Microsoft Defender ATP 'Ask Me Anything' (August 2019)

A brief information at the weekend. On Tuesday, August 13th, the Microsoft Defender ATP team hosted its first Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Twitter.

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Update KB4511555 .NET Framework 3.5/4.8 for Windows 10 1903 (August 30, 2019)

Windows UpdateMicrosoft has released on August 30, 2019 cumulative Update KB4511555 for .NET Framework 3.5/4.8 for Windows 10 1903. Update KB4511555 reliability improvements in .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8. Among other things, the crash of the BCL component which caused BackupExec 20.4 to fail (see Windows 10: Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2, 4.8 (08/20/2019)) is fixed. Details may be found within the linked kb article.

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Windows 10 V1903: Update KB4512941, KB4515530 (08/30/2019)

[German]Microsoft released the KB4512941 cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 1903 on August 30, 2019. In addition, the and Servicing Stack Update (SSU) was released on August 27, 2019. Both updates were tested with insiders in advance. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Windows 10: Microcode Updates (August 29, 2019)

[German]Microsoft has released a series of microcode updates for various Windows 10 versions as of August 29, 2019. I tried to create a list of the KB numbers involved.

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Windows 10 V1903: Update KB4512941 re-released (08/29/2019)

Microsoft has re-released update KB4512941 for Windows 10 Version 1903 (and for branch 19H2) again on August 29th and tests it with Windows insiders. I reported about it in the blog post Windows 10 V1903: Updates KB4512941 and KB4515530.

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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 ...


BIOS Update [RYBDWi35.86A] for Intel NUC

At the beginning of August (8/7/2019) Intel released a BIOS update [RYBDWi35.86A] for Intel NUC systems (with Broadwell architecture). .

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Windows 10 V1903 Update KB4512941: Workaround for the Cortana high CPU load issue

[German]Since August 21, 2019, Microsoft has been testing the KB4512941 cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 1903 with insiders. However, the update causes a high CPU load on a core on some systems.

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Windows 10 once again facing EU GPDR investigation

[German]Microsoft has once again come into the focus of the European data protection watch guards with regard to Windows 10 privacy. The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) has accused Microsoft of remotely collecting user data of Windows 10 Home and Pro systems and thus possibly violating European Union (EU) data protection regulations (GDPR).

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18970 (20H1) with media less Cloud installation released

[German]Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18970 (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in Fast Ring. This build brings the reset from the cloud and an improved tablet mode.

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Windows 7: Microsoft removed Update hold for systems with Symantec Endpoint Protection

Windows Update[German]Since August 27, 2019, Microsoft has lifted the update blockade for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for systems with installed Symantec/Norton antivirus software. Symantec has given Microsoft permission to release Windows updates. However, these users should install updates for the antivirus software.

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