[German], 2019, the developers of the project released ReactOS 0.4.11. I downloaded this version a few days ago and tested it in a virtual machine. Here are some information and impressions.
Microsoft has released a new version of Skype for Web. This version brings HD video calls, revised notifications and more. But there are also restrictions like no Linux or Chrome OS support.
Microsoft published the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18353 in the Fast Ring on March 8, 2019. This is the version in the 19H1 development branch that we expect to receive in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903.
Don Ho, developer of Windows editor Notepad++, announced that he no longer digitally sign the code starting with version 7.6.4.
[German]The critical vulnerability reported in February 2019 has been closed on March 1, 2019 by a Google Chrome browser update. This vulnerability is active exploited in the wild, but only on 32-bit versions of Windows 7. Here are a few details.
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[German]Microsoft offers Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 SP1 for companies until January 2023. This extended support can be bought from April 1, 2019 (hope it's not an April fools prank).
The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.2.1 on March 6, 2019. It is the first maintenance update for the LibreOffice 6.2 development branch (announced in early February). The update is aimed at technically experienced people (early adopters, technology enthusiasts and power users), but is not intended for productive environments with LibreOffice 6.2. (via)
[German]Microsoft introduces Retpoline as protection against Spectre 2 attacks in Windows 10 (Version 1809 and later). So far, however, Retpoline is disabled on Windows 10 clients. Admins of Windows 10 V1809 can already activate the Retpoline Spectre 2 protection manually via registry settings.
Windows 10 is running on 800 million devices. This numer has now been officially announced by Microsoft has made it. Here is a brief look at this figure and what it means.
[German]Microsoft has confirmed performance issues with update KB4482887 for Windows 10 version 1809, released March 1, 2019. These are intended to affect various features in Windows 10.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
