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Windows January 2019 Updates breaks access to Access DBs
[German]A brief warning for users are using Windows application accessing MS Access 97 databases. Windows security updates from January 8, 2019, breaks access to MS Access 97 databases (affects all Windows versions). An "unknown database format" error occurs. Here are some more details. Update: Microsoft has confirmed this issue.
Microsoft explains the Windows 7 KMS activation issue
[German]On January 8, 2019, some administrators in enterprise environments observed KMS activation errors on Windows 7 clients. Windows 7 was reported as 'not genuine' (error code 0xC004F200). Now Microsoft has provided some explanation.
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged 0xC004F200, KB971033, KMS activation error, Windows 7
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Outlook: "external content is not allowed in secure email"
[German]Users of Outlook 2010 to 2016 may face the problem that they suddenly see the message "External content is not allowed in secure mail" when they access e-mail. It's not a bug, it's a feature – a couple of days ago the right piece of the puzzle has fallen into my picture.
Update KB971033/KB4480960/KB4480970 bricks Windows 7 Genuine (0xc004f200)
[German]New day, new problem: Microsoft probably released the old update KB971033 again the night before. As it looks, Windows 7 is no longer activated after installing the update and is reported as not genuine. Addendum: It's related to Windows 7 January 7, 2019 Update KB4480960 (security-only) or KB4480970 (Monthly Rollup).
Posted in issue, Update, Virtualization
Tagged Error 0xc004f200, KB971033, Update, Windows 7
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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 ...
Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (January 8, 2019)
[German]As of January 8, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has released several security updates for supported Microsoft Office versions and products such as Sharepoint.
Network issues with updates KB4480970 and KB4480960
[German]The KB4480970 (Monthly Rollup) and KB4480960 (Security only) updates were released by Microsoft on January 8, 2018 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. The updates seem to cause serious network issues for some people. Network shares can no longer be achieved via SMBv2 in certain environments. Here are details and a probably a fix.
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged issues, KB4480960, KB4480970, Netzwork, Windows 7, Windows Server
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Patchday Windows 10-Updates (January 8, 2019)
[German]On January 8, 2019 (the second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server Jan. 8, 2019
[German]On January 8, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged KB4480960, KB4480963, KB4480964, KB4480970, Patchday, Update, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 8, 2019)
[German]As of January 8, 2019, Microsoft released several security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, etc. Below is a compact overview of these updates and some notes.
Posted in Office, Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Internet Explorer, Office, Sicherheit, Update, Windows
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