Windows 10 LTSC: Next version with reduced 5 years support

Posted on 2021-02-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just announced its plans for its Windows 10 versions in the Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). There will probably be a new version in the fall – but it will (surprise) only be provided with updates for five years.

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Will February 2021 updates force Windows 10 machines into the pre-boot menu?

Posted on 2021-02-19 by guenni

[German]Short question for the blog readership: have you encountered any cases these days where Windows 10 machines running version 1909 or later lapse into the pre-boot menu after booting? A blog reader confronted me with this problem.

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Windows 10: SSU KB4601390 pulled, revised SSU KB5001079 released

Posted on 2021-02-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft had pulled a second Servicing Stack Update (SSU) KB4601390 for Windows 10 due to serious issues. In the meantime, they have replaced the SSU from February 9, 2021 with the new Servicing Stack Update KB5001079. Here is some information, how to re-enable further update installs on affected Windows 10 clients and Windows Servers.

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Edge 88.0.705.74 released

Posted on 2021-02-18 by guenni

Edge[German]Microsoft has released the update to Edge 88.0.705.74 on February 17, 2021. It is a security update that fixes nine vulnerabilities that have already been fixed in Google Chrome 88. Here is some information about it.

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Windows 10 21H1 officially announced, testing started with Insider in Beta channel

Posted on 2021-02-18 by guenni

[German]Last night Microsoft officially announced the upcoming Windows 10 21H1 and at the same time started the "beta test" with Windows Insiders in the beta channel. It will probably be a "small feature update" again, which brings the Windows 10 20H2 to the 21H1 via enablement update. Oh yes, the feature update is scheduled for general release in the first half of 2021.

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Chromebook sales to surpass Mac numbers in 2020

Posted on 2021-02-18 by guenni

[German]Interesting information I just came across. Chromebook sales with Chrome OS surpassed Apple Mac unit sales for the first time in 2020. And Chromebooks are gaining market share at the expense of Microsoft Windows.

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Chrome 88.0.4324.182 fixes 10 vulnerabilities

Posted on 2021-02-17 by guenni

[German]Google developers have updated the Chrome browser to version 88.0.4324.182 as of February 16, 2020 in the desktop version for Linux, macOS and Windows. This security update fixes 106 vulnerabilities in the older browser versions.

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Windows 10 Preview Updates (Feb. 16, 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-17 by guenni

[German]As of February 16, 2021 (3rd Tuesday of the month, C-Week), Microsoft has released several optional cumulative (preview) updates for Windows 10 as well as its Windows Server counterparts. Here's an overview of the updates in question.

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Warning: Microsoft Edge 88.0.705.68 crashes since today

Posted on 2021-02-17 by guenni

Edge[German]A brief message for users of Microsoft Edge – version 88.0.705.68 (current is 88.0.4324.182). I received several reports from German users, facing browser crashes. Here is a rough overview of what is going on and a workaround.

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Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Windows Shell

Posted on 2021-02-17 by guenni

[German]Today another topic that has been on my agenda for a while. There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows shell that allows a local attacker to escalate user privileges. But it's quite difficult and can only be exploited locally.

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