New Spectre NG vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs

[German]In Intel CPUs eight new, from Intel as highly risky classified, vulnerabilities, called Spectre Next Generation (till Intel releases details) has been discovered. There are no patches available yet.

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Windows 10 Meltdown Patch Bypass and hcsshim flaw

[German]Strange: Microsoft's Meltdown patches for Windows 10 had a fatal flaw. Now it's patched in Windows 10 Version 1803 – but not in older Windows 10 builds. And there is a critical Windows Host Compute Service Shim-Flaw – affecting container images – a patch is available.

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Windows 10 V1803: Removed features, planned replacements

[German]Since Microsoft released Windows 10 April Update (Version 1803), some features has been removed. Other features has been planned for future replacements.

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Windows 10 V1803 update creates a new OEM Partition

[German]Since April 30, 2018 Microsoft distributes the feature update for Windows 10 version 1803 (April Update). After the upgrade, some people will suddenly see OEM or recovery partitions that have a logical drive letter assigned to them. Then Windows 10 starts with constant notifications that the drive is full. Here are some explanations and a repair approach.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (May 1, 2018)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft releases non security updates for Microsoft Office on the first Tuesday of the month (Office Patchday). This is also the case on May 1, 2018, when updates for Microsoft Office 2010, Office 2013 and Office 2016 have been released.

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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 ...


.NET Framework 4.7.2 released

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has also released .NET Framework 4.7.2 for several Windows versions April 30, 2018. Here are a few details.

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Firefox 59.0.3 – Compatibility update for Windows 10 V1803

Mozilla[German]Mozilla's developers released an update for the Firefox browser on April 30, 2018. The new version 59.0.3 is a maintenance update, which should improve the compatibility of the browser with Windows 10 April Update (version 1803).

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Windows 10 April Update available (April 30, 2018)

[German]If you want to install the Windows 10 April Update, you can do that now. Because both the Media Creation Tool and the ISO downloads are available. And Microsoft obviously begun to rollout Windows 10, version 1803, via Windows Update for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update machines.

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Windows 10 April Update: download ISO install image

[German]How to download an ISO install image of Windows 10 April Update before Microsoft release the official download? Here is how to gain access to the official Microsoft files.

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Nvidia WHQL driver 397.31: Issues with Geforce GTX 1060

[German]The recently released Nvidia WHQL graphics driver version 397.31 seems to cause serious issues on some Geforce GTX 1060 graphics cards. The driver does not install on some systems, and fails with error 43.

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