Windows 10 V1809: Write bug in ZIP feature

Posted on 2018-10-22 by guenni

[German]Another (nasty) bug has become known in Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809). The internal ZIP function is more or less unusable, because it does not work reliably during unpacking. If a file is already available at the destination when unpacking a ZIP archive, Windows 10 does not copy the archive file. Addendum: Microsoft has confirmed the bug, they know it, fixed it in Insider Preview of Windows 10 19H1, but probably lets the users of Windows 10 V1809 wait until November 2018.

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Windows as a service: pretty broken by design?

Posted on 2018-10-22 by guenni

Microsoft failed to release Windows 10 April 2018 Update free of accidents, and Microsoft failed to release Windows 10 October 2018 Update without an accident. I would say: This 'Windows as a thing' is broken by design.

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Windows 10: Information on deadlines for downgrade rights

Posted on 2018-10-21 by guenni

[German]A brief information for users who want or need to downgrade from Windows 10 to a previous version of Windows. I have received a newsletter from an Swiss OEM with various information that might be of interest to administrators.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases (Oct. 19, 2018)

Posted on 2018-10-20 by guenni

Microsoft released on October 19, 2018, an update to its security descriptions for October 10, 2018, updates. There is a new note about Yammer Desktop application.

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Windows 10 19H1 with Retpoline Spectre V2 Mitigation

Posted on 2018-10-20 by guenni

[German]Surprise in Windows 10 Insider Preview 19H1: The kernel contains the Retpoline technology to protect it from Spectre V2 attack. This is to minimize the power loss caused by this protection.

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

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Windows 10 V1607, V1703, V1709 Updates (10/18/2018)

Posted on 2018-10-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the updates KB4462932 (Windows 10 V1709), KB4462939 (Windows 10 Version 1703) and KB4462928 (Windows 10 Version 1607) as well as some dynamic updates as of October 18, 2018..

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Windows: RID Hijacking allows guests to become an Admin

Posted on 2018-10-19 by guenni

[German]It seems that all Windows versions contains a kind of 'vulnerability' which allows to transfer user rights (administrator privileges) from another account to a Windows guest account. This is called RID hijacking, and has been known for at least 10 months without being broadly noticed.

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Windows Update Error 0x8007042B

Posted on 2018-10-19 by guenni

[German]Occasionally in Windows (especially under Windows 10) an update installation is aborted and the operating system drops the error code 0x8007042B. Here are some hints for correcting this error.

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Apple Event on October 30, 2018

Posted on 2018-10-18 by guenni

Apple invited the US press today to an event in New York on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The event will start at 10:00 a.m. local time at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases (Oct 17, 2019)

Posted on 2018-10-18 by guenni

Microsoft has published a revised security update notification as of October 17, 2018, which I would like to briefly describe below. It is about MFC in connection with the cumulative update 11 for Exchange Server 2016 (KB4134118) and the SQL Server Management Studio.

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