Private WhatsApp Group Invits in Google Search Index

[German]Imagine having a very private conversation with your family via WhatsApp group, where only people are invited to join. And then the whole world can find the group invitation and and join the group, and having the phone numbers of the group members.

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Windows 10: Watch out for Update KB4023057 (Feb. 2020)

[German]Quick question to end the 'after-patchday' week (2/21/2010): Did any of you Windows 10 users get the update KB4023057? And if so, were there any issues?

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Office 365/Skype for Business Issues (February 20, 2020)

[German]Are you stuck with certain online services like Office 365 or Skye for Business from Microsoft? Microsoft has a glitch on Microsoft 365 in its cloud, as I can see from messages from blog reader Andreas P.

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VirtualBox 6.1.4 released

Virtualbox[German]Oracle's developers have released Virtualbox version 6.1.4 on 19 January 2020.  It is a maintenance update which should fix bugs of earlier versions. 

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Windows 10 / Server 2019: Slow Network on Hyper-V & Bar Metal

[German]A German blog reader has pointed out recently a problem with Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 regarding poor network performance (low throughput) in connection with Hyper-V guests (but also on bare metal Windows 10 clients without virtualization). The reason is a change by Microsoft in the TCP stack, which causes problems. I'm preparing this in an article, because there is a simple solution in form of PowerShell scripts.

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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 Insider Preview Build 19569

On February 20, 2020 Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19569.1000 in the Fast Ring. Within the Windows Blog Microsoft lists the changes, bug fixes and known issues of this build.

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Windows 10: Forced Microsoft Account also in Germany

[German]Just a short note for Windows 10 user. It seems that Microsoft is foring now also German users of Windows 10 Home Edition to create a Microsoft Account during setup.

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First Android 11 Developer Preview released

[German]Google released the first developer preview of Android 11 a few hours ago. This is the Android version that is expected to be released in autumn 2020 with new Google pixel devices.

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Windows 10: Changes in driver updates

[German]Microsoft has just revised its driver update process. Hardware partners can now distribute drivers to Windows machines via Windows Update. In addition, a new settings page for Windows 10 will be added, where optional driver updates can be selected by the user. Addenum: Only for Windows 10 Version 2004 upward.

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Windows 10X Feature Experience Pack released

Microsoft has just released the Feature Experience Pack for Windows 10 X. It is an app that can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store.   

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