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Windows pitfalls: Names defines a program’s UAC behavior
[German]Today a blog post about a weird thing in Windows, that was unknown to me. The name of a program (.exe) can influence its behavior when it comes to accessing user account control. Windows has a build in heuristics to detect setup programs, that hasn't been written for Windows Vista and beyond.
Windows 10: Xbox App login issue (January 2018)
[German]Currently Microsoft seems to have problems with Xbox games apps under Windows 10. Users cannot log on to the Xbox user account in several apps like Minecraft, Soduku etc.
Google I/O May 8th to 10th 2018
The next developer event from Google will be the Google I/O 2018. This conference will be held from May 8th to May 10th at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.
Update KB4011123 fixes Outlook 2016 attachment bug
[German]Today, a little hint that might be helpful for administrators in corporate environments. Microsoft has released update KB4011123 for Outlook 2016, which fixes the attachment bug for mail forwarding.
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 ...
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17083 available
Microsoft has released Insider Preview Build 17083 of Windows 10 for PCs in Fast Ring. In a few weeks it could be approaching the completion of Windows 10 version 1803.
WSUS: Hundreds of updates are expired?
[German]Let's ask a short question to blog readers who work with a WSUS. Did you observe the effect in the last few days that a lot of updates suddenly expired?
EPLAN stops with error 0x80070005 after January 2018 update
[German]After installing January 2018 update for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, the EPLAN program no longer works. Here are some details about the incident.
Apple provides fix for Meltdown/Spectre for macOS
Apple has released Meltdown and Spectre fixes for several versions of mac OS. These includes macOS 10.13.3 High Sierra, mac OS 10.11 El Capitan and macOS 10.12 Sierra. Here are the release notes for macOS High Sierra 10.13.3/ Siera and El Capitain updates.
Vulnerability in Blizzard games put 500 Million Gamer at risk
[German]Up to 500 million users of Activision Blizzard games have been threatened for months by a critical vulnerability in the updater, which could have allowed attackers to infiltrate malicious code into the PC.