Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 V1809: Available via update search

[German]Microsoft has announced the general availability of Windows 10 October 2018 update for experienced users as of December 17, 2018. An update search should provide the feature update to Windows 10 V1809. Here is some information about what it all … Continue reading

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Survey: Slow Windows Server 2016 Update installs?

[German]Now that the December 2018 patchday is over, I would like to start a small survey. It's about your experiences as administrators of Windows Server 2016 installations. Is it still the case that these machines installs updates terrible slow?

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RDS CredSSP error after uninstalling December 2018 updates

The CredSSP error has been addressed in May 2018 with some updates (see for instance kb4103723). Now I received a comment from a German user, claiming, that uninstalling December 2018 updates is causing issues with Remote Desktop Server connection. An … Continue reading

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DNS vulnerability: Patch your Windows Domain Controller

[German]Administrators in enterprise environment should update Windows Server urgently, as a vulnerability has been found in the DNS system that has existed since at least 2012.

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Microsoft Patchday: Other Updates December 11, 2018

[German]As of December 11, 2018 (Patchday), Microsoft has released additional updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. In this blog post the respective patches are added, which are not included in the remaining posts linked at the end of the … Continue reading

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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 ...


Patchday Windows 10-Updates (December 11, 2018)

[German]As of December 11 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates have been released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server Dec. 11, 2018

[German]On December 11, 2018, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18290, ISO available

Microsoft has not only released the Insider Preview Build 18298 in Fast Ring (see Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18298). Today also the older Insider Preview Build 18290 of Windows 10 was released as ISO file.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 11, 2018)

[German]As of December 11, 2018, Microsoft released several security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, etc. Below is a compact overview of these updates and some notes.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18298

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18298 in Fast Ring. It is the 19H1 development branch, which will be released in spring 2019.

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