Windows 10: Insider Preview 18356.1 (19H1) in Slow Ring

Posted on 2019-03-16 by guenni

A few days ago Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18356 in Fast Ring (see Windows 10: Insider Preview 18356 in Fast Ring) and updated it to 18356.1 (see Windows 10: Insider Preview Builds 18351.8 / 18356.1).  As of March 15, 2019, Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18356.1 also in the Slow Ring according to this addendum in the Windows Blog. There are no hints what has changed in this version compared to build 18356. I guess, it's the fix that's preventing Insider to be dropped out of the Preview program.

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Windows 10 V1809: hibernation mode won’t work reliable

Posted on 2019-03-16 by guenni

[German]Here's a description of an issue which was reported to me by a user. The hibernation mode was not usable under Windows 10 V1809. He suspected that NVidia was blocking hibernation, but has now found another cause.

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Millions of Gearbest’s user data are unprotected online

Posted on 2019-03-15 by guenni

[German]The Chinese online shopping platform Gearbest has more than 199 million visitors per month and is probably well known to many users. Security researchers have found that the databases of Gearbest and a number of other online shops of the Chinese parent company are unprotected and may be reached from the internet. The Chinese gigant don't seem to be interested in evidence to improve security. Addendum: A statement from Gearbest is available. Explanation: firewalls were switched off and data is stored unencrypted for max. 3 days for test purposes. Details at end of article.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview 18351.26 in Slow Ring

Posted on 2019-03-15 by guenni

Microsoft has released another patch for Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 18351 in Slow Ring. This raises the build to 18351.26 and takes into account the way Microsoft packages cumulative updates. This was announced within the Windows Blog. The development branch 19H1 is expected to be released in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903.

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Windows Update ends with error 0x800f0982 / 0x8024200d

Posted on 2019-03-15 by guenni

[German]In Windows it may happen that the installation of updates (e.g. with the Windows 10 Updates KB4480116 and KB4482887) via Windows Update terminates with the error code 0x800f0982 or 0x8024200d. Here is some information about this error

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 10 Microcode and Intel BIOS Updates (March 2019)

Posted on 2019-03-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has updated a bunch of microcode updates various Windows 10 versions. However, the corresponding documentation is still missing. Intel has also released information about 17 vulnerabilities (for Q4 2018) in the Management Engine (ME) firmware that require BIOS updates.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview Builds 18351.8 / 18356.1

Posted on 2019-03-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 18351.8 in Slow Ring and build 18356.1 in Fast Ring. Both versions belong to the 19H1 development branch, which we expect to receive in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 18855 (Skip Ahead)

Posted on 2019-03-14 by guenni

Microsoft has just released the Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 18855 in the Skip Ahead Ring. This is a very early version in development branch 20H1, which we expect to receive in spring 2020 as a Windows 10 release. The announcement and a description of the changes can be found in the Windows Blog.

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Chrome 73.0.3683.75 available

Posted on 2019-03-14 by guenni

Google's developers have released an update for the Google Chrome browser. This new version 73.0.3683.75 for Windows, Mac and Linux will be introduced in the next days/weeks. The update contains improvements and security fixes. Details about the changes can be found in the release notes.

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Surface Book 2: Weak Surface Dock power supply

Posted on 2019-03-14 by guenni

A weak design of the Surface Dock is causing, that a Surface Book 2 is not supplied with power from the dock under heavy load (e.g. gaming). The device will drain then the battery.

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