[German]As of May 20, 2021 (3rd week of the month, C-Week), Microsoft has released several optional cumulative (preview) updates for Windows 10 version 1809 and 1909, as well as their Windows Server counterparts. Here's an overview of the updates in question.
[German]Since yesterday, May 20, 2021, users of the Chrome browser on Windows 10 have been suffering from sudden crashes worldwide. The funny thing is that Google released Chrome 90.0.4430.212 back on May 10. Until yesterday, there were no major reported issues with this version of the browser. But now something has happened to the browser, causing crashes to pile up. Update: Google has released a fix.
[German]Microsoft has released the update to Edge 90.0.818.66 on May 20, 2021. According to the release notes, the update fixes various bugs and performance issues vulnerabilities. The browser should update itself automatically.
[German]Brief information for administrators who use a WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 2 to manage updates in corporate environments. This package can no longer be used to distribute updates after October 31, 2021, because synchronization will fail after that date.
[German]After recently removing the last upgrade blockers (see the blog post Windows 10 V2004/20H2: All upgrade blocks removed (May 2021)), Microsoft is now releasing the brakes regarding the distribution of this feature update. The operating system upgrade is now to be offered to all users.
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[German]A brief information for Windows users who still use Internet Explorer 11 as their browser. The desktop version under Windows 10 will be taken out of support in certain variants on June 15, 2022, and will no longer receive any updates. Microsoft is now completely relying on Chromium Edge as the browser in Windows 10. Here is some more information about it.
[German]Another small security note for administrators of Windows systems who have not yet installed the May 2021 security updates or had to uninstall them due to problems. The May 11, 2021 updates closed the http-sys vulnerability CVE-2021-31166. Since the weekend, an exploit to exploit the vulnerability is now available. This one triggers a BlueScreen on the Windows target machine. I assume that there could be remote attacks on the vulnerability soon.
[German]Rumors have the charm that if they are true, the "see, I told you so" effect can be used. So folks, I confess, I was true and I told you so. Because Microsoft has confirmed my statements in a blog post from a week ago: Windows 10X is no longer coming, they're pivoting – it's being cloaked, but the thing is dead. Instead, Windows 10 is supposed to benefit.
[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.10.2 on May 17, 2021. It is a maintenance update for the 78 major version of the email client that fixes several bugs and vulnerabilities.
[German]The long wait is over for impatient Windows 10 users. Microsoft has released the so-called Windows 10 May 2021 Update on May 18, 2021. This version 21H1 is the first feature update for the year 2021, but brings almost no innovations compared to previous versions like Windows 10 20H2. Nevertheless, here is a short overview of what you might want to know.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
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