Windows 10 V1903: MS investigating the Search/Cortana issue (09/03/2019)

[German]Users of Windows 10 version 1903 may facing issues after installing update KB4512941 (released August 30, 2019). Cortana causes a high CPU load on a core and the search does not work. Now Microsoft investigates that behavior. Here is a refresh, what I know so far from feedback of my blog reader.

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Windows 10: ISOs for Insider Previews 19H2 und 20H1

Microsoft has just released the ISO images for Windows 10 Insider Preview 20H1 Build 18970 and 19H2 Build 18363.327. The Windows 10 Insider Preview 19H2 Build 18363.327 already is a 'Release Preview'.

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Windows 10 at 50 %: OS-/Windows share (August 2019)

[German]September 2019 has just begun, and the figures for the operating system share on the desktop are available for the end of August 2019. Here is a look at the figures.

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Windows 10 V1903: Six issues fixed, new bugs added

[German]Just a brief addendum from End of August 2019. Microsoft has fixed another six issues that existed in Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) with update KB4512941 that was released on August 30, 2019. But there are still two compatibility blockers – and new issues with desktop search and Cortana already reported within this blog.

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Windows (Insider Program): Quo vadis?

[German]During the last years Microsoft has been putting a lot of strain on its Windows 10 users and participants in the Windows Insider program. According to the motto: A new confusion every day, different names are used for Windows 10, the rings in the Insider program are shaken up, and there are A/B tests where only a few people get new features. Somebody may wonder what's going on with Windows 10 and where the Windows Insider program is heading.

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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 1903 not offered, VeraCrypt as a root cause

Users who are not offered the upgrade to Windows 10 version 1903 often puzzle over the cause of the upgrade blocker. It could be a hard disk encrypted with VeraCrypt.

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Windows 10 V1903: High CPU load from Cortana, Search broken, blame August 2019 Updates

[German]Users of Windows 10 version 1903 may run into problems after installing several August 2019 updates. Cortana causes a high CPU load on a core and the search does not work. And that doesn't necessarily depend on KB4512941 alone.

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Google Project Zero unveils: Websites infects iPhones

[German]Security researchers from Google's Project Zero have discovered a previously unknown group of hackers who have been attacking iPhones via compromised websites for years. Visiting those sites leaves a complex exploit chains of malicious code on Apple devices.

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Security: Avira Optimizer allows privilege escalation

[German]Users of the virus protection solution receive the Avira Optimizer installed in newer versions. Up to the version before 1.2.0.367, this contains a vulnerability that allows privileges escalation. The Avira developers have now fixed this vulnerability with the version mentioned above.

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Microsoft: Flash in Browser will be removed end of 2020!

Sicherheit[German]Microsoft plans to remove Adobe Flash from all Windows browsers by the end of 2020. The company has just announced this, and has rejected a suspicion that Flash will soon be removed.

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