[German]Windows users can be spoofed into importing .reg files, as I just verified. You can send manipulated messages to the user via the dialog box shown before a .reg file is imported.
[German]Oracle's sales representatives has sent a mail informing customers about a upcoming critical security update for Java SE 8, that may causing causing trouble for corporate users. Since January 2019, commercial users are only allowed to install Java 8 updates if they have an Oracle license.
Exclusive: Between all the struggle with the scattered accessibility of my blogs due to the server change at the weekend, a message almost went down. I got a hint from my internal sources, that told me the name of the upcoming Windows 10 version.
PSA: I've upgraded my web package. As a consequence, the installation was moved from my hoster to another server with a new IP address. This ended with a 'not reachable' for some blog visitors. It might took 24 up to 48 hours, untill the new IP address is distributed to all DNS servers. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Windows update experience isn't the best for some Windows users. Install errors, pulled updates and many more incidents happens in the past. Now Microsoft is eager to obtain the opinion of Windows users about the update experience.
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At the end of March 2019, Microsoft released driver updates for the ambient light sensor for the Surface Laptop and the Surface Laptop 2. There is also a cumulative firmware and driver update for Surface Studio 2.
[German]After the March 2019 cumulative Windows updates has been installed, the Dell Encryption encryption solution fails on Windows 7 through Windows 10 with error messages such as _UNMNGD. Now Dell has released some information.
There is a 0-day vulnerability in the TP-Link SR20 SmartHome router that enables arbitrary code execution (ACE).
Trend Micro released patch 1531 for its Worry-Free Business Security 10 for Windows security solution on March 29, 2019. It fixes some bugs in TM WFBS 10.
[German]Shortly before the release of Windows 10 V1903 (guess, we will have it sometimes in April), Microsoft took an unexpected move and declared Windows 10 V1809 ready for 'wide use', i.e. 'business ready'.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
