Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.630 (20H2) released

Posted on 2020-11-11 by guenni

[German]On November 10, 2020, Microsoft also released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.6130 (20H2) for Windows Insider on the Beta and Release Preview Channel. This build will be delivered as an update (KB4586781) to all on Windows 10 20H2, as you can see from the announcement in the Windows blog. With this update Microsoft has corrected the daylight saving time changeover to Fiji to December 20 and rolls out security updates for Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Input and Composition, Microsoft Graphics Component, the Windows Wallet Service, Windows Fundamentals and the Windows Kernel.

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Microsoft Store, Outlook und Xbox Live worldwide down (Nov. 10, 2020)

Posted on 2020-11-10 by guenni

[German]Microsoft users are currently (November 10, 2020) experiencing worldwide problems accessing the Windows Store (Microsoft Store), Xbox Live services and Outlook. Here is some information about this.

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Windows 10 2004/20H2 and the broken 'Credentials Manager': Cause and Workaround – Part 2

Posted on 2020-11-10 by guenni

[German]Credentials Manager is unusable on Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) and Windows 10 20H2 because it forgets credentials of applications based on this feature. In part 1 I already mentioned this topic. In part 2 I will now add some additional information about a possible cause.

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Windows 10 version 1903 is forcibly updated to 1909

Posted on 2020-11-10 by guenni

[German]Another short message to owners of machines with Windows 10 version 1903 (Home and Pro). Microsoft announced it is starting to forcefully upgrade these systems to Windows 10 version 1909.

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Windows 10 Feature Upgrade Re-Releases for WSUS (Nov. 10, 2020)

Posted on 2020-11-10 by guenni

[German]Short note for administrators who distribute updates in managed environments It seems that the night has brought a surge of Windows 10 feature updates.

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...

Slingbox discontinued

Posted on 2020-11-10 by guenni

Slingbox has developed devices, that promises to stream cable services through a single interface and watch them on your phone, tablet, computers and other TVs. Now the vendor has announced, that they discontinued the service of it's product.

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Tianfu Cup Competition: Windows 10, iOS, Chrome, Firefox hacked

Posted on 2020-11-10 by guenni

[German]On the weekend (7th/8th November 2020) the TMC 2020 took place in China. It is a hacker competition (TifanCup 2020), in which the best hacker teams in China compete against each other in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Once again there were a lot of hacks on current software like browsers, Windows 10 etc.

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VMware confirms freezes on ESXi 6.5 Update 3 and 6.7 Update 3

Posted on 2020-11-10 by guenni

[German]Quick note for HPE server users who are running VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3 and ESXi 6.7 Update 3 with a custom image. There it comes to 'hangs', VMware has now confirmed this.

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Windows 10 2004/20H2 and the broken 'Credentials Manager': Root Cause and Workaround – Part 1

Posted on 2020-11-09 by guenni

[German]I bring up an unpleasant topic again. The Credentials Manager is unusable on Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) and Windows 10 20H2. This is because Credentials Manager forgets credentials, which affects all applications that use this feature.

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PSA: A new head at askwoody.com

Posted on 2020-11-09 by guenni

[German]Just a short information: The website askwoody.com will get a 'change of it's head'. Woody Leonhard, who has been running the project for many years, is stepping down and putting the site into new hands.

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