Windows 10 V1803: Update KB4512509 (08/19/2019)

[German]Microsoft released a KB4512509 cumulative update for Windows 10 on August 17, 2019. This fixes several issues, including problems running VB6, VBA, and VBscript.

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Windows 10: Is Microsoft removing Flash support?

[German]A German blog reader dropped 'a little bomb' within a comment. He claims, that 'Microsoft will no longer support security updates in Windows 10, Flash will be removed from Windows 10'. Here is a look at the current situation.

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Windows Server 2008 R2 and a WSUS SHA-2 issue

[German]Brief information for administrators in corporate environments who manage updates with WSUS. A blog reader told me about a problem he ran into. A bug in the WSUS SHA-2 update prevents certain updates from being downloaded. But there is a workaround if you know the bug.

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VLC Player 3.0.8 released

Sicherheit[German]Another little addendum: The developers of VideoLan have just released the VLC Player version 3.0.8 for Linux, macOS and Windows.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.10014/10015 (19H2)

Microsoft has just released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.10014 and Build 18362.10015 in the Slow Ring. Both builds belong to the 19H2 development branch, which will lead to a new Windows 10 feature update in a few weeks.

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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 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates (August 17, 2019)

Windows Update[German]On August 17, 2019, Microsoft Preview released Rollup Updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. At the same time, a preview rollup update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012/ R2 was released.

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Windows 10: Fix for slow Internet Explorer 11 start

[German]Microsoft has confirmed an issue (slow start) related to Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10. The issue occurred last Friday due to a server outage, but has been fixed. I took this as an opportunity to compile some information about the topic. Maybe users of IE 11 can provide additional experiences.

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Microsoft fixes the Windows Defender sfc bug (August 2019)

[English]Microsoft has just fixed the error caused by Defender when executing the command sfc /scannow. Here is some information on this topic.

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Windows 10: Updates August 16/17, 2019

[German]Microsoft released several cumulative updates (e.g. KB4512494) for Windows 10 on August 16 and 17, 2019. These are not security updates, but are intended to correct various issues.

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Windows 10 V1903: Update install error 0x80073701 confirmed

[German]Microsoft has confirmed installation error 0x80073701 on Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 update) when installing updates to known issues. Here are a few details what to know.

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