Issues with cumulative update KB4230450 for IE

Windows Update[German]Cumulative update KB4230450 for Internet Explorer seems to cause some issues. Microsoft had to make improvements in WSUS detection. And there is a message that suddenly old updates are offered..

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Windows 10 V1803 is ‘Semi-annual’ ready – seriously?

[German]Microsoft claims, that 250 Million systems are upgraded to Windows 10 V1803. And as a consequence, Microsoft has declared Windows 10 April Update (V1803) as 'semi-annual' ready. So this build is now being rolled out in the business environment. There is also an article from Microsoft that explains how Windows 10 deployment can be 'accelerated' by integrating Windows Insider Previews.

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Windows 10 Version 1803: Network environment empty

[German]Some users are facing an empty network environment and have problems accessing other shares, after upgrading to Windows 10 April Update (V1803). Here are a few hints what to do.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692 released

Microsoft just released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692 for PC in Fast Ring. The announcement has been made within the Windows blog, where you can read about improvements and the bucket of bugs and issues coming with this new build.

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Windows 10 V1803: Hotfix for Easy Document Creator Scan

Just a brief note to users of Windows 10 April Update (V1803) who are affected by the All-in-on printer scanner bug, preventing scans via HP/Samsung's Easy Document Creator. HP/Samsung has released a hotfix hotfix_usb_win10_v1803.zip, to fix the issue. I have added the necessary information within the blog article Windows 10: Scanner fails after update.

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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 ...


Intel Math Unit (FPU) leaks ‘crypto-‘ daten (CVE-2018-3665)

[German]A design flaw in the math unit (FPU) of various Intel CPUs can leak crypto data to applications. Kernel developers of Windows, Linux and Co. has provided kernel patches (partially).

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Microsoft Security Update Releases (June 2018)

As part of the June 2018 patchday (June 12, 2018), Microsoft has also updated and reissued several security warnings. Here is an uncommented overview of what has changed.

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Patchday: Windows 10 updates June 12, 2018

[German]Microsoft released several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds on June 12, 2018. Here are some details about these updates.

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Patchday: June 2018 Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server

Windows Update[English]On June 12, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4284826, KB4284867) for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates (KB4284815, KB4284878) for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Stuipd idea using Windows 10 LTSC or tinkering with V1607

[German]Today I like to discuss within a blog post the question, how reasonable is it, to use a Windows 10 LTSC versions. And I also take a look at the idea of using Windows 10 version 1607 as a poor mans LTSC version.

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