Microsoft Edge 103.0.1264.71 (July 22, 2022) with fix for vulnerability used in the wild

EdgeMicrosoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 103.0.1264.71 as of July 22, 2022. It is a maintenance update that also includes a fix for the  vulnerability CVE-2022-2294. Thanks to the user for pointing this out.

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HP Pavilion Windows devices stutters (July 2022)

[German]I have come across reports of HP Pavilion 15 notebooks with Windows 10 suddenly stalling in operation. I'll summarize what I've had read – maybe there are people affected among the readers – otherwise as a hint to support engineers who are confronted with the issues by customers.

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Windows 11: Preview-Update KB5015882 (July 21, 2022)

Windows[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015882 for Windows 11 as of July 21, 2022. The preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows Server are described in separate posts. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.

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Windows Server 2022 Preview Update KB5015879 (July 19, 2022)

Windows[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015879 for Windows Server 2022 as of July 19, 2022 (C-Week), in addition to preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows Server 2022.

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Microsoft continues rollout for default disabling of Office VBA macros

[German] is once again moving forward with its plans to disable macros in Office 365 by default. Macros in Office are a gateway for malware such as Dridex, Emotet, Trickbot, Qbot, etc. It's an on-off story that Microsoft has been running there for the last few weeks – but now a rollout is in progress again.

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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 10 1909 LTSC/Server 2019 Preview-Update KB5015880 (July 21, 2022)

Windows[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015880 on July 21, 2022 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 1909 Enterprise LTSC as well as in Windows Server 2019. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates.

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Trouble with Lenovo BIOS update

[German]Users of Lenovo ThinkPads probably run into problems (booting, screen, etc.) due to BIOS or driver updates pushed onto the devices by Lenovo software. I'll summarize this as a hint to service providers who are confronted with the problem by customers.

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Google blocks "Computing Machinery" because of alleged malware

Stop - Pixabay[German]Google has been blocking the Computing Machinery (acm.org) website for several hours due to malware, triggering corresponding warnings in Chrome and Firefox browsers. Visitors can then only visit the pages at their own risk. I tracked it down – it looks to me like this is a false alarm on Google's part – because on Virustotal, the acm.org site is listed as clean. Here is a brief overview of this issue.

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Confluence Security Advisory 2022-07-20

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Confluence released Security Advisory 2022-07-20 on July 20, and updated it today. The security advisory addresses Confluence accounts with hardcoded credentials created by Questions for Confluence. This affects the Confluence app for Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center.

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Microsoft Cloud down for hours (July 21, 2022)

[German]Quick note to readers: If you had problems accessing Microsoft's cloud services like OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Skype for Business, Office for The Web or the complete Microsoft 365 suite this morning (July 21, 2022), you weren't alone. There was a major disruption in the Microsoft Cloud – some readers emailed me to let me know (thanks for that).

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