Patchday Windows 10-Updates (November 27, 2018)

[German]On November 27, 2018, Microsoft released some cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds. Among other things, the file type bug is corrected. Here are some details about each update.

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Windows Server 2012 R2: Nov-Update is causing black screen

Windows Update[German]Just a brief blog post for administrators of Windows Server 2012 R2. The current updates (Nov. 2018) may result in a black screen when they are installed. Which update is responsible has not yet been determined.

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DoS vulnerability in Microsoft Skype for Business

Skype[German]There was a vulnerability in Microsoft Skype for Business that allowed a Denial of Service attack. Microsoft has released at least fixes for affected Skype for Business builds.

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Preview Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server Nov. 27, 2018

Windows Update[German]On November 27, 2018, Microsoft released the (security) preview update KB4467108 for Windows 7 SP1 and the update KB4467695 for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0 available

Microsoft has released the 'Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0'. That's a set of tools for enterprise security administrators, that allows to establish a security configuration baseline for Windows and other Microsoft products.

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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 ...


Azure: Ups, we are down again

It seems that Microsoft's Azure didn't work well during the last weeks. Again, Microsoft Azure service has issues since two days with login or performance.

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Windows 10 V1809: New Updates in Release Preview Ring

Microsoft is currently testing Updates KB4469342 V2 (Re-Release) and KB4470788 (SSU) for Windows 10 V1809 in Release Preview Ring (see). Microsoft has not yet published any details. I assume that the updates will be released tonight (11/27/2018).

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Windows 10: What are Rempl.exe, Remsh.exe, WaaSMedic.exe?

[German]Users who inspect Windows 10 may come across the Windows subfolder REMPL and files like Rempl.exe, Remsh.exe, WaaSMedic.exe, Sedlauncher.exe etc. What are these files for?

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Update KB4461585 fixes Outlook 2010 crash

Windows Update[German]Small addendum to November 2018 Patchday: Microsoft released update KB4461585 on November 21, 2018. This fixes the Outlook 2010 crash caused by a previous update.

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Issues with HP Sure Click in Windows 10

[German]Today still a blog post about HP Sure Click, which is shipped by the manufacturer with certain business PCs and should protect Windows 10 systems, but can lead to very unsightly collateral damage.

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