Realtek closes a DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in HD Audio driver

[German]Vendor  Realtek has closed a DLL hijacking vulnerability in its HD audit driver package. Here is some information about this issue.

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VMware updates the CPU license model

A brief information for administrators using VMware Server, vSphere or similar virtualization products. The company has revised its CPU licensing models.

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Windows reorg at Microsoft

At Microsoft there is once again a reorganization in the Windows division. The head of the Surface development is now also the head of the Windows development. Therefore Joe Belfiore will be the head of the office division.

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Microsoft Build Conference: Registration possible

Microsoft is holding its major developer conference Build 2020 from 19 to 21 May in Seattle. Registration is now possible on this website

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19559

On March 5, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19559.1000 (20H2 development branch) for insiders in the Fast Ring. In the Windows Blog, Microsoft lists the bug fixes and known issues of this build.

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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: Search is broken – how to fix it (Feb. 5, 2020)

[German]Currently there seems to be a serious issue for Windows 10 users (only version 1909): The search via start menu is down and works worldwide no longer. It's a know issue, Microsoft is rolling out a sever side fix – here is a workaround so far.

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Exchange Online/Outlook disruption (4./5. Februar 2020)

[German]A brief information for users of Microsoft's Exchange Online/Outlook – Microsoft are once again wobbling around with a service disruption. Started already on February 4, with Exchange Online and will continue with Outlook on February 5, 2020.

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LDAP Channel Binding: Change is coming 2nd half of 2020

[German]A brief information for administrators in the Windows environment. The changes planned for 2020 for accessing domain controllers via secure LDAP bindings will probably be updated in the '2nd half of 2020'. Here again a little sorted.

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Windows 10: Issues with Defender/Ransomware protection

[German]In Windows 10 there is the Defender, which has an option to protect against ransomware. German blog readers Dekre and Markus contacted me the last days by email to point out inconsistencies.

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Edge is probably causing a 2 finger touchpad scroll issue

Edge[German]Just a brief information:  It's about Windows 10 notebooks on which there were issues with recognizing the 2-finger scrolling on the trackpad, which was recognized as a mouse click. The reason seems to be the chromium based Edge.

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