Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 V1803: Issues with Cisco Anyconnect VPN

Posted on 2018-08-26 by guenni

[German]A brief information for administrators in enterprise environments. When using Cisco Anyconnect VPN under Windows 10 V1803 it can happen that the Windows Defender Security Center is constantly opened in the foreground.

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Microsoft: Issues with Updates KB4456688/KB4100347?

Posted on 2018-08-25 by guenni

[German]In general, Microsoft's August 2018 patchday seems to go smoothly with the delivered updates. But there are occasional hints that there may be issues with some updates. Addendum: There are new hints, that update KB4100347 is causing issues.

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Windows 10: Mail app don’t support group mails

Posted on 2018-08-25 by guenni

The mail app of Windows 10 doesn't support to send group emails to contacts located within the people app. The creation of groups in the people app is not possible. Now a Microsoft employee is trying to push the topic.

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Windows 10 shows a sihost.exe System Warning

Posted on 2018-08-23 by guenni

[German]Users who are updating Windows 10, or upgrading to the April Update (V1803) may run into a problem. A system warning from sihost.exe is displayed at startup and there are malfunctions.

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Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime

Posted on 2018-08-22 by guenni

[German]Here is another hint to vulnerabilities buried in software packages from Microsoft. The Visual C++ runtime packages (VC redistributable) provided by Microsoft are assembled to installer packages with outdated (vulnerable) WiX Toolkit versions.

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

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Intel Microcode Updates KB4346084, KB4346085, KB4346086, KB4346087, KB4346088 (August 20/21, 2018)

Posted on 2018-08-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released Intel microcode updates (KB4346084, KB4346085, KB4346086, KB4346087, KB4346088) for Windows 10 on August 20/21, 2018 (thanks to GeroH for the tip). Here is a brief overview.

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Windows 10 Version 1803: Spell checker EventID 33 error

Posted on 2018-08-22 by guenni

[German]A brief Information for users of Windows 10 version 1803, who are surprised about error entries with EventID 33, caused by the spell checker. This seems to be a bug that Microsoft has not yet corrected (August 2018).

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Store Apps for Windows 8.x – important EOL dates

Posted on 2018-08-21 by guenni

[German]Just a brief information for users of Windows Phone 8.x and desktop systems with Windows 8.x. Microsoft has announced some important end of life (EOL) dates for app developers.

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SQL Server 2016 SP2: Update-Revision KB4458621

Posted on 2018-08-21 by guenni

[German]Microsoft had to pull update KB4293807 for SQL Server 2016 SP2 (dated August 14, 2018) due to install issues (details, see SQL Server 2016 SP2: Update KB4293807 pulled). On August 19, 2018 Microsoft released update revision KB445862 for SQL Server … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Version 1803: Sysprep bug and a workaround

Posted on 2018-08-21 by guenni

[German]A brief information for administrators in corporate environments who prepare Windows 10 V1803 installation images for enrollment in the company with Sysprep. In Windows 10 V1803 there is an issue that Sysprep does not run with the automatic response file … Continue reading →

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