Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (July 14, 2020)

Windows Update[German]On 14 July 2020, Microsoft released various updates for Windows 8.1. These updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about them.

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Critical update for SigRed Bug in Windows DNS Server

[German]There has been a bug in the code of the Windows DNS server for 17 years that leads to a critical vulnerability. The worm exploitable vulnerability could be exploited to gain domain administrator privileges and compromise the entire underlying corporate infrastructure.

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Windows 10: New 20H2 Insider Preview in Beta Channel

As of July 14, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview 19042.388 (20H2 development branch) for insiders on the Beta Channel (formerly the Slow Ring). The whole thing comes as cumulative update KB4565503. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where you can find references to this build and the bug fixes it contains.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (July 14, 2020)

[German]On July 14, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective updates.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 14, 2020)

[German]On 14 July 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here you will find a compact overview of these 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 ...


Windows 10: Is Microsoft creating Chaos with Edge Alt+Tab test?

[German]Brief Information for Windows 10 users. Microsoft is currently testing with some Windows Insiders in the Insider Preview Build 20161, in addition to the new Start menu, also the new assignment of the key combination Alt+Tab. The task switching by this key combination also affects open tabs of the Edge Browser.

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OneDrive: Fetch files on a PC ends on July 31, 2020

[German]Brief information for users of Microsoft's OneDrive-Client. Support for retrieving files from a client will be discontinued on July 31, 2020. Here is a summary, what I found out so far.

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OneDrive Error 0x8004de40 (Microsoft 365 Business)

[German]Microsoft 365 Business users (or with similar subscriptions) may run into error code 0x8004en40 on OneDrive. The error code is categorized as a internet connection error. But there may be other causes as well, as a blog reader told me.

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Windows 10 V2004 still blocked on some Surfaces

[German]Currently, some Surface users (Surface Laptop 3 for instance) with Windows 10 suffer from the fact that the upgrade to the latest version 2004 is not offered – the upgrade ist still blocked. Here is a short status update.

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