Remote security exploit in Intel Platforms

Posted on 2017-05-02 by guenni

[German]Intel platforms from Nehalem to Kaby Lake has a critical vulnerability. Attackers can remotely access an exploitable elevation of privilege security hole. While no consumer systems are affected, Intel and it's OEMs ships a firmware update.

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Windows Update error 0x80073712

Posted on 2017-05-02 by guenni

Sometimes Windows Update throws error 0x80073712 and the update install fails. Here are a few hints what to to and why this error occurs.

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Windows 10: Update error 0x80072EE2

Posted on 2017-05-01 by guenni

Is Windows 10 throwing error 80072EE2 in an attempt to open Windows Store and download an app? Here are a few hints what to do to fix this issue.

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Windows screen get turned sideways–how to fix it?

Posted on 2017-04-30 by guenni

Sometimes users get puzzled, because their Windows screen on a notebook get turned sideways. Why is that and how can this be fixed?

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Windows 10: Update error 0x80072EE7

Posted on 2017-04-29 by guenni

Some users are having trouble installing updates in Windows 10. Windows reports update error 0x80072EE7. What to do, to fix this issue?

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‘Digital Rights Update Tool’ strips DRM from WMA files

Posted on 2017-04-28 by guenni

[German]Today a short tip: Microsoft provides  the 'Digital Rights Update Tool' for Windows 10. This tool allows to remove DRM information from WMA files.

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Windows 10 V1703: Updates KB4020001 and KB4020002

Posted on 2017-04-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released April 25, 2017 two compatibility updates KB4020001 and KB4020002 for Windows  10 Creators Update. Details about both updates provided by Microsoft are really short.

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Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N Version 1703

Posted on 2017-04-27 by guenni

[German]Some users are losing the ability to use media feature after upgrading to Windows 10 N Creators Update. The reason: They are using an N version of Windows 10, and they need a Media Feature Pack to add the missing media features again. Here are a few details.

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Security risk OEM bloatware Portrait Display (PdiService.exe)

Posted on 2017-04-26 by guenni

[German]A from OEM's (HP, PHILIPS, FUJITSU) on Windows notebooks preinstalled application bears a huge security risk. A vulnerability allows a local authenticated (non-privileged) attacker to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Millions of devices are affected by this bloatware.

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Windows 10 V1703: Fix for DISM error 0x800F081F

Posted on 2017-04-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's Windows  10 Creators Update images contains a flaw. Broken manifest files are causing DISM to stall with error 0x800F081F. Here are a few details and a fix.

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