Category Archives: Windows

Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (March 13, 2018)

[German]Microsoft released various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds on March 13, 2018. Here are some details about the updates.

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Security Updates for Windows 7/8.1 (March 13, 2018)

[German]Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions on March 13, 2018. Here is an overview .

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Windows 10 Version 1803 announced in April 2018

[German]Microsoft indirectly confirmed (probably last month) that the new build of Windows 10, which is being developed under the code name Redstone 4, will be released in April 2018 as version 1803.

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Windows 10 V1709: Hotfix KB4094047 for Mixed Reality bug

[German]Microsoft  released a hotfix for Windows 10 version 1709. This hotfix shall cure a bug in Mixed Reality, affected system after the March 2018 update KB4090913 has been installed. Thanks to Stefan Kanthak for the tip.

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Windows 10: Update KB4023057 re-released

[German]Microsoft Microsoft seems to have re-released old update KB4023057 for Windows 10 (for versions 1507 to 1703) and/or released it with a new description.

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

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Windows 10: Microsoft forces feature upgrades again

[German]Microsoft has apparently started to force users of older Windows 10 builds to upgrade to the current Windows 10 builds. Settings for deferred updates are ignored in business versions of Windows 10. Here's an overview about what I found out … Continue reading

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Windows 10 V1703: Update KB4092077

[German]Microsoft released another cumulative update KB4092077 for Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) on March 8, 2018. Here are some information about the update.

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Windows Defender ATP detects Finfisher spyware

[German]Microsoft has built-in detection of the spyware Finfisher in Windows Defender ATP. This should make it harder for government agencies and their Trojans to spy on Windows users.

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Microsoft’s Control Flow Guard can be bypassed

[German]Italian security researchers have developed a concept to leverage the exploit protection control flow guard supported in Windows 8.1 up to Windows 10 (and the server counterparts). The concept will be presented to the public at Black Hat Asia.

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Windows 10 Version 1709: Servicing Stack Update KB4090914

[German]In addition to the cumulative update KB4090913, which fixes the USB bug, Microsoft has released a Servicing Stack Update KB4090914 for Windows 10 Version 1709 on March 5, 2018. Here is some information and thoughts on the topic.

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