Update KB3199168 (Office for Mac) re-release

Microsoft has re-released a revised version of MS16-133 (Security Update for Microsoft Office (3199168) – this update addresses Microsoft Office for Mac. Here is what Microsoft has send me in a security bulletin.

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Windows Rollup Update Previews Nov 2016 (KB3197868, KB319787, KB3196686)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has released monthly Preview Rollup Updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and its corresponding Server variants. Also a Rollup Update Preview for .Net Framework has been released at 11/15/2016.

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Rollup Updates KB3197867, KB3197868 (Windows 7), and KB3197873, KB3197874 (Windows 8.1)

Windows UpdateMicrosoft has released a couple of Rollup updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and the corrospending Server variants at November 8, 2016. Here are the details, what's inside.

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Windows 10: Updates KB3200970, KB3198586, KB3198585

Microsoft has released cumulative updates KB3200970 (Windows 10 Version 1607), KB3198586 (Windows 10 Version 1511), and KB3198585 (Windows 10 RTM). This updates are also available for Windows Server 2016.

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Microsoft Patchday November 8, 2016

Windows UpdateMicrosoft has released a couple of security updates for Windows at November patchday. Also CVE-2016-7255 reported by Google has been fixed. Here is an overview.

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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 ...


Web of Trust harvesting and selling user’s surfing data

Browser add-on Web of Trust (WoT) has been harvesting an selling user's surfing data without anonymising it. After this incident was uncovered, WoT was dropped from Firefox and Google.

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Uninstalling ‘uninstallable’ Windows Updates

Windows Update[German]Some Windows updates are installed as permanent and doesn't offer an uninstall option. This blog post shows how to force uninstalling such update packages (works from Windows 7 up to Windows 10).

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Windows Live Essentials 2012 – R.I.P.

[German]Windows Live Essentials 2012 will be retired at January 10, 2017, because the end of live has been reached.

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Windows 10 Updates KB3200068, KB3199125 fixes SCOM bug

Windows UpdateMicrosoft has released on C-patchday (10/18/2016) cumulative updates for several Windows 10 builds. These updates fixes some issues – especially the SCOM bug.

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Preview Quality Rollup KB3192406 for Windows Server 2012

Windows UpdateMicrosoft has released Preview Quality Rollup KB3192406 for Windows Server 2012 on October 18, 2016.

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