[German]The developers of the open source encryption software VeraCrypt have released version 1.24. VerScrypt is available for free for Windows as for other platforms as well.
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Windows 7: Office 365 ProPlus Updates till 2023
[English]Brief information for users of Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus who run this Office package on Windows 7. Microsoft wants to ensure support for this package until 2023.
Firefox 69.0.2 released – Beware Update on Windows 10
[German]Mozilla's developers released version 69.0.2 of the Firefox browser last week (October 3, 2019). It is a maintenance update which should fix bugs. Here is a brief overview of what changes in the new version. However, you should be careful when updating, as there can be problems with downloads under Windows 10 if the parental control is active.
Dona Sarkar leaves Windows Insider program
[German]A little surprise that might not be a surprise after all. Dona Sarkar leaves the Windows Insider Program to move to the Azure developer group.
Windows 10: Activation /Update Error 0xC0020036
[German]Windows 10 users occasionally facing the problem that the operating system reports error code 0xC0020036 during an update installation. I have also seen the error code associated with Windows activation. In the blog post I discuss this error code.
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 ...
Intel proposal SAPM protection (Meltdown, Spectre)
We know CPU based vulnerabilities like Meltdown and Spectre since 2018. Now Intel came out with new propose scalled 'SAPM' memory type to protect against Meltodwn, Spectre, and the other speculative execution attacks
Windows: Dell OptiPlex 7070 BIOS update enables Cloud install
Just a short information: At the end of September 2019, Dell released a BIOS update for its Dell OptiPlex 7070 systems. This provides support for downloading recovery images from the cloud.
Windows 10 V1909 in Release Preview Ring
[German]Just a brief information: Microsoft has released the Windows 10 version 1909 as a build for Windows insiders testing in the Release Preview Ring. Here are a few details I know so far.
Windows/IE: Issues and confusion with updates (10/03/2019)
[German]Microsoft has released a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer on October 3, 2019, as well as an optional bug fix update for various Windows versions to fix the printer bug. At the end of the day, it turns out that the updates raise more questions and problems than they solve.
Windows Updates fixes printer bug (Oct. 3, 2019)
[German]Microsoft has released on October 3, 2019, a bunch of updates for Windows 7 to Windows 10 and their server counterparts. These are intended to solve the problem with printers that has occurred since the end of September 2019.
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