[German]Regarding the January 2020 security updates for Windows Server 2008 R2, there are some reports that the machines go into recovery mode after that date.
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Patchday: Windows Server 2008 R2 boot in Recovery mode
Take care: HP Instant Ink
[German]Be careful when booking the HP Instant Ink subscription. If you cancel the subscription, you will not be able to print in the end and may look stupid. Here is the new swan from this clothes box.
Firefox 72.0.2 and 68.4.2esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers had just released (January 20, 2020) version 72.0.2 and version and 68.4.2esr of the Firefox browser. It seems to be a maintenance update for the browser.
Windows 10 V1909: Update KB4528760 drops error 0x800F081F
[German]It seems that the cumulative update KB4528760 installation problems are caused by the cumulative update KB4528760 released on January 2020 patchday for Windows 10 version 1909. Some users may notice a termination of the installation, reporting the error 0x800F081F.
Citrix ADC/Netscaler patches 11.1/12.0 released (01/19/2020)
[German]Citrix has released first firmware updates for Citrix ADC/Netscaler 11.1/12.0 yesterday, intended to fix the CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability.
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 ...
Patchday: Issues with SCCM, McAfee & Crypt32.dll (Jan 2020)?
[German]Are there issues caused by updates from the last patchday (January 2020), when the file Crypt32.dll was patched. A reader sent me a question about this topic. He is using McAfee and SCCM in an enterprise environment. Currently McAfee seems to block the SCCM agent smsexec.exe from accessing an RSA key.
Microsoft Teams and it’s security
[German]A small view on Microsoft teams, which is offered to enterprise customers on a broad base. But what's about the security of this product. Just a glimpse behind the curtain.
Prognosis: Mass migration from Windows to macOS
[German]Exciting prognosis, which has just fallen into my hands. Dean Hager, CEO of the software provider Jamf, has given some forecasts for innovations in 2020. One is that we will see a mass migration from Windows to macOS. I found this so interesting that I made a small blog post about it.
Windows 7: Internet Explorer 11 reaches end of support
[German]Microsoft axes the Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 SP1 and declared the browser has reached 'end of support' for this operating system. This may be read now on the IE download pages.
Windows 10 Mobile reaches end of life
A small reminder about last week: Windows 10 Mobile version 1709 (the 'latest version') received its last security update on 10.12.2019. Microsoft had internally changed the documentation so that the support ends on January 14th, 2020. But after the date has passed, Windows 10 Mobile is finally out of support. Devices with this operating system still work, but they don't get any more updates.