[German]Google has updated the Google Chrome Browser to version 86.0.4240.111 on October 20, 2020. This update resolves a 0-day vulnerability CVE-2020-15999 in the FreeType library (also in other software products such as Linux), which is already exploited.
[German]On October 20, 2020, Microsoft released several cumulative updates as optionally installable previews for Windows 10 versions 1809 to 1909. In Windows 10 version 190x, the preview update anchors the Skype Lite blend Meet Now in the taskbar. Additionally, the preview updates correct some annoying problems like disappearing USB printers or the flickering of the screen caused by the last October update. Here are some details about the respective updates.
[German]Microsoft has released the Windows 10 October 2020 Update (Version 20H2) for download on October 20, 2020 (C-Week). It is the so-called autumn update for Windows 10 Version 2004.
[German]Currently, Microsoft 365 cloud services (including Office 365) are probably experiencing service disruptions, mainly in the USA/North America. Microsoft has already introduced countermeasures that seem to be working.
[German]A little rumor why Windows 10 users have been forced to install PWAs for Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word in Windows 10 and have them pinned to the Start menu, even if an Office was installed In one sentence: The approach of Microsoft Marketing, who want to push Office, coupled with the lack of competence of the developers, a combination that rarely works well, has caused the mess.
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[German]What about the cumulative update KB4579311 for Windows 10 Version 2004? Do you see issues? There are some users reporting installation errors and other issues.
[English]Administrators and users should promptly install the security updates for Windows 10 and its server counterparts from October 13, 2020. Then the TCP/IP vulnerability CVE-2020-16898 ('Bad Neighbor') will be closed. US-CERT explicitly warns about this vulnerability.
[German]Browsers based on the Chromium code such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Chromium Edge, Vivaldi etc. sporadically generate nonsensical debug.log files in version 68.x.
[German]The mail and calendar app that's shipped with Windows 10 tends to fail. In my case, I was facing the situation, that no more mail accounts can be added, removed or viewed. Here is some information including a possible solution.
[German]There was an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-16908) in the Windows setup process, which Microsoft has addressed as of October 13, 2020. The vulnerability has been fixed by updating the setup for Windows 10 version 1903 and 2004 (relevant for WSUS and ConfigMgr).
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
