Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18995 (20H1) released

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18995 (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in the Fast Ring on October 3, 2019. This build should lead to another feature update in spring 2020. The announcement with details about new features/changes and bugs can be found in the Windows Blog.

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Internet Explorer: Cumulative Update KB4524135 (10/03/2019)

[German]Microsoft finally released the cumulative security update KB4524135 for Internet Explorer versions 9 to 11 on October 3, 2019 to close a vulnerability that had become known in September.

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Windows 10: Update KB4517211/KB4522015 breaks VMware Workstation

[German]It seems, that Update KB4517211 for Windows 10 Version 1809 and  KB4522015 for Windows 10 Version 1903 breaks older Versions of VMware workstation. This virtualization software can't launch after installing this patch.

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Windows 10 20H1 Insider Preview : ISO image available

Microsoft has released an ISO installation image for the Windows 10 Insider Previews 20H1 Build 18990. These ISO files can be used to install a corresponding Windows 10 Insider Preview 20H1.

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Microsoft offers Windows 7 Extended Update Support to SMBs

[German]Microsoft has just announced a kind of extension of the Extended Security Update Program (ESU) for Windows 7 SP1 for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

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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 ...


Microsoft Office Patchday (1. Oktober 2019)

[German]On October 1, 2019 (the first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released a series of non-security updates for various versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported.

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Windows: Printer issues after Sept. 2019 Update confirmed

[German]Microsoft has just confirmed that some Windows systems may experience problems with printers after the September 2019 updates has bee installed. Here are an overview and also the details I know so far.

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Windows 10 V1903: Known Issues – Part 3

[German]Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903) has been released to the public since May 21, 2019. Nevertheless, there are some upgrade blockers that Microsoft has set to V1903 for the installation of the feature update. Since Microsoft released this Windows 10 version at the end of September 2019 for broad use', I continue the series of articles described in Part 1 and Part 2 in Part 3.

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Windows 10 V1903: Is there a speed drop during file copy?

[German]Windows 10 version 1903 might have a problem copying files. The disc load could reach 100%, causing the copy speed to slump. Here is some information about what I know about it so far.

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Analysis: Nodersok-Malware – Defender doesn’t detect it

[German]Microsoft has just released an analysis of the Nodersok infection chain. The malware runs entirely in memory and is difficult for antivirus programs such as Defender to detect (but Microsoft Defender ATP can detect the malware). There are thousands of infections of Windows systems, including in Europe.

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