[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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Beware of BIOS Update 0373 for Intel NUCs
Critical vulnerabilities in NAS devices from WD, NetGear, SeaGate, and Medion
[German]Bad news for owners of NAS systems (WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS). Security researchers have found several critical vulnerabilities within this devices.
Windows 10 V1809: Write bug in ZIP feature
[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.
Windows as a service: pretty broken by design?
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.
Windows 10: Information on deadlines for downgrade rights
[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.
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 ...
Microsoft Security Update Releases (Oct. 19, 2018)
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.
Windows 10 19H1 with Retpoline Spectre V2 Mitigation
[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.
Windows 10 V1607, V1703, V1709 Updates (10/18/2018)
[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
[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.
Windows Update Error 0x8007042B
[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.