[German]Windows March 2021 updates has caused a mess with printing issues (blue screens, graphic printing issues etc.). German blog reader Andy has written a PowerShell script to uninstall the problematic March 2021 updates in Windows 10 that are causing the printing issues reported here on the blog. I'm posting the script here on the blog – perhaps it will be helpful for someone.
[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the CVE-2021-26877 vulnerability in the Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS server. This vulnerability was patched by Microsoft in March 2021 via a security update. The 0patch solution is for people who do not have an ESU license.
[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 87.0.0 and 78.9.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on March 23, 2021. The FF 87 is a new development branch and the ESR is a security update that fixes vulnerabilities but also aims to fix bugs.
[German]Microsoft has released new, out-of-band updates for Windows 7.1 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and their server counterparts, effective March 22, 2021. These are intended to fix the printing issues caused by the March 9, 2021 security updates.
[German]It looks like the March 2021 updates for Windows 10, which have been revised several times and stopped at the weekend, have been re-released. Here's a bit of information on the subject.
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[German]Let's hope that the plans will quickly disappear into the drawer. In the latest Canary builds of the Edge browser, there is an option to share the history of visited websites in Edge with "other Windows features". True, reasons could be found as to why this is needed. But this feature would be the perfect way to monitor where you've been surfing.
[German]A small addendum to a topic that I've had on my scratch sheet for a few weeks now. The printer manufacturer Hewlett Packard (HP) has been annoying users lately by blocking the use of third-party ink or toner through firmware updates. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against HP in the US because of this. Here is some information.
[German]With the cumulative Windows updates for March 2021, Microsoft caused absolute chaos and many users got into serious trouble. In the meantime, it looks like the second fix update for Windows 10 has also been stopped – in my opinion, it has not been withdrawn.
[German]Microsoft announced overnight that Windows 10 version 21H1 is now available to commercial customers. These can use the new Windows 10 version to test (validate) features in enterprise environments before the operating system is released for general availability.
[German]As of 3/18/2021, Microsoft has released unscheduled updates to fix the Windows 10 graphics printing issue. However, update KB5001649 ends up with installation error 0x80070541 for some users. Here's some information on the issue.
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