[German]I just made a strange observation in Windows 7 SP1. After installing the 10 June 2018 security only updates, I am offered old security updates for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3 released in 2012/2013. Addendum: Explanation for this behavior added.
As of July 16, 2018, Microsoft has released revisions to its security alerts that were released on previous patchdays. Here are a few details I know so far.
[German]Microsoft has released (till now via Microsoft Update Catalog) a revised update KB4345459 for Windows 7 and an update KB4345424 for Windows 8.1 – as well as the respective server counterparts – on July 16, 2018 to fix various bugs. .NET framework updates have also been updated.
[German]Just a brief information, maybe somebody is affected too. It seems that Microsoft's updates (especially KB4338818) not only causes network issues, but also cause problems with the Internet Information Services IIS web server.
Microsoft has just released version 8.0 of the Skype desktop client. This client will have a couple of new features, that has been described within Microsoft's blog post here. Within this post there is also an announcement, that Microsoft plans to shut down all services for the older version 7.0 of Skype desktop client, after September 1, 2018. Update: Microsoft has extended the EOL of Skype v7.x, see.
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[German]Microsoft is releasing cyclically Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) for Windows (Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10). But what should you know about that SSUs and what's behind them?
[German]Another weekend topic, especially for administrators in the business environment. It came to my attention a few days ago. Microsoft will discontinue the Delta updates for Windows 10 in favor of the Express updates available on WSUS & Co.
[German]Users of Windows 8.1 systems using the online storage of Dropbox have to swallow a bitter pill. Dropbox has withdrawn its support for Windows 8.1.
[German]On July 10, 2018 (patchday) Microsoft has released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. This blog post contains details of selected patches that are not included in the remaining articles linked at the end of the article.
[German]Short notice for administrators in the Windows environment who have a Software Assurance contract available. Microsoft released the MDOP July 2018 Service Release for the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) on July 11, 2018.
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