Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 Insider Build 18362 stopped in Slow Ring – Workaround

[German]Microsoft has stopped the distribution of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362 (from the 19H1 development branch) in Slow Ring because of an installation issue. Addendum: A workaround to recover from this mess has been discovered.

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Windows: Critical vulnerability in Huawei PCManager

[German]Microsoft has found two serious vulnerabilities in a driver and in PC Manager for Windows, both provided by Chinese company Huawei. These vulnerabilities allow local privileges escalation. Updates are available since in January 2019.

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Windows 7: Details about notification update KB4493132

[German]Within this blog post I've collected some more details about EOL notification update KB4493132 for Windows 7 SP1. Who gets it? When will there be the first notification and what does it look like? There are answers for these questions … Continue reading

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Windows Virtual Desktop: Public Preview available

[German]Last week Microsoft released a public preview of the Windows Virtual Desktop. This allows to virtualize Windows 7 for mobile workplaces. Microsoft provides Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 7 SP1 until 2023 free of charge for this platform.

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Firefox 66: Rollout stopped because of MS PowerPoint issue

[German]It is reported, that Mozilla had to stop the rollout of the newly released Firefox 66 browser. The reason is an incompatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint Online.

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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: Insider Preview 18362 (19H1) in Slow Ring

Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362 in the Slow Ring. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where also the bugs fixed in this build are listed. There are no new features in this build, but some … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Oktober 2018 Update is distributed automatically

Microsoft has now begun to automatically distribute the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809) to all computers that are suitable for this feature update. On March 20, 2019, Microsoft has updated KB article 4028685 to announce that Windows 10 … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Updates (March 19, 2019)

[German]Effective March 19, 2019, Microsoft released several cumulative updates for Windows 10 and its Windows Server counterparts. Here is an overview of these packages.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview 18362 (19H1) in Fast Ring

Microsoft also released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362 in Fast Ring on 20.3.2019. The development branch 19H1 will probably end in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where also the … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 18860.1001 (Skip Ahead)

Microsoft published the Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 18860.1001 in the Skip Ahead Ring on 20.3.2019. This is a version in development branch 20H1, which we expect to receive in spring 2020 as a Windows 10 release. The announcement and … Continue reading

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