[German]Currently users of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and related Windows Server pendants are offered an optional update 'Intel – System – 8/19/2016'. There is not much information provided from Microsoft. I've read some speculations on several web sites. Therefore a few hints, for what this update is for.
[German]Netgear WLAN routers R6250, R6400, R7000 and R8000 are vulnerable. Now Netgear has released firmware updates for several models, so a firmware update is recommended.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-155 has undergone a major revision increment on 12/18/2016. Here is what Microsoft has announced so far.
Some Windows 10 users are facing a curious issue: The internet connection fails once a day – and isn't revocable. Inspecting event protocol shows entries with ID 4231 and 4227.
[German]Sometimes users of Windows (from Windows 7 up to Windows 10) are receiving an error message "side-by-side configuration is incorrect" during installing a new software. Here a few hints, what's causing this error and how to fix.
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Microsoft has released two updates KB3201845 and KB3206632 in December 2016 for Windows 10 Version 1607. Some users are facing issues. Here are a few information what I've recognized so far.
LinkedIn, now owned by Microsoft, begun informing users about a data breach at Lynda.com. An unauthorized third party breached a database with Lynda.com learning data and customer information.
[German]Some Windows 10 users are facing an installation abort with error 0xC1900209 during Feature Upgrades (for instance upgrading from Windows 7/8.1 to Windows 10, or during upgrade to Anniversary Update and so on). Here are a few information how to solve an error 0xC1900209 issue.
Bad news for Yahoo users again. Last September the company informed about a data breach affecting 500 Million user accounts. Now the company reveals a new data breach where 'unauthorized third party' accessed data from more than 1B Yahoo user accounts.
[German]Microsoft addresses with update KB3206632 (12/13/2016) also the DHCP issue forcing many Windows 10 Version 1607 machines into a "no internet connection due to a missing IP address". I've had a machine facing this error, and I took the opportunity to document as much as possible. Here is my "compressed" English version.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
