Windows 10 20H2 ISOs for Insiders available

[German]Microsoft released the ISO installation images with the Insider Preview of Windows 10 20H2. That's the next Windows 10 version awaited for autumn 2020 (September or October). The ISO installation images may be used for a clean/fresh install of Windows 10 20H2 Insider Preview Build 20201.1000.

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Google Chrome 85 released

[German]Google released a new update of the Google Chrome browser on August 25, 2020, which raises the browser to version 85. This is a new branch of development, which, in addition to bug fixes, also closes vulnerabilities and offers new features.

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Tor Browser 9.5.4

SicherheitThe developers of the Tor bundle released Tor Browser 9.5.4 as a bundle on August 25, 2020. I just got the update delivered automatically.

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Thunderbird 78.2.0 released

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 78.2.0 of the e-mail client on August 26, 2020. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which corrects some errors.

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Firefox 80.0.0 and 78.2.0 esr released

Mozilla[German]Mozilla's developers have released the Firefox browser version 80.0.0, as well as 78.2.0 esr on August 25, 2020. Firefox 80 is a new development branch, which is intended to fix both vulnerabilities and bugs.

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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 ...


Windows 10: 20H2 offered for Enterpris Insiders and in Release Preview Channel

[German]Microsoft is already beginning to distribute the 20H2 build to enterprise testers and users of the Windows Insider program. However: Is the previous build, Windows 10 version 2004 offered to your machines?

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Windows 10: User control of Windows Update – some inconsistencies?

[German]It seems, that Microsoft has changed something in Windows Update on Windows 10 clients in the last few months. Many supposedly optional preview updates are now installed by default without the user being able to refuse. Here is a brief overview, what users has reported and what I recognized.

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BTW: 25 Years ago Windows 95 was launched …

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What is Microsoft's MeTAOS (Meta-OS)?

[German]Over the weekend, the news that Microsoft is working on an operating system MeTAOS became public. The abbreviation MeTAOS is a special notation that stands for Meta-OS, i.e. a meta operating system. Here is some information about this topic.

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Ninjutsu OS: Banned by a DMCA Appeal on behalf of Microsoft

[German]Ninjutsu OS was a project of the security expert Hasan A. to increase the security and privacy of  Windows 10 systems by scripts and tools. The project was banned from the public Internet by Microsoft through a DMCA complaint (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).

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