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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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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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 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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Windows 10 V2004 fixes GPT installation problem

[German]Good news for a change. In Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) Microsoft has finally fixed a problem with the installer. The recovery partition is no longer entered first, but the installer follows the official GPT guidelines.

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New Signal feature lets experts uninstall the app

The Messenger Signal has been extremely popular with many people for years and was a replacement for SMS and WhatsApp. However, a new feature now causes security experts to uninstall this messenger.

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Surface Book 2/Surface Laptop 3: Firmware Updates

Microsoft has released five new firmware updates for owners of a Surface Book 2 that are designed to improve the reliability of the Dock 2. There are even eight updates available for the Surface Laptop 3 that promise to fix some issues. Also Surface Pro 5 and 6 receives updates. More details may be found in the articles here and here.

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Media Feature Pack Windows 10 N 2004

[German]For users with a Windows 10 N variant, Microsoft has released the Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N version 2004. Here is some information about this topic and how to obtain this pack.

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