Windows 10: Updates KB4458469, KB4457136 (09/26/2018)

[German]On September 26, 2018, Microsoft re-released the compatibility updates KB4458469 for Windows 10 V1803 and KB4457136 for Windows 10 V1709.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18247 (19H1)

On September 26, 2018 Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18247 from branch 19H1 in the Skip Ahead Ring. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where you can also find the list of fixed bugs and known issues.

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Google changes sign-in and Cookie policy in Chrome 70

[German]After Chrome developers implemented a 'mandatory sign-in' in Google Chrome 69, the received a slash back from media. Now Google pulls back and announced some changes in upcoming Google Chrome 70.

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Windows 10 V1809: Release date, Download per MCT and more

[German]The fog around the release of Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809) is clearing. The Media Creation Tool allows the download with just one trick, a possible release date of October 2, 2018 has become known and more.

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Windows/Office (WSUS) Update issues & experiences

Windows Update[German]Currently there are synchronization problems with WSUS. Furthermore, administrators run into issues during the update installation for Office and Windows, e.g. the error 0x8000ffff is thrown. Here again an overview or some experiences of a blog reader.

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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 ALPC vulnerability (CVE-2018-8440) used in Exploit Kit

The ALPC vulnerability (CVE-2018-8440), which is present in all supported and unpatched Microsoft Windows versions, is now being exploited by the Metasploit Kit.

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Windows: Trouble with Updates KB3177467, KB4346084, KB41000347

[German]Here is a collection of potentially helpful information for administrators about installation issues related to microcode update KB4346084 (Windows 10 V1803) and the issue of missing Servicing Stack Update (SSU) for KB3177467 (Windows 7 SP1 and server counterparts). Microcode Update KB41000347 also breaks Overclocking on Haswell-E-CPUs.

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Tip: Delete Hyper-V VMs with a GUI tool

If you use Hyper-V on Windows, you can add, run, or remove guest operating systems from the Hypere-V administrative Console. More convenient would be a tool with GUI to delete VMs.

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The costs of a data breach

IBM Security and Ponemon Institute have released the 2018 Cost of Data Breach Study, based on conducted interviews with more than 2,200 IT, data protection, and compliance professionals from 477 companies that have experienced a data breach over the past 12 months.

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Information about Windows NTFS Alternative Data Streams

[German]Within my blog post Windows Explorer: Strange ZIP handling? the topic NTFS Alternative Data Streams has been briefly mentioned in connection with Windows. Since I haven't covered this topic within my blog yet, and because the information isn't generally known, I will take a look at NTFS ADS in this article.

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