Category Archives: Windows

Windows 7: Malwarebytes is causing sporadic freezes

Posted on 2019-01-08 by guenni

[German]Another short information for Windows users who use Malwarebytes security software. It seems that this software is the cause of sporadic freezes in Windows 7 (and possible in other Windows version). The problem occurs under Windows 7 with the current … Continue reading →

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Finnish Consumer Disputes Board: Microsoft has to compensate for “Forced upgrade to Windows 10”

Posted on 2019-01-07 by guenni

[German]The Finnish Consumer Disputes Board decided, that Microsoft had no contractual right to install a new operating system without asking for permission. Microsoft has to compensate Windows 10 "Forced Installation" damage to consumer.

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Microsoft Edge: PoC for Remote Execution Vulnerability

Posted on 2019-01-06 by guenni

[German]A security researcher has published an exploit code as a Proof of Concept (PoC) that exploits a remote execution vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Microsoft Edge.

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Windows 10 V1809: Continous Warnings (Event ID 1534)

Posted on 2019-01-05 by guenni

[German]Another issue with Windows 10 version 1809, which I would like to discuss here. The User Profile Service populated the event log with warnings (Event ID 1534).

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Windows 10: 0-day bug enabled file overwrite

Posted on 2019-01-03 by guenni

[German]At the end of the year 2018 a new 0-day bug in Windows became known, which allows attackers to overwrite files. Here is some information about this new bug.

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

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Windows 10: Update KB4483214 breaks Sandbox mode

Posted on 2019-01-02 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 insiders testing the 19H1 should not install the KB4483214 update. This does raise the build to 18305.1003. But afterwards the sandbox cannot be used anymore.

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Windows 10 V1809: Upgrade deactivates Build-In Administrator

Posted on 2019-01-02 by guenni

[German]A brief note for Windows 10 users working with the Build-In Account Administrator. When you upgrade to the October 2018 update (Windows 10 v1809), this account is disabled in some cases.

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FYI: End of Support for Windows 7, SQL-Server 2008 and more

Posted on 2018-12-31 by guenni

At the end of the year, a brief outlook on various Microsoft products that will be dropped from support in 2019 or January 2020. This leaves a few months to plan the migration to successor products.

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Windows 10: Activated tasks are not executed

Posted on 2018-12-30 by guenni

[German]On Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, tasks may stop running after the September updates are installed. Here is some information about this issue.

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Private WinTen, a new Windows 10 privacy tool

Posted on 2018-12-29 by guenni

[German]A short note for those who like to experiment with Windows 10 privacy: There is a tool , named Private WinTen (Private Win10) with which you can control the privacy and firewall settings of Windows 10. Here is some information … Continue reading →

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