Category Archives: Windows

Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server July 10, 2018

Posted on 2018-07-11 by guenni

[German]On July 10, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4338818, KB4338823) for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates (KB4338815, KB4338824) for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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PowerShell-Script WindowsAutoPilotIntune 2.1

Posted on 2018-07-10 by guenni

A short tip for administrators working with InTune. The WindowsAutoPilotIntune 2.1 script has been released in the PowerShell Gallery. This is an example module for managing AutoPilot devices via the Intune Graph API. Michael Niehaus pointed this out here.

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Windows Policy Analyzer: June 2018 update

Posted on 2018-07-10 by guenni

Policy Analyzer is a utility in the Security Compliance Toolkit for analyzing and comparing sets of Group Policy Objects (GPOs), which has been received a minor update End of June 2018.

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Windows 10 V1803 released for blocked Dell Alienware PCs

Posted on 2018-07-09 by guenni

Microsoft has begun to ship its previously blocked Windows 10 April Update (V1803) to Dell Alienware PCs and Notebooks. The devices are automatically updated to the new Windows 10 build.

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Windows Server 2019: with Core or with desktop

Posted on 2018-07-09 by guenni

Microsoft will offer a core version of Windows Server 2019, which comes without a desktop and is managed via PowerShell and Admin Center. But there is also a desktop version available.

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

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Browser Add-On Stylish for Chrome/Firefox banned

Posted on 2018-07-08 by guenni

[German]Google and Mozilla have banned the Stylish browser extension (AddOn) from the stores. Here is some background information about this add-on.

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Windows Event ID 4624 – Login codes explained

Posted on 2018-07-07 by guenni

A short tip for administrators of Windows systems who perform forensic analyses with regard to logon processes. Windows events with event ID 4624 have a numeric code that indicates the type of logon (or logon attempt). 

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Sysinternals: Sysmon V8.0, Autoruns V13.90 released

Posted on 2018-07-06 by guenni

[German]Mark Russinovich has updated the two tools Sysmon and Autoruns from the Sysinternals Tools on July 5, 2018 (see this Technet article).

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Windows 10 V1803: HCVI causes driver error code 39

Posted on 2018-07-06 by guenni

[German]Users of Windows 10 may experience a nasty surprise when switching to version 1803. Drivers are no longer be loaded and return the error code 39 in the device manager – although all worked before installing the feature update. This … Continue reading →

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Windows 7/8.1: Public preview of Windows Defender ATP

Posted on 2018-07-05 by guenni

Microsoft has released a public preview of Windows Defender ATP for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 in mid of June 2018. Here are a few details in case you missed it.

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