Looking back at Microsoft’s July 2018-Patches

[German]July 2018 represents another low with regard to issues caused from Microsoft's updates. Since the month is almost over, here is a look at security advisories and problematic updates, as well as some basic thoughts..

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What is a race condition?

[German]Today a blog post about a general topic. The question is: what is a race condition? Some blog readers may have noticed this term while reading update issues.

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Surface-Firmware Updates July 2018

[German]Microsoft has released a series of firmware updates for the Surface Laptop, Surface Pro 4 and Surface Pro this week. Here is a short overview.

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Windows 10 V1803 fixes old (black screen) display bugs

Another positive news: Microsoft has probably fixed some older display errors like the BlackScreen bug or the missing brightness control in Windows 10 April Update (V1803).

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Microsoft Security Update Releases (CVE-2018-8202)

A short information about the weekend: Microsoft has corrected the security descriptor for the CVE-2018-8202 vulnerability. Here is the information.

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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 10: Sleep Study, Information and issues

[German]Since Windows 8.1, Microsoft has introduced the Sleep Study module for power management. Here is some information about Sleep Study and also issues with this tool are addressed.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases

SicherheitA short information: Microsoft has revised Microsoft Security Update Releases for CVE-2018-8308. Here are the details.

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Windows 10 V1803 detects internal SATA drives as removable

[German]Today a short information about a bug in Windows 10 V1803, preventing disk management to recognize internal SATA drives in a proper way. The interna SATA drives are detected in disk management as removal drives.

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Intel Microcode Updates KB4100347, KB4090007 (July 2018)

[German]Microsoft has released two Intel Microcode updates KB4100347 and KB4090007 on July 24, 2018. One update is for Windows 10 V1803, the other for Windows 10 V1709. 

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Windows 10: Cumulative Updates July 25, 2018

[German]Microsoft für released cumulative updates fir Windows 10 version 1607, 1703, 1709 and 1803 on July 25, 2018. Here is an Overview about these updates.

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