Category Archives: Windows

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

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Tell Microsoft your opinion about Windows update experience

Posted on 2019-03-31 by guenni

The Windows update experience isn't the best for some Windows users. Install errors, pulled updates and many more incidents happens in the past. Now Microsoft is eager to obtain the opinion of Windows users about the update experience.

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Dell Encryption fails in Windows after March 2019 updates

Posted on 2019-03-30 by guenni

[German]After the March 2019 cumulative Windows updates has been installed, the Dell Encryption encryption solution fails on Windows 7 through Windows 10 with error messages such as _UNMNGD. Now Dell has released some information.

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Microsoft say: Windows 10 V1809 is ‘business ready’

Posted on 2019-03-29 by guenni

[German]Shortly before the release of Windows 10 V1903 (guess, we will have it sometimes in April), Microsoft took an unexpected move and declared Windows 10 V1809 ready for 'wide use', i.e. 'business ready'.

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Windows 10 V1903 get Windows Defender Tamper-Protection

Posted on 2019-03-29 by guenni

[German]In Windows 10 V1903, Windows Defender receives tamper protection. Here are a few details, what this is and how it affects administrators in enterprise environments.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview 18356.16: Workaround for upgrade error 0x80242016

Posted on 2019-03-28 by guenni

Windows Insider, who run Insider Preview Build 18356.16 in Slow Ring can't upgrade to Build 18362 updaten. Microsoft has stopped the distribution of Build 18362 in Slow Ring, until a fix is available. But there is a workaround, to force … Continue reading →

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