Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 20161 in Dev Channel

[German]On July 1, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20161 for insiders in the Developer Channel. This is the first build that was released after switching to the channels. One of the new features are changes to the start menu. Here is some information about this build.

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Windows 10 V2004: Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling

[German]Starting with Windows 10 version 2004 the so-called Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling is supported by some graphics cards/drivers. Microsoft has now published some information about this.

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German BSI warns of several critical Windows vulnerabilities

[German]There are a number of critical vulnerabilities in Windows 8.1 through Windows 10 and the corresponding server versions for which updates are available since June 9, 2020. German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has now issued a security advisory that warns against the exploitation of various vulnerabilities. Also Hitachi has published a security advisory Administrators should patch.

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Windows 10 V2004: Upgrade lock for Surfaces removed

[German]Microsoft has lifted on July 1, 2020, the ban on upgrading to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) for the in-house Surface devices, which was set in June.

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Microsoft Edge upgrade to be extended

Edge[German]Microsoft plans to roll out the Chromium-based Edge Browser via Windows Update on Windows systems used in enterprise environments and educational institutions.

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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 ...


Thunderbird 68.10.0 released

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 68.10.0 on July 1, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the 68 main branch of the e-mail client, which fixes some bugs.

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Firefox Version 78.0.1 released

Mozilla[German] Mozilla's developers have released version 78.0.0, the Firefox browser, on July 1, 2020. Now the developers have already announced the version 78.0.1.

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Windows 10: Critical codec vulnerabilities patched

[German]Microsoft has patched vulnerabilities CVE-2020-1425 and CVE-2020-1457 in the Windows Codecs Library in an emergency update on 30 June 2020. This affects Windows 10 and its Windows Server counterparts.

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PowerToys 0.19 released

[German]Microsoft released version 0.19 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours ago, on June 30, 2020. These PowerToys are a collectionof free tools and offers additional features for Windows 10.

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Firefox 78, 78esr and 68.10.0esr available

Mozilla[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 78.0.0, also in the esr variant, of the Firefox browser as of June 30, 2020. This is a new main version of the browser with long-term support (esr). In addition there is the Firefox 68.10.0esr.

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