[German]Nvidia has released version 388.13 of its GeForce WHQL certified graphics driver for Windows. This update contains optimization for Call of Duty WW2 and Need for Speed Payback.
[German]Some users of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) are reporting login issues. They have to log-in twice to access the user desktop. But there's a fix for that.
Just a short information Windows user. Microsoft ends the free upgrade offer to Windows 10 ‚for customers how use assistive technologies'.
[German]It's a rather strange story: The Surface Pro (2017) model with 1 terabyte SSD memory will be shipped with two SSD modules of 512 GByte each. This may results in irritation if the user wipes the SSD during reinstallation or have a closer look at Windows 10's defragmenting.
On October 26, 2017 Chrome developers released the security update Chrome 62.0.3202.75 for Windows, Mac and Linux. It closes a critical vulnerability CVE-2017-15396 in the V8 video component (stack overflow). If Google Chrome is installed, the update shall be installed automatically. The portable version can be downloaded here. [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 ...
[German]Users of Microsoft Outlook ran into a problem with archived emails after installing Microsoft's September 2017 security updates. The problem has now been fixed.
Mozilla's developers has released Firefox version 56.0.2 on October 26, 2017 in Release Channel. The changelog lists only minor bug fixes. The Firefox installer may be downloaded from this Firefox page. (via)
Bad fail for Dell. They forgot to renew an Internet domain used for data recovery. A squatter grabbed the domain and immediately started delivering malware. It took Dell a month to get the domain back in control.
[German]The Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) issued a groundbreaking ruling on recycling toner cartridges. The printer company Canon had filed a patent infringement suit against the German printer cartridge manufacturers wta Carsten Weser GmbH and KMP PrintTechnik AG. The Canon lawsuit was finally dismissed – and may be valid within the European Union (EU).
[German]Urgent warning to all administrators in corporate environments. Eastern Europe has been hit by an outbreak of BadRabbit ransomware campaign. Affected are Windows systems and networks in corporate environments. It's similar to the NotPetya infection in early summer this year. Possibly a Killswitch has been found.
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