[German]It seems, Microsoft has fixed its Windows 10 activation problem, which has been affecting numerous Windows 10 users around the world. I've reported that incident yesterday.
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Cisco Security Advisories and Updates
Users of Cisco software/products can once again look forward to several updates. On November 7, 2018, the manufacturer provided a new batch of security advisories for updates.
Windows activation server currently down? (11/8/2018)
[German]Just a brief information for Windows users who detecting a 'missing Windows activation'. Currently the Microsoft activation servers are probably down, so that Windows activations are lost and installations are no longer activated or fall back to Windows 10 Home. Addendum: The issue seems to be fixed.
Surface Pro 3 Firmware Update (Nov. 7, 2018)
Short information for owners of a Surface Pro 3. Microsoft has released a firmware update on November 7, 2018 to fix security and a bug in the Device Manager.
VirtualBox: Exploit for 0-day vulnerability
Bad news messages for users of the Oracle virtualization solution Virtualbox up to version 5.2.20. There is a 0-day vulnerability in the E1000 network component. Unfortunately, an exploit for this vulnerability has also become public. So if you use Virtualbox, you should react and adjust the network configuration.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10 V1803: Issues with Update KB4462933
[German]Microsoft released cumulative update KB4462933 for Windows 10 V1803 in October 2018. This update caused the Edge Developer Tools to stop working. There may also be problems with SQL connections.
Microsoft Office Patchday (November 6, 2018)
[German]Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2010, Office 2013 and Office 2016 on November 2018 6, 2018. Here is a brief overview what has been released.
Bitlocker on SSDs: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (Nov. 6, 2018)
[German]Microsoft has released a new Security Advisory on November 6, 2018 with hints for hardware and software encryption on Bitlocker SSD drives. Fits to a topic that I mentioned a few hours ago in a separate blog post.
Task-Planner: Trigger ‘At startup’ fails for tasks
[German]There is a problem with task scheduling in Windows (Task Scheduler). The trigger 'At startup' may fail sporadically when executing a task under very special conditions. In the Event Viewer, an entry ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE (2147943726) with the ID 101 may be found in the event history of the task scheduler.
SSD vulnerability breaks (Bitlocker) encryption
[German]Security researchers have found vulnerabilities in popular SSD drives. These make it possible to bypass an data encryption and read the encrypted data without the encryption key. Windows and its Bitlocker encryption are particularly affected. But there are solutions to avoid this weakness.