Microsoft Office Patchday (December 4, 2018)

Posted on 2018-12-05 by guenni

[German]For the first Tuesday of the month (Office Patchday), Microsoft has released a few non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016 on December 4, 2018. A Word 2010 crash bug caused by August 2018 security updates has been fixed. Microsoft is also starting a second attempt to make the Japanese calendar fit for a new era (the first attempt ended with the updates having to be withdrawn due to crashes).

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Google Chrome 71 released

Posted on 2018-12-05 by guenni

[German]Google's developers has released Google Chrome 71 browser to release channel. This new version fixes some vulnerabilities and provides some new features.

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Windows 10 Version 1809: Update KB4469342 V5

Posted on 2018-12-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released version 5 of update KB4469342 for Windows 10 Version 1809. The update is only available for testing for Windows Insiders. Yesterday I wrote something about that patch (see Windows 10 Version 1809: Update KB4469342 v4). The new version raises the build to 17763.168.1.10.

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Surface Book 2: Update KB4467682 causes blue screens …

Posted on 2018-12-05 by guenni

[German]Owners of a Surface Book 2 seem to be plagued currently by blue screens. The cause seems to be the update KB4467682 from the end of November 2018 for Windows 10 V1803. Addendum: Microsoft has confirmed this bug.

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Does Microsoft kill Edge for a chromium based browser?

Posted on 2018-12-04 by guenni

[German]According to the latest rumors, Microsoft works on a browser based on Google's chromium engine. This means its Edge browser will be buried in the future.

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

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Windows 10 Version 1809: Update KB4469342 v4

Posted on 2018-12-04 by guenni

[German]One more short message: Microsoft has released version 4 for the KB4469342 update for testing. The update is for Windows 10 version 1809, but is only available for insiders to test.

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Windows 10 V1809: Morphisec Protector blocks upgrade

Posted on 2018-12-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just announced that it will block the feature update to Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 update) if the Morphisec Protector or an application based on the Protector such as Cisco AMP for Endpoint is found on the machine.

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Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 Patch 1493

Posted on 2018-12-04 by guenni

Windows UpdateTrend Micro released patch 14.93 for its Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS) version 10.0 on November 30, 2018. Here is some information about this update für Windows. Addendum: The update has been pulled – but the direct download links within this blog post still works.

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Surface Book 2 Firmware Update

Posted on 2018-12-03 by guenni

I have just been informed via Facebook by Andreas E. (thanks for that) that there might be firmware updates for Surface Book 2. Can anyone confirm this with such a device?

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German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI): ‘Windows 10 is a Privacy Accident’

Posted on 2018-12-03 by guenni

German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) certifies Microsoft in a new report – between the lines – that Windows 10 is a 'data protection and privacy accident'. Telemetry can hardly be switched off for normal users. According to the current report, the BSI is investigating the security features of the new operating system further. This is critical, because German authorities are using Windows 10.

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