Category Archives: Windows

Windows Defender with Update issues (01/30/2019)?

[German]Just a brief notification for users of Windows Defender. It've seen independant reports, that Windows Defender has issues and can't update since today.

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Windows 10 V1809: User profile service refuses domain login

[German]A few days ago, a German blog reader sent me a mail about an issue he was facing. After migrating from Windows 7 clients to Windows 10 V1809, the clients could not logon to a domain because the user profile … Continue reading

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Microsoft terminates the meta data service for WMP/WMC

[German]Users of Windows Media Player (WMP) and/or Windows Media Center (WMC) will facing a reduction in functionality soon. Microsoft will discontinue the metadata service used by Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center for certain versions of Windows in the … Continue reading

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ConfigMgr Client Health Toolset

Just a small tip for administrators in SCCM environments. Microsoft has released the ConfigMgr Client Health Toolset to simplify troubleshooting issues in System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).

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Windows 10 1809/Server 2019: Issue with SystemGuard Launch Security Baseline settings

[German]Brief information for administrators of Windows 10 v1809 clients or Windows Server 2019 instances. There is an issue with the Security Baseline where a newly introduced SystemGuard Launch option can cause to a blank screen when booting a UEFI system.

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

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Will Windows 19H1 be called Windows 10 April 2019 Update?

In spring 2019 Microsoft will release a new Windows 10 version in the 19H1 development branch. What will be the name of this Windows 19H1 version?

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Using Sysinternals Sysmon 8.0.0? Update to 8.0.4

[German]A quick tip for admins who use Sysmon from the Sysinternals system monitoring tools. There is a memory leak in version 8.0.0, which has been fixed in the updated version 8.0.4.

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Windows 10 V1809: Update KB4476976 (01/22/2019)

[German]Microsoft released the KB4476976 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 on January 22, 2019. Here is a brief overview of what's new.

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Is Update KB4480977 causing high TiWorker CPU load?

[German]Does the cumulative update KB4480977 dated January 17, 2019 for Windows 10 V1607 and Windows Server 2016 forces the TiWorker process to cause a high CPU load? 

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Micro Patch for Windows 0-Day file write vulnerability

In Windows there is a Zero-Day-Exploit, which allows you to overwrite files without permission. 0patch provides a temporary micro-patch for this bug after Microsoft did not patch it in January 2019.

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