Windows 7: ESU Activation in Enterprise Environment – Part 3

win7[German]In another blog post I would like to discuss the activation of ESU licenses for Windows 7 SP1/Windows Server 2008/R2 support renewal in enterprise environments. Microsoft doesn't offer a viable solution to this issue, but I have found a potentially better approach.

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0patch: Fix for Internet Explorer 0-day vulnerability CVE-2020-0674

[German]A fix for the 0-day vulnerability CVE-2020-0674 in Internet Explorer's JScript library, which was published a few days ago, has been released from 0patch today. Here is some information about what I have found so far – the article will be updated as new findings are made..

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Windows 10: Store failed with error 0x803F8001 (Jan. 2020)

[German]Microsoft has apparently once again broke its store for Windows 10 apps. The last days some people seem to have run into the error code 0x803F8001 when updating apps or accessing the store.

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Surface Laptop users trapped in Windows 10 S Mode

[German]Users of a surface laptop from Microsoft seem to have been hidden recently again by an nasty issue. The device is shipped with Windows 10 S, but you can upgrade for free to Windows 10 – theoretically. This update have had been blocked due to a bug (which seems to be fixed now).

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Patchday: Windows Server 2008 R2 boot in Recovery mode

[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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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 ...


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. 

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Firefox 72.0.2 and 68.4.2esr released

Mozilla[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.

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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.

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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.

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Patchday: Issues with SCCM, McAfee & Crypt32.dll (Jan 2020)?

Windows Update[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.

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