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Windows in figures: Fragmentation and market share
[German]March 2018 is ending fast, and we are just in front of April fools jokes. Time to take another look at the figures. What does Windows 10 in terms of market share and version fragmentation look like? Has Windows 10 … Continue reading
Update KB4100480 for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (03/29/2018)
[German]Microsoft released an out of band security update KB4100480 for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and the embedded version of Windows 7 on March 29, 2018.
German authorities demands: Microsoft must disable Windows 10 data transfer
[German]Explosive development for Microsoft and their Windows 10? The data protection officer from Baden-Württemberg (Germany) has demanded that the data transfer in Windows 10 be switched off and improved as soon as possible. This is mandatory to fulfill the GPDR … Continue reading
Windows 10: It’s over soon … with Redstone
[German]Ha ha, just another pinch of useless knowledge. It's told, that Microsoft is ditching Windows 10 code name Redstone for the current development branch. They intend to switch to a different naming format.
Microsoft will block RDP connections from clients soon
[German]Due to a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP), the company plans to block RDP connections from unpatched clients to Windows Servers in the future. Administrators need to update all clients and servers, to avoid this situation.
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 ...
Windows 7 Jan./Feb. 2018 patches opens Total Meltdown vulnerability
[German]It seems that things went terribly wrong. Microsoft's Meltdown updates shipped in January 2018 and February for Windows 7 (and Server 2008 R2) intended to mitigate the Meltdown vulnerability rip open a huge security hole. This allows any process under … Continue reading
Windows 7: Preview Rollup Update KB4088881 (03/23/2018)
[German]Microsoft released Preview Rollup Update KB4088881 for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on March 23, 2018. Here is some information about the update and the answer whether you should install the update … Continue reading
Internet Explorer Update KB4096040 (March 23, 2018)
[German]Microsoft released on March 23, 2018 security update KB4096040 for Internet Explorer, which replaces KB4089187 was released on March 13, 2018. This update fixes an IE 11 startup problem under Windows 7 SP1. The update is classified as critical.
Posted in browser, Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Internet Explorer, KB4089187, KB4096040, Sicherheit, Update
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Acer, MyWinLocker and ‘Explorer has stopped working’
[German]Today a short troubleshooting article for owners of Acer notebooks who are suddenly confronted with the error message 'Explorer stop working' during file operations.
Updates for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012/R2 (03/21/2018)
[German]Microsoft released the updates KB408888882 and KB4088883 for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012/R2 and KB4088883 for Windows Server 2012 on March 21, 2018.
Posted in Update, Windows
Tagged KB4088882, KB4088883, Update, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
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