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Windows 10: Microcode updates (09/13/2018) & WSUS chaos
[German]Microsoft has released a set of microcode updates for various Windows 10 builds. These updates are intended to protect various processors against the Spectre V2 vulnerability. Here is some information about the updates, as well as chaos in the KB … Continue reading
Windows 10: Update error 0x80246010
[German]Does Windows 10 throw error code 0x80246010 during update installation and aborts this step? This article tries to give hints on how to fix the update error 0x80246010.
Patchday issues with updates & WSUS (September 11, 2018)
[German]As of September 11, 2018, Microsoft has released a new batch of updates for Windows and other products. Update KB4457144 for Windows 7 SP1 may issue error 0x8000FFFF. Addendum: The reason for this error and a simple fix has been … Continue reading
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server Sept. 11, 2018
[German]On September 11, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4457144, KB4457145 ) for Windows 7 SP1 and further updates (KB4457129, KB4457143) for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
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Tagged KB4457129, KB4457143, KB4457144, KB4457145, Update, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
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Microsoft’s Windows Security Servicing Criteria
[German]In September 2018, Microsoft published new documents that describe in more detail the criteria according to which security updates for Windows are developed.
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 ...
Microsoft reprocessing store apps due to error 0x800B0100
[German]Since the beginning of September 2018, users of store apps on Windows 10 have been running into the problem that the error 0x800B0100 is displayed during the app installation during the update. Microsoft has now admitted a problem and wants … Continue reading
Windows 10: Error 0x800706F7 (The stub received bad data)
[German]Some users of Windows 10 suddenly receiving the error 0x800706F7 when starting programs and/or the message 'The stub received bad data' is shown.
Windows 10: Update KB4023057 released (Sept. 6, 2018)
[German]Microsoft has released on September 6, 2018 update KB4023057 again to (almost) all Windows 10 builds. The aim of this update is, to prepare the machine for upcoming feature upgrade to Windows 10 V1809.
VMware Tools 10.3.0 pulled due to a bug
[German]Important note for users of VMware virtualization products. The vender has pulled its VMware tools version 10.3.0 due to a serious bug. Here are a few details.
Windows Defender reports osk.exe as malware
[German]A curious story that German blog reader Paul B. just told me about. Windows Defender triggers a false alarm on a Windows native file reporting a Trojan Win32.AccessibilityEscalation.