Category Archives: Windows

TeamViewer: Vulnerability allows permission changes

Posted on 2017-12-07 by guenni

[German]The TeamViewer software, commonly used to remotely control computers, has a security vulnerability. This allows attackers to hijack a session and attack the target computer. A patch is available.

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Windows 10 V1709: Issues with Update KB4051963

Posted on 2017-12-07 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released cumulative update KB4051963 for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (V1709) on November 30, 2017. Now it seems, that this update is causing issues for some users.

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Vendors ‘rootkit’: ‘Windows Platform Binary Table’ (WPBT)

Posted on 2017-12-06 by guenni

[German]Within this blog post I like to address a feature called 'Windows Platform Binary Table' (WPBT), that has been used aon OEM PCs to enable manufacturers to download and install their software, even if the user tries a clean install … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: Fix broken Update (Error 0x80248015) 12/4/17

Posted on 2017-12-05 by guenni

[German]Since December 4, 2017 the Update Search in Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) has been broken. But Microsoft has provided already a fix. For those affected, I briefly document within this blog post what you should know and … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Update causes error code 0x80190001

Posted on 2017-12-05 by guenni

[German]Does Windows 10 ends with an error code 0x80190001 when installing a feature update (upgrade) and aborts the install process? In this blog post I will develop some hints to decode and repair this error.

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

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Internet Explorer 11 crashes after installing updates?

Posted on 2017-12-04 by guenni

[German]In connection with the latest Windows updates there is (possibly) a problem with Internet Explorer 11 that can cause crashes. In my opinion, this problem occurs in all versions of Windows and it's available since September 2017 patchday.

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Windows 10: Updates KB4054022, KB4055237, KB4052342 (Nov. 30, 2017)

Posted on 2017-12-02 by guenni

[German]On November 30, 2017 Microsoft has released updates KB4054022, KB4055237 and KB4052342 for Windows 10. Here is a short overview of these updates.

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Windows 10 V1709: Update KB4051963 (dot matrix printer fix)

Posted on 2017-12-01 by guenni

[German]It took a long time, but on November 30, 2017 the cumulative update KB4051963 for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (V1709) has been released. Here are a few details.

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Windows 10: AdDuplex figures and 600 Million active devices

Posted on 2017-11-30 by guenni

Interesting question: how many systems are running Windows 10? And how is the distribution of Windows 10 versions. Both data has been released November 29, 2017 or before.

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Microsoft Updates KB4049068 and KB4049016

Posted on 2017-11-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has (re-)released some updates for Windows and .NET-Framework around November 22, – 27, 2017 on WSUS, but hasn't documented much. Here are a few details.

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