The developers of WordPress have just (May 17, 2018) released version 4.9.6. This is a maintenance update that fixes 18 bugs. In addition, WordPress has been made fit for the european GDPR, and the update brings some useful improvements. Details may be read within the release notes.
[German]Another short supplement to May 15, 2018: Whilst there are no preview quality rollups for Windows 7/8.1, Microsoft has managed to release Quality Rollup Preview updates for the.NET framework.
Just a brief information for Windows Phone mobile device owners using Skype for Business and/or Microsoft Teams apps and Yammer. Contrary to Microsoft's announcement these apps should be available until August 2018 for Windows Phones.
Microsoft has released another Windows 10 Insider Preview build 17672 [Redstone 5] in fast ring. The announcement and further details may be obtained from this post in Windows blog.
Microsoft released another firmware update for it's Surface Laptop. The new firmware (Surface – Firmware – 135.2139.257.0) contains a Surface System Aggregator – Firmware and promises to improve docking compatibility. To manually download the firmware and drivers package for the Surface Laptop, you can find it here.
[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 ...
[German]Her's another short article on to topic 'Google's Chrome browser suddenly shows black boxes on web pages while surfing'. The subject comes up every now and then. Currently it may hit Windows users with the Chrome 66.
Another short information for administrators who manage mobile devices via Microsoft Intune. Microsoft Intune now supports Knox Mobile Enrollment, i.e. you can now configure and manage Samsung Android devices that use Knox. For this purpose, MDM profiles can be configured in the Knox portal to enable management. The whole thing is explained here in more detail by Microsoft. (via)
Microsoft has released also a Microcode update KB4100347 for Windows 10 April Update to mitigate the Spectre V2 vulnerability.
[German]Microsoft has released the updates KB4134660 (Windows 10 Creators Update) and KB413461 (Windows 10 Fall Creators Update) as of May 15, 2018. The updates supports the upgrade to Windows 10 April Update.
[German]0patch has released a 0day patch to fix a critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-8174) in Windows VBScript Engine. This will be helpful for users who are not able to install May 2018 security updates due to issues.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
