Microsoft’s Control Flow Guard can be bypassed

[German]Italian security researchers have developed a concept to leverage the exploit protection control flow guard supported in Windows 8.1 up to Windows 10 (and the server counterparts). The concept will be presented to the public at Black Hat Asia.

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Google Chrome Version 65 released

[German]has released version 65 of its Chrome browser for desktop systems (Linux, macOS and Windows) and Android. The new version mainly contains security updates.

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Microsoft Office non-security updates (March 6, 2018)

[German]Yesterday, the first Tuesday of the month (March 6, 2018), Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016.

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Windows 10 Version 1709: Servicing Stack Update KB4090914

[German]In addition to the cumulative update KB4090913, which fixes the USB bug, Microsoft has released a Servicing Stack Update KB4090914 for Windows 10 Version 1709 on March 5, 2018. Here is some information and thoughts on the topic.

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Windows Phone 8.1: store error 0x80070020 fixed

[German]Owners of a Windows Phone 8.1 can now successfully download apps from the Microsoft Store. Microsoft has solved the problem that has existed for days now.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 10 Version 1709: Update KB4090913 fixes USB bug

[German]Microsoft released an update for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on March 5, 2018. This update is intended to fix USB problems on machines running this version of Windows 10. But the update has know issues.

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Spotify app blocks Windows 10 system restore

[German]Owners of Windows 10 run into the problem that the spotify app from Microsoft Store kills the system recovery of Windows 10. Here ate some information and details.

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Firmware update bricks Tolino eBook readers

[German]Users of Tolino eBook readers should currently not install firmware updates on the devices. Two firmware updates for Tolino e-reader bricks these devices so that they are pretty useless.

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Unofficial Windows Vista updates (February 2018)

Windows Update[German]Another contribution for users who still use Windows Vista and need updates. Support has expired, but you can still update the operating system with security updates. Here are the update infos for February 2018.

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Windows Phone 8.1: App download store error 0x80070020

[German]It seems that users of a Windows Phone 8.1 device are facing again a Microsoft store issue. It's not possible to downloads apps, because this fails with error 0x80070020.

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