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McAfee Endpoint Security blocks Windows login

[German]Users of McAfee Endpoint Security 10.2 and earlier may have another issue. Endpoint Security blocks Windows logon. McAfee has confirmed that issue since a few days and provides workaround and fixes. 

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June Update KB4503276 blocks PXE boot on SCCM DPs

[German]A brief warning for administrators using Windows Server 2012 to deploy via SCCM. The June 2019 update KB4503276 causes trouble because it prevents PXE booting (WDS). Microsoft has now confirmed the problem.

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Windows 10 V1903: Remote Desktop shows Black Screen

[German]Users of Windows 10 who have upgraded to the May 2019 update and are using the Remote Desktop for remote sessions may suffer from the fact that only a black windows appear. This applies only to users in corporate environments … Continue reading

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Windows 10 V1903: Update KB4507453 causes Reboot-Notification loop

[German]Microsoft has released update KB4507453 for Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903) on July 9, 2019. The update forces some systems into a 'reboot notification' loop. In other words: Although the update has been successfully installed, the user is … Continue reading

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Office 365 C2R: Excel ODBC driver missing

[German]Here's a little tip for Office 365 administrators: Click-2-Run does not install any ODBC drivers for Microsoft Excel. Blog reader Karl Ebbing-Westerhaus (@tweet_alqama) has found a solution to the problem.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Word 2013 Update KB4475525 (July 2, 2019) causing CRC error in WSUS and certificate error with ADR at SCCM

[German]A brief note to administrators in corporate environments. There are issues with update KB4475525 for Word 2013 (July 2, 2019). This cannot be imported in environments with WSUS or SCCM, but causes a CRC 32 or certificate error.

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Windows 10 V1903 and Malwarebytes: Fix for Defender deactivation

[German]Malwarebytes has updated its software to fix the deactivation of Windows Defender under the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (V1903). That's the good news. The bad news: This issue has been reported in April 2019 – it took until July … Continue reading

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fai.music.metaservices.microsoft.com service down forever

[German]Brief information for Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center users. The service required for these programs is down. It looks like Microsoft has shut down the servers.

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Windows 10: SSU issue addressed in SCCM UserVoice

[German]Brief  information about an update install issue hitting Windows 10 (and Windows 7) users due to 'missing' current Servicing Stack Update (SSU). A user has now (finally) brought up the topic to Microsoft via UserVoice of the Configuration Manager (SCCM).

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Windows 10 V1903: IP resolution bug in Hyper-V switch

[German]In Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) and possibly also in October 2018 Update (version 1809) there is a bug in the 'Default Switch' which leads to issues with Windows Sandbox, Mobile Hotspot or with Windows Containers – they … Continue reading

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