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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ...


Windows 10 V1803: File type association broken?

[German]It looks as if file types under Windows 10 Version 1803 cannot be assigned to certain applications, as is actually intended by Microsoft. Here is some information about this topic.

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Is Microsoft killing FixIt solution and Hotfix Download Service?

[German]Just a brief information about some observation, we made. Stefan Kanthak pointed out, that Microsoft probably is shutting down silently the "Hotfix Download Service". And it seems that Microsoft's FixIt solutions will be retired.

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SQL Server 2014: Service Pack 3 released

Windows Update[German]Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2014 at the end of October 2018. This Service Pack contains a couple of fixes and improvements for SQL Server 2014.

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Windows 10: RegBack fails in V1803/1809

[German]Windows contains a feature that creates a backup copy of the registry files at regular intervals. In Windows 10, however, it looks as if this task fails in versions 1803 and 1809.

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Windows 10: App History without Microsoft account?

[German]Microsoft is probably able to track the Microsoft store app history, i.e. what you have loaded as an app in the store, even without a Microsoft account. This may be shown within the store's app history.

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