Microsoft Office Patchday (June 2, 2020)

[German]On June 2, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. The updates are also intended to fix an Outlook 2016 crash. They also address a VBA issue that prevents certain macros from loading in Office 2010/2013.

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Windows 10 Version 2004: Forced upgrade without user consent

[German]The new Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) has been generally available since May 27, 2020 and is being rolled out only slowly. But I have already seen reports that systems are automatically updated to Windows 10 Version 2004 without any user interaction.

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Android 11 beta accidentally released on pixel devices

Actually, Google had postponed the release of the first betas of Android 11 to 'later'. Then Google probably made a mistake and unintentionally released a beta of Android 11 for pixel devices.

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Windows 10 Version 2004 Upgrade Issues with Surfaces

[German]It appears that two Surface models (Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop 3) are having problems upgrading to Windows 10 May 2020 Update (2004 version). The new Windows 10 is not compatible with these devices. Addenum: Also Surface Book 3 is affected.

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Microsoft: Remote Desktop App for iOS updated

[German]Microsoft has updated the Remote Desktop App for iOS to version 10.1.0. However, iPadOS 13.4 or higher is required as the operating system on Apple devices.

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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 Version 2004: Deprecated/removed features

[German]On May 27, 2020, Microsoft released the function update to Windows 10 Version 2004. In the new version some functions are marked as 'deprecated'. Other functions have been removed.

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Windows: New rules for graphics drivers evaluation

[German]Microsoft has announced in a new technet document to revise the rules for driver testing. The Windows graphics team has developed three new rules. Two rules deal with crashes and hangs in various applications on the devices caused by the graphics driver. One rule deals with driver rollbacks.

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Data of Austrian citizens released in Darknet

[German]Data from citizens of Austria, specifically government employees and police officers, has been offered in the darknet for purchase. The trace may lead to the Gebühren-Info-Service (GIS) of Austria.

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OneDrive causes network performance issues

[German]Does the OneDrive client cause performance issues in Windows 10 networks since the last updates? That's what blog reader Ansgar G. observed with his customers. And other users has confirmed that, although I haven't found other hits in the Internet.

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Upgrade Block to Windows 10 2004 for devices with Core isolation (HVCI)

[German]Microsoft has set an upgrade stop on the feature update to Windows 10 version 2004 for machines that use hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI) or memory integrity (Core isolation).

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