[German]Owners of current Lenovo ThinkPad models who changes some UEFI/BIOS settings run the risk of breaking their devices. Here is some information.
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Lenovo ThinkPad: UEFI settings bricks devices
IBM acquires Red Hat
IBM acquires Linux vendor Red Hat and will integrate Red Hat as a unit into its hybrid cloud division. Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst joins IBM's senior management team and reports to IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. The deal is worth $43 billion. That's the message of today's Sunday (here's the information from Red Hat, and here's a CNBC article on the subject).
Surface Pro 3: Vulnerability in TPM chip–update required!
[German]Microsoft have been used TPM chips from Infineon in Surface Pro 3. These chips probably contain vulnerabilities in some versions. Affected owners of a Surface Pro 3 should therefore install an TPM update.
Windows Defender in a sandbox
Microsoft has added an additional security feature to the Windows Defender included in Windows 10. Defender can be run in a protected sandbox environment from Windows 10 V1703 onwards.
Tor Browser 8.0.3
On October 23, 2018, the developers released Tor Browser 8.0.3. This is a maintenance update that includes Firefox to 60.3.0esr and an updated Tor button. The Tor bundle supports anonymous surfing on the Internet.
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 Mobile: Bootloader unlocker is Open Source
A brief information for for people who still have Windows 10 Mobile devices and use them for handicrafts. René Lergner has released his bootloader unlocker code as Open Source.
Windows 7: CBS.log bug can fill your system drive
[German]In Windows 7 (and other versions) there is a CBS.log bug that Microsoft should have known about for years. A Windows component writes data to a log file, which can become very large as a result. However, a function to compress the log file fails if this file becomes too large. Then the system drive will be filled with trash data.
Win 10: Bug in UWP API enables access to user data/file
[German]There is discussion that a design flaw (a bug) within the Universal Windows Platform API allows UWP app developers to access arbitrary user data. In Windows 10 V1809, Microsoft has tried to mitigate the bug – but then UWP apps crash.
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AMD ends 32 bit driver support
[German]A brief information for users of a 32-bit version of Windows with AMD hardware. Manufacturer AMD has just announced that support for 32-bit drivers for Windows is phasing out.
Windows 10 V1809: Unicode font fallback bug
[German]A small addendum concerning bugs in the withdrawn Windows 10 version 1809. When implementing the font display there is a problem with Unicode fonts which leads to a broken text display.