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.

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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[German]A small addendum concerning bugs in the withdrawn Windows 10 version 1809.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.

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Exchange 2019 released, but no Windows Server 2019 available to deploy

[German]At the moment everything is going wrong at Microsoft: They have just released Exchange 2019, but the platform (Windows Server 2019) on which this software could run has been withdrawn.

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Windows 10: 0-Day-Exploit in Microsoft Data Sharing

[German]Twitter user @SandboxEscaper has once again disclosed a zero-day exploit in Windows 10 (and the server editions) and published a proof of concept (PoC) on GitHub. It concerns the Microsoft Data Sharing library dssvc.dll, which allows an extension of rights..

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Windows 10 V1809: ZIP bug confirmed

Microsoft has confirmed the bug when unpacking ZIP files (existing files are not overwritten, but nothing is reported either) in Windows 10 V1809. The bug was known to Microsoft, is even fixed in Windows 10 19H1 (Insider Preview) branch, but the users of Windows 10 V1809 needs to wait until a patch comes in November 2018 and the rollout is released again. I've added details within my blog post Windows 10 V1809: Write bug in ZIP feature

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

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Windows 10 V1809: Defender shows wrong time

[German]At this point only a short information in case someone is wondering. In Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809, Build 17763.55), Windows Defender shows a wrong time for signature updates that are in the future. But this should only be a cosmetic issue.

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Microsoft’s ‘Security Update Validation Program’ (SUVP)

Windows Update[German]Since there are always serious issues with Microsoft's security updates, a 'Security Update Validation Program' (SUVP) has been (re-)announced. Some information and thoughts about it.

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Windows 10 V1809: App error ‘The configuration registry database is corrupt’ explained

[German]Microsoft explained the error 'The configuration registry database is corrupt', which is triggered during launch of win32 store apps in Windows 10 V 1809.

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SCCM Preview 1810 adds client wake up

A brief note for people who using SCCM (Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager also known as ConfigMgr) to manage their Windows clients. Microsoft is working on wake up clients from sleep mode using SCCM.

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Beware of BIOS Update 0373 for Intel NUCs

[German]Owners of an Intel NUC with Broadwell CPUs should be careful with a BIOS update to version RYBDWi35.86A. This may cause the system to stop booting. 

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