Windows 10 V1803: Update KB4315567

[German]Microsoft has released an ominous update KB4315567 for Windows 10 V1803 Enterprise on June 26, 2018. But what is behind this ominous update?

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PSA: Windows 10 V1803: Update KB4284848 brings SMBv1 fix

[German]Microsoft has kept its word and delivered the fix for the broken SMBv1 protocol in Windows 10 April Update (V1803) with update KB4284848 in June 2018.

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Firefox 61 released

MozillaMozilla's developers have released Firefox version 61 for Windows, Linux and macOS. Besides some improvements and support for TLS 1.3 there is also a dark theme in the browser.

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Windows 10 V1803: Update KB4284848 (June 26, 2018)

[German]Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4284848 for Windows 10 April Update (V1803) on June 26, 2018. Here are some hints what the update changes. And there has been a Servicing Stack Update KB4338853 released for Windows 10 V1803.

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Microsoft intends to push Office 365, but that thing is slow

[German]Microsoft intends to tighten the 'thumbscrews' at Office and force enterprises customers to subscribe to Office 365. On the other hand, a large number of companies using Office 365 complain about performance issues.

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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 ...


Survey: Satisfaction with Windows Update in Business?

Windows UpdateSmall hint for administrators who (must) responsible for distributing Windows updates in business environments. There is a survey (not from Microsoft, but from MVP colleague Susan Bradley), which deals with the satisfaction with Windows Update in this area.

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Microsoft Security Update Minor Revisions (June 22, 2018)

Microsoft has made some minor revisions to update descriptions as of June 22, 2018. I stumbled uppon the corresponding information on seclists.org. Here are the unedited details.

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WSUS: Microsoft Update Catalog Import failure

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has already admitted an issue with WSUS 5.0 (Windows Server 2016) in March 2018. Some or all Updates can't be imported from the Microsoft Update Catalog in WSUS.

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Does Adobe Acrobat Prof XI kills Internet Explorer favorites?

[German]Today still a short contribution, to which a Blog reader drew my attention. The Adobe Acrobat Prof XI probably has side effects with Internet Explorer 11, where the favorites can no longer be edited under Windows 10. Addendum: It seems that another HP tool was the root cause, see my addendum.

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Outlook app shows birthdays one day too early

[German]Strange issue I recently recognized on Facebook. One MVP colleague complained that birthdays listed in Outlook app on his iPhone were displayed one day too early.

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