[German]Microsoft's September 2020 patchday (B and C week) is now over. It's time for a short overview of the issues caused by updates for Windows 10 and its server counterparts.
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Windows 10: Update Issues September 2020
Windows Server 2016: Workaround for GPO-MMC wsecedit.dll error
[German]Is anyone affected by the GPO-MMC wsecedit.dll error in Windows Server 2016 caused by security update KB4577015 dated September 8, 2020? There is a temporary workaround to prevent the crash. This can be used until a fix from Microsoft is available.
Firefox 81.0.0 and 78.3.0 esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers have released the version 81.0.0, the Firefox browser, as well as the 78.3.0 esr, on September 22, 2020. Firefox 81 is a new development branch, which is intended to fix both vulnerabilities and bugs. Continue reading
Google Chrome 85.0.4183.121 released
[German]Google released a new update of the Google Chrome browser on September 21, 2020, which raises the browser to version 85.0.4183.121. It is a security update that closes ten vulnerabilities in addition to bug fixes.
Unprotected Microsoft Bing Server leaks search queries, location data
[German]An unsecured Microsoft Bing server allowed third parties to retrieve search queries and user location data. Among the data disclosed was device information – but no personal data. In some cases, however, the combination of this data can identify users.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10, version 1809/190x: robocopy extensions
[German]In Windows 10 version 1809 and version 1903/1909 Microsoft has added some extensions to the robocopy command with the preview updates of September 16, 2020. To my knowledge, Microsoft has not documented anything so far.
Windows: Edge Update KB4559309 replaced with KB4576754, fixes performance issues
[German]Microsoft has replaced the update KB4559309 for the new Edge Browser released in June 2020 with the new update KB4576754. The background was probably slow starting Windows 10 systems after applying the update KB4559309, but this was not documented in the support article.
CISA Warning: Patch your Windows Servers against CVE-2020-1472 (Zerologon)
[German]The United States Agency for Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security (CISA) has issued an emergency order giving the U.S. government agencies a four-day deadline to implement a Windows Server patch against the Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472).
Ad-Blocker uMatrix development has ended
Another short information for users who use the ad blocker uMatrix in browsers like Firefox. The developer Raymond Hill (GorHill) has 'frozen' the project and will not develope the software further.
Windows Sysinternals updated on Sept. 2020
[German]Microsoft has updated some of the Windows Sysinternals Tools on September 17th/18th, 2020, in which some of the tools were updated and new functions were added. Here is a rough overview.