[German]Microsoft provides an U turn in terms of the bug fix for the black desktop background in Windows 7. Redmond has updates a few hours ago the support article about security update KB4534310. While it previously stated, that a fix will come for ESU customers, Microsoft is saying now, a fix is now coming for all users.
[German]Does anyone need the administrative Group Policy Templates (ADMX/ADML) and the Office Customization Tool for Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2019, and Office 2016)?
[German]A short tip for Windows administrators. Until March 2020 you have to make sure that access to domain controllers is only possible via secure LDAP bindings. Four commands can help identify shaky systems.
[German]Facial recognition technologies are currently under discussion. As a Sunday reading tip I have a background article with some insights on face recognition technology.
[German]Microsoft has confirmed the bug that is caused by the KB4534310 update in Windows 7 SP1 that may cause a black desktop background. A fix will only be available for users in the ESU program. Addendum: The reference to a fix for ESU customes disappeared from the Microsoft KB article shortly after I published this blog post.
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[German]Cumulative update KB4528760 for Windows 10 version 190x causes installation problems for some users. It is believed that uninstalling the Connect app included with Windows 10 may be the cause.
[German]A brief question to users of Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2185: Have you experienced issues updating definition (pattern) files since the patch was installed?
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have now released version 68.4.2. This is a maintenance update (no security fixes) for the 68 main version of the email client.
[English]Lenovo has delivered several ThinkPad models with a faulty USB Type C connector. It's silly that failures only occur after 6 to 12 months of typical use. For affected devices with USB Type C connector, Lenov0 has now released a firmware update, which should solve this issue.
[German]Microsoft just released a security advisory informing about a Visual Studio Live Share Spoofing Vulnerability. CVE-2019-1486has undergone a major revision increment.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
