Windows 11: Microsoft speeds up rollout – new Media Player app

Posted on 2021-11-17 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has just announced that it wants to speed up the Windows 11 rollout on compatible devices. While the announcements of the past few weeks always hinted at a restrained rollout – actually, it wasn't supposed to start until 2022 – a paradigm shift is emerging. But I wonder where the compatible devices will come from and who will switch to Windows 11? Microsoft also unveiled a new Media Player app for Windows 11 Insiders.

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Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2) released

Posted on 2021-11-17 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released the feature update for Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2) on 11/16/2021. In addition, the ISO installation media and an installation image are also available in the Media Creation Tool. It is only a minor feature update, which brings only a few new features. Here is a brief overview.

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Windows 11: Microsoft confirms problems with Intel Smart Sound technology

Posted on 2021-11-17 by guenni

Windows[German]Windows 11 users will have to be patient. Microsoft has confirmed compatibility issues with Intel Smart Sound Technology drivers as known on its Windows 11 status page. However, there are suggestions on how to mitigate the problem until updated drivers are made available. Here are some notes on the subject.

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AMD Windows 10 graphics drivers with vulnerabilities (Nov. 2021)

Posted on 2021-11-16 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Users with AMD graphics cards and Windows 10 should look into the issue of updating AMD graphics drivers. The manufacturer has admitted that its Windows 10 graphics drivers have numerous vulnerabilities. Some vulnerabilities (e.g. in the graphics driver) are classified with security score high.

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Blacksmith: New Rowhammer variant allows to bypass DDR4 memory protections

Posted on 2021-11-16 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security researchers from ETH Zürich has developed a new Rowhammer technique – using fuzzing – to bypass DDR4 memory protections and flip memory cells. That technique, called Blacksmith, allows an unprivileged process to change or corrupt data stored in RAM cells. This new technique also allows to bypass DDR4 memory protections methods developed so far.

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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 ...

Emotet malware is back

Posted on 2021-11-16 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The Emotet malware (Trojan and ransomware) was quite successful and infected numerous systems. Law enforcers had managed to hack the botnet's infrastructure for distributing the malware. As of April 25, 2021, Emotet malware was automatically removed from Windows machines. However, it was not permanent, because the Emotet malware is back and building a new botnet.

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Thunderbird 91.3.1

Posted on 2021-11-16 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.3.1 on November 15, 2021. This is a maintenance and security update for the 91 development branch, which makes minor fixes. Here's a brief overview.

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Chrome 96.0.4664.45

Posted on 2021-11-16 by guenni

[German]Google has released an update to Google Chrome 96.0.4664.45for Windows, Mac and Linux (and Android) on November 15, 2021. It is a new development branch, but which also closes some vulnerabilities. Here's a brief overview.

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50 years ago: First Intel® 4004 microprocessor introduced

Posted on 2021-11-15 by guenni

Intel® 4004 Microprozessor [German]Today, November 15, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of the Intel® 4004, the world's first commercially available microprocessor. Launched in November 1971, the 4004 paved the way for modern microprocessor computing – the "brains" that enable nearly every modern technology, from the cloud to the edge. Microprocessors enable the convergence of technological superpowers – ubiquitous computing, ubiquitous connectivity, cloud-to-edge infrastructure and artificial intelligence – and provide a pace of innovation that is faster today than ever before.

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Windows 10/Windows Server: Out-of-band updates fixes DC authentification error (2021/11/14)

Posted on 2021-11-15 by guenni

Update[German]Microsoft has released unscheduled, so-called out-of-band updates for various versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 / 2019 as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on November 14, 2021. These are intended to fix domain controller authentication errors that occurred with the November 2021 patchday updates. Here is some information about them.

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