Category Archives: Windows

Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates KB4343894, KB4343891 (August 30, 2018)

[German]Microsoft has released the preview rollups KB4343894 for Windows 7 SP1 and KB4343891 for Windows 8.1 as of August 30, 2018. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Windows 10: Update KB4346783, KB4343893, KB4343889, KB4343884 (08/30/2018)

[German]Microsoft has released the updates KB4346783, KB4343893, KB4343889 and KB4343884 for various Windows 10 builds as of August 30, 2018. Here is an overview.

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Security: TPM vulnerable; and dump mode for Intel ME

[German]Currently, two security issues are on the agenda. Meanwhile, an approach is known to get full access to the Intel Management Engine (Intel ME). And two attack methods on TPM chips from computers have become known.

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Intel graphics driver update for Windows 10

Intel has updated its graphics driver for Windows 10 to version 24.20.100.6286. This update brings some bug fixes, including a fix for YouTube video playback issues.

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Updates KB4343205 and KB4343900 blocks Single sign-on

[German]Just a brief addendum to the August 14, 2018 patchday: Updates KB4343205 and KB4343900 blocks Single sign-on (SSO) and causes trouble even with terminal servers.

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

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Nonsense Project: Windows 95 as an App

[German]Another short topic that has already been circulated and cheered on in blogs last week. It is now possible to run Windows 95 as an app on other operating systems such as Linux, macOS and Windows. I took a quick … Continue reading

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Will Microsoft pull July/August 2018 Microcode updates?

[German]Does Microsoft withdraw or replace Intel Microcode updates for Windows released in July/August 2018? Here are a few things I've compiled with the request for feedback, maybe there is an explanation.

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Windows 0-day ALPC vulnerability in task scheduler

[German]Windows has an unpatched zero-day local privilege escalation vulnerability, which allows unprivileged users to extend rights to the SYSTEM level. Here is some information about the facts. Addendum: There seems to be a workaround to mitigate the vulnerability. And there is a … Continue reading

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Fix for .Net Framework Update KB4340558 error 0x80092004

There is obviously a fix for the install error 0x80092004 caused from .Net Framework update KB4340558. Here are a few details about the status of that topic.

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SMBv1 FAQ and Windows networks

[German]For security reasons, Microsoft would like to retire the SMBv1 network protocol in Windows and recommends not to use it. In this article I have collected some information on this topic.

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