Bug in Outlook 365: Only one version can run at a time

[German]Users of Microsoft Outlook 365 may have been running into an issue since mid-July 2018 with version 1806 Build 10228.20080. When clicking on the Outlook icon of the taskbar error message is displayed, that only one version of the program can be executed. Here is some information and a workaround.

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Microsoft: Issues with Updates KB4456688/KB4100347?

Windows Update[German]In general, Microsoft's August 2018 patchday seems to go smoothly with the delivered updates. But there are occasional hints that there may be issues with some updates. Addendum: There are new hints, that update KB4100347 is causing issues.

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Security Advisory-Update ADV180018

[German]Microsoft released several updates for Windows with Intel Microcode updates on August 14. New a revision of the Microsoft Security Advisory Notification for ADV180018 was published on August 24. Here is the notification from Microsoft  – and also an addendum with notes from me.

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Windows 10: Mail app don’t support group mails

The mail app of Windows 10 doesn't support to send group emails to contacts located within the people app. The creation of groups in the people app is not possible. Now a Microsoft employee is trying to push the topic.

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Issues with Exchange Server 2016 Update KB4340731

Windows Update[German]A little brief note for administrators running Exchange Server 2013 or 2016. I just came across a forum post reporting installation errors and some nasty consequences with security update KB4340731.

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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 ...


Unpatched vulnerability in GhostScript interpreter

[German]A major vulnerability in the GhostScript interpreter has just went public. There is no patch yet. The vulnerability may allow the victim's machine to be taken over. Here is some information on this topic, since GhostScript is included in some products and is actually available on all operating systems.

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Windows 10 shows a sihost.exe System Warning

[German]Users who are updating Windows 10, or upgrading to the April Update (V1803) may run into a problem. A system warning from sihost.exe is displayed at startup and there are malfunctions.

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SQL Server 2016 SP1 Update KB4458842 (08/22/2018)

Windows Update[German]A brief note for admins. Microsoft has released on August 22, 2018 a critical security update KB4458842 for SQL Server 2016 SP1. Here are a few details about that update.

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Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime

[German]Here is another hint to vulnerabilities buried in software packages from Microsoft. The Visual C++ runtime packages (VC redistributable) provided by Microsoft are assembled to installer packages with outdated (vulnerable) WiX Toolkit versions.

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Surface Pro 4: Don’t install July 26, 2018 firmware update

[German]Owners of a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 received a firmware update on July 26, 2018. If possible, don't install this firmware update, due to (minor) issues with this.

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