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Category Archives: Windows
Microsoft Security Advisory (December 12, 2017)
[German]As part of the December patchday (12/12/2017), Microsoft has also issued a Microsoft Security Advisory Notification. It addresses the security settings for Active Directory Domain Services. And it's discusses the DDE vulnerability when opening Office documents.
Posted in Office, Security, Windows
Tagged Active Directory, DDE, Microsoft, Office, Security
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Internet Explorer 11: Enable ActiveX controls
[German]This blog post shows, how to define compatibility lists for ActiveX components in Internet Explorer 11. This is mandatory to allow ActiveX component execution within the browser. This topic has been raised a few days ago during fixing the broken … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 10 Updates December 12, 2017
[German]On December 12, 2017 Microsoft released a couple of cumulative updates for all supported Windows 10 builds. Here is an overview what's patched.
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1 (December 12, 2017)
[German]On December 12, 2017, Microsoft released a couple of updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and the corresponding Windows Server versions. Here is an overview what's patched.
Posted in Update, Windows
Tagged KB4054518, KB4054519, KB4054521, KB4054522, Update, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
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Windows 10: Multi monitor bug in December 2017 update?
[German]Today a short blog post, addressing Windows 10 users with a multi-monitor configuration. I recently run over some posts, that reporting, the last December 2017 update will cause problems with multi-monitor environments.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10: Disable fast startup
[German]This blog post describes (as a basic article) the steps to disable the so-called fast boot in Windows 10. This feature causes various issues with the operating system. So disabling fast boot is a test, if an issue is related … Continue reading
Windows 10 Setup: Stuck in Cortana hell
[German]Today a some funny blog post that points out the sufferings of an administrator who was ordered to set up a new Windows 10 system. Okay, it wasn't one, it was 40 systems. Unexpectedly, he was trapped in a Cortana … Continue reading
Windows 10: Update error 0x80096004
[German]Occasionally, the installation of updates under Windows terminates with error code 0x80096004. Most recently, it seems to have hit users of Windows 10 Insider Previews. Here is some information about the update error.
Critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Malware Protection Engine (CVE-2017-11937 and CVE-2017-11940)
[German]Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine has a critical memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote code execution. Microsoft released a security advisory on December 6, 2017 and says corresponding security updates are available. Here are what I found out till now. [Update: … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, Vulnerability, Windows
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November 2017: Patchday issues (WSUS, IE …)
The updates released from Microsoft end of November 2017 brought some bad surprises for administrators. And users are facing also issues with those updates. Here are a few details.