Windows 10 V1803: Backup fails with 0x800706BA

[German]Owners of Windows 10 version 1803 who try to perform the onboard system image backup end with an error. The function fails, at least in the 32-bit versions of Windows 10 V1803, with error 0x800706BA

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Oracle: Have you to pay a Fee for Java SE from 2019 onward?

[German]A brief information for users of the JAVA Runtime Environment (JRE). Oracle has announced for Java SE 8 that the Runtime (JRE) – or specifically the updates – may no longer be used in the corporate environment without a commercial license from January 2019 oneward. So it could be possible, that business users has to pay a fee for using Java products.

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PSA: Classic Shell is now Open Shell Menu – and a warning

[German]New information for users and interested parties of the Windows tool Classic Shell: The follow-up project has already been renamed again and is now called Open Shell Menu. Here's some information and a hint why I (currently) would say 'be careful''.

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Windows: Intel Graphics driver 24.20.100.6229

Intel has released an update of its graphics driver to version 24.20.100.6229. This update contains security fixes and some bug fixes. Here are a few details what to know about this update.

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Windows 10 Updates KB4295110/KB4023057 (08/09/2018)

[German]Microsoft has released the updates KB4295110 and KB4023057 for Windows 10 on August 9, 2018. Here is some 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 ...


Black Hat: Windows 10 and the Cortana vulnerability

[German]At the current Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researchers showed how easy it was to use Cortana ito bypass security functions under Windows 10. Microsoft has closed (come of) the vulnerabilities. 

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Microsoft Security Advisory (Surfaces) 08/08/2018

Microsoft issued another Microsoft Security Advisory on August 8, 2018. This concerns notes for Microsoft Surface devices regarding the Speculative Store Bypass (ADV180012) and Rogue System Register Read (ADV180013) vulnerabilities.

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Firefox 61.0.2 released

Mozilla[German]Mozilla's developers have released an (unscheduled) update to Firefox 61.0.2. This update brings some bug fixes (if I haven't overlooked anything but no security fixes). In addition, a new, practical function (automatic recovery) is introduced for Windows

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Black Hat: Millions of Smartphones vulnerable

[German]Security researchers have analyzed smartphones on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). They found vulnerabilities in devices from four major U.S. carriers that can be exploited.

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Windows 10 V1803: Domain join bug and a workaround

[German]Administrators who want to join a domain with clients running Windows 10 V1803 Pro or Enterprise may run into a problem. A bug prevents the domain join. So far I am not aware that Microsoft has fixed this. But there is a workaround in the form of an offline domain join using djoin.

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