Windows 11 also floods folders with empty TMP directory garbage

Posted on 2021-11-01 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft promised, with Windows 11 everything will be better, more beautiful and faster – at least if you believe Microsoft's marketing. The only thing that is a bit stupid is that the developers in Redmond are using old Windows 10 code with a few optical changes. So they are really building old Windows 10 bugs into this new great Windows 11. A German blog reader pointed out to me that Windows 11 also floods folders with empty TMP directory garbage (a bug still existing since months in Windows 10).

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Surface Pro 3 and the (Card Blanche) TPM vulnerability

Posted on 2021-10-31 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Here is another addendum to the topic "we are becoming more secure with hardware and software". Recently, Microsoft had to admit a TPM vulnerability (Card Blanche) for its Surface Pro 3 and sent a corresponding security notification around. In addition, a vulnerability in the TPM chip of the Surface Pro 3 has been known for a year, for which an update is available. I'll summarize some information there.

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Sysinternals Disk2vhd v2.02 released

Posted on 2021-10-31 by guenni

Windows[German]A brief information for readers who occasionally need to transfer a Windows installation to a virtual machine. Microsoft has released the disk2vhd v2.02 tool in the free Sysinternals suite in October 2021. The tool lets you have a Windows installation transferred to a .vhd disk that can then be run with Virtual PC or Hyper-V.

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Windows WPBT vulnerability allows Rootkit installation

Posted on 2021-10-30 by guenni

Windows[German]I would like to once again flush up a security issue that affects users of Windows systems. In September, it became known that a vulnerability in WPBT allows attackers to install a rootkit on Windows machines. There is virtually nothing users can do about it and they have to hope for Microsoft's security features like WDAC.

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Edge 95.0.1020.40

Posted on 2021-10-30 by guenni

Edge[German]Microsofthas released a security advisory for the Edge browser as of October 29, 2021, updating the browser to version 95.0.1020.40. The update also closed vulnerabilities reported to the Chromium team.

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

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Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 RTM, released to OEMs

Posted on 2021-10-30 by guenni

Windows[German]I had also reported in the blog post Windows 11 IoT Enterprise only with 36 months support that the Windows 10 IoT Enterprise would be available soon. Microsoft has now announced in this Techcommunity post dated 10/26/2021 that Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 has reached RTM status. Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 has therefore been released to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). This version will be available in two editions Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, version 21H2 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021. (via)

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Exchange Online: Enabling Apple Mail App Clients for Modern Authentication

Posted on 2021-10-30 by guenni

[German]Quick note for administrators who manage Apple devices with older iOS versions in an Exchange Online environment. Make sure that these devices are prepared for Modern Authentication, otherwise there will soon be communication problems. No later than October 1, 2022, Microsoft plans to turn off Basic Authentication on Exchange Online.

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Issues with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20099) 64 bit download

Posted on 2021-10-30 by guenni

[German]Brief information for the readers. Adobe does not seem to be able to provide a correct download for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20099) in the 64-bit version. Instead of Acrobat Reader DC, Acrobat DC is made available for download.

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Reports say: Microsoft works on a low cost Surface Laptop with Windows 11 SE

Posted on 2021-10-30 by guenni

[German]There was a report this week that Microsoft is working on a Windows 11 SE. This variant is said to be intended for a low-priced Surface Laptop. Microsoft wants to attack the Chromebook market with it. Some information and thoughts on this topic.

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Chrome 95.0.4638.69

Posted on 2021-10-29 by guenni

[German]Google has released a security update of Google Chrome 95.0.4638.69 for Windows, Mac and Linux on October 28, 2021. It is a security update that closes vulnerabilities rated as high. Here's a brief overview.

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