowerShell

Posted on 2019-04-04 by guenni

PowerShell is available as a script environment on all Windows systems and is not only popular with administrators. Attackers also appreciate PowerShell to run malicious scripts in Windows environments.

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.NET Framework Update KB4489192 (April 2, 2019)

Posted on 2019-04-03 by guenni

On April 2, 2019, Microsoft released a cumulative security update KB4489192 for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.7.2 for Windows 10, version 1809, and Windows Server 2019.

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Windows 10 shows strange Test notifications

Posted on 2019-04-03 by guenni

[German]Currently, users are reporting very strange notifications with test messages that appear on Windows 10. Either there's a trainee with keyboard issues on the road at Microsoft, or there's a security issue so that third parties can send notifications.

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Security: Windows-Spoofing via .reg files

Posted on 2019-04-02 by guenni

[German]Windows users can be spoofed into importing .reg files, as I just verified. You can send manipulated messages to the user via the dialog box shown before a .reg file is imported.

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Windows 10 V1903 will probably named ‘Fools Creator Update’

Posted on 2019-04-01 by guenni

Exclusive: Between all the struggle with the scattered accessibility of my blogs due to the server change at the weekend, a message almost went down. I got a hint from my internal sources, that told me the name of the … Continue reading →

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