[German]Microsoft has revised a number of Security Update Releases on January 5, 2018. Here is an overview, what has been revisioned.
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HP Notebook Battery Safety Recall and Replacement Program
[German]HP has just launched a safety-related battery recall for HP notebooks and mobile workstations. This is due to overheating of the batteries with a fire hazard. Owners of HP equipment must check whether they are affected.
IE require DOM storage to display Microsoft’s KB article
[German]A German blog reader informed me a day ago about a strange issue. He was no more able to retrieve Microsoft KB articles from the update history in Internet Explorer. After some investigation we found out, that Microsoft is in the process of rebuilding its web pages internally with regard to JavaScript and XML. Without authorized DOM storage, IE 11 no longer provides access to KB articles.
Critical Security Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (01/03/2018)
[German]In addition to updates for Windows 10, Microsoft also released various critical (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions as of January 3,2018. These also address the Intel CPU vulnerability. Here is an overview of these updates. Continue reading
Windows 10: Critical Updates (01/03/2018)
[German]Microsoft released several cumulative updates for various Windows 10 builds on January 3, 2018. This addresses the Intel CPU bug and mitigates vulnerabilities in Edge and Internet Explorer. Here is an overview of what you should know. Continue reading
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 ...
Critical Updates for Windows and Browser (01/03/2018)
[German]On January 3, 2018, Microsoft released critical updates for its supported Windows versions as well as for the browsers Edge and Internet Explorer. Here is an overview.
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Microsoft releases Windows 10 Patch to fix Intel Bug
[German]Microsoft starts rolling out an out-of-band update to mitigate (fix) the Intel CPU vulnerability bug within Windows. Currently the update for Windows 10 is available, patches for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 as well as the server counterparts will follow.
Is Microsofts (Word) DDE-Patch failed partially?
[German]In December 2017, Microsoft released security updates for Microsoft Office to disable DDE functionality. However, the vulnerability may not be completely mitigated, because a new malware campaign addresses the DDE vulnerability.
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Microsoft Office Patchday (January 2, 2018)
[German]Yesterday, first Tuesday of the month, (January 2, 2018), Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 2016. Here are an overview of this updates.
Windows 10: Update error 0x80240034
[German]Within this blog post, I'm going to dig into the error code 0x80240034 that some users get when installing updates under Windows 10. What is behind this error code and what can be done to identify the root cause for this failure. Continue reading