Windows 10: Block/manage Updates with WuMgr (2021)

Posted on 2021-05-01 by guenni

Windows[German]Users repeatedly ask how updates can be blocked for installation under Windows 10 (Home and Pro). After all, Microsoft has removed this functionality from Windows 10. If there are problems, the updates install themselves again and again, until the problem is gotten, the update has been withdrawn by Microsoft or blocked by the user. With the Windows Update Manager by David Xanatos, however, there is a tool to specifically hide updates under Windows 10.

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Security Baseline for Microsoft365 Apps for Enterprise v2104

Posted on 2021-05-01 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the Security Baseline for Microsoft365 Apps for Enterprise v2104 as a final for enterprise deployment. This baseline builds on the previous Office baseline, which was released in mid-2019.

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Windows 10 V2004/20H2: Preview Update KB5001391 with issues

Posted on 2021-05-01 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released the update KB5001391 for Windows 10 version 2004, for version 20H2 as well as for the upcoming version 21H1 as a preview on April 28, 2021. This update is supposed to fix a number of bugs – however, for one blog reader, it causes problems with games that I had already described a few days ago for the March 29, 2021 preview update. Here is some information around this update and the problems.

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Check: Has my email address been hijacked by the Emotet malware?

Posted on 2021-05-01 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Emotet malware (Trojan and ransomware) has been quite successful and has collected million email addresses and access data on compromised systems. As of April 25, 2021, the Emotet malware was automatically removed from Windows machines. Now, the FBI has handed over 4 million email addresses that they logged with during the seizure to the website Have I Been Pwned. There you can check if the addresses are compromised.

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VLC 3.0.13

Posted on 2021-05-01 by guenni

Sicherheit[German]The developers of VLC Player have released version 3.0.13 for Linux, macOS and Windows (currently only available on the FTP server). It is only a minimal maintenance update, which should fix bugs.

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

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Edge Edge 90.0.818.51

Posted on 2021-04-30 by guenni

Edge[German]After the Chrome 90.0.4430.93 -release by Google, Microsoft has released the update to the Edge 90.0.818.51 on April 29, 2021. The update fixes various vulnerabilities that have already been fixed in Google Chrome.

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Disabled Windows 10 Experiments block Known Issue Rollback (KIR) fixes

Posted on 2021-04-30 by guenni

Windows[German]Users who block various telemetry features, including the Windows Experiments feature in Windows 10, for privacy reasons will lose additional options offered by the operating system. It has just become known that a disabled Windows Experiments feature will also block the Known Issue Rollback (KIR) introduced in Windows 10 version 2004. Specifically, the required fixes can no longer be applied. Here is some information on this issue.

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Microsoft intends to give Office new standard fonts – all from the cloud?

Posted on 2021-04-30 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is currently looking for a new standard font for its Office modules. At least that is what emerges from a tweet and a blog post from 28.4.2021. However, the whole thing raises more questions than it answers. If my gut instincts aren't deceiving, this is another step toward the cloud. Here's some information and thoughts on it.

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QNAP investigates AgeLocker ransomware attacks (04/29/2021)

Posted on 2021-04-30 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Just recently, QNAP NAS drives were encrypted by a ransomware attack – I went into this topic in the blog post The The QNAP disaster: Ransomware attack on NAS devices. Now the next attack is due. The vendor has again issued a security warning about its QNAP products as of April 29, 2021. There are indications that the devices or NAS drives are being actively attacked by the AgeLocker ransomware and the drive contents are being encrypted. The manufacturer is investigating these cases and asks users to update the systems. about the issue.

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Microsoft is preparing Windows 10 Mai 2021 Update (21H1)

Posted on 2021-04-29 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft is preparing the next feature update for the spring release of Windows 10. This new Windows 10 build will be released as version 21H1 and is – big surprise – supposed to come as Windows 10 May 2021 update. At least, that's what Microsoft just announced and plans to commit the build in question today. Here's some information on what's known so far.

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