Microsoft Band: Apps and services will stop on 05/31/2019

[German]On May 31, 2019, Microsoft will turn off all services for the 'Microsoft Band' (fitness tracker) and remove the apps from the stores. Owners will then have a piece of (partially) useless electronic scrap, if they still use the fitness tracker. And after the reset of the tracker it is really dead.

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NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Security Bulletin Feb. 2019

Nvidia released a security update for the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver and issued a Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver – February 2019. Within the Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver – February 2019 Nvidia announded the releas of a software security update for the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. This update addresses issues that may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, code execution, or information disclosure. To protect your system, download and install this software update through NVIDIA Driver Downloads.

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Windows 10 V1809: Update KB4482887 released (03/01/2019)

[German]Microsoft has released on March 1, 2019, update KB4482887 for Windows 10 Version 1809. Update KB4482887 has been tested in Release Preview ring before (see Windows 10 V1809 Update KB4482887 as Release Preview). Now the final version has been released.

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Firefox 65.0.2

MozillaMozilla's developers released Firefox version 65.0.2 as a browser for Windows, Linux and macOS on February 28, 2019. This is a maintenance update that, according to the release notes, fixes an issue with geolocalization services

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New vulnerability (CVE-2019-1674) in Cisco WebEx Meetings

[German]In Cisco WebEx Meetings, a new Elevation of Privilege vulnerability was discovered in the Windows app that allows an attacker to execute commands with system privileges.

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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 ...


Hotfix for SCCM V1810 fixes update install issues

Microsoft has released a hotfix for Configuration Manager, version 1810, that fixes installation problems during update installation. Here are a brief overview.

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Thunderbird 60.5.2 released

Mozilla's developers have released version 60.5.2 of the Thunderbird email client on February 25, 2019. This is a maintenance update which fixes some bugs. Here is some information about it.

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Windows Defender ATP EDR for Windows 7/8.1 available

[German]12 months after the first announcement and many months of testing, Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) feature of Windows Defender ATP for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

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Windows 10: Support for Colorblind people

Some people are color blind and cannot see colored dots within a pattern. Microsoft has begun to support a Colorblind mode in Windows 10 for affected people.

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Update KB4491113 fixes Internet Explorer Backslash bug

Windows UpdateMicrosoft has released a cumulative update KB4491113 for Internet Explorer, which fixes the so-called backslash bug in the browser. This came into effect with the February 2019 updates in Windows 7-10.

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