Tag Archives: Microsoft

Windows Update quality issues: Microsoft’s answer

Posted on 2018-08-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has responded to an open letter from MVP colleague Susan Bradley about problems and quality issues with Microsoft’s Windows update cycles.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases/Notifications (08/01/2018)

Posted on 2018-08-02 by guenni

[German]Effective August 1, 2018, Microsoft has pulished Microsoft Security Update Releases for CVE-2018-8172 and CVE-2018-8202 and Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (with notes on Spectre patches). Here are the details.

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July 2018 patches: Review for administrators

Posted on 2018-08-01 by guenni

[German]Fortunately July 2018 is over. Time for a brief review of the July 2018 patches and what’s still open. At least administrators should know the following overview.

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Windows (10) Update Survey and an open letter to Microsoft

Posted on 2018-07-31 by guenni

[German]How satisfied are home users and IT Professionals with Windows and Microsoft’s update policy? This question can be answered by surveys. Susan Bradley, a Windows veteran, has created two surveys. Here are the results of those surveys – and which … Continue reading →

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Looking back at Microsoft’s July 2018-Patches

Posted on 2018-07-29 by guenni

[German]July 2018 represents another low with regard to issues caused from Microsoft’s updates. Since the month is almost over, here is a look at security advisories and problematic updates, as well as some basic thoughts..

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Microsoft’s July 2018 patch mess – put update install on hold

Posted on 2018-07-14 by guenni

[German]Another short patchday summary for administrators in business environments. July 2018 patchday (July 10, 2018) is proving more and more a disaster – currently every administrator should consider whether and which updates he releases for installation. 

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Microsoft Surface Go tablet for 399 US $

Posted on 2018-07-10 by guenni

[German]The rumors of the last days has been true. Microsoft has introduced the Surface Go Tablet, which is entering the education market with a price starting at 399 US $ and a 10-inch display. From today, July 10, 2018, pre-orders … Continue reading →

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Microsoft patchday: More updates (June 12, 2018)

Posted on 2018-06-13 by guenni

[German]On June 12, 2018 (patchday) Microsoft released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. This blog post contains details of selected patches that are not included in the remaining articles linked at the end of the article.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases – May 15, 2018

Posted on 2018-05-20 by guenni

Microsoft has revised some Security Update Releases on May 15, 2018. Here is a short list, what has been changed. Addendum: Update revision from May 18, 2018 added.

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Patchday: More Microsoft updates May 8, 2018

Posted on 2018-05-11 by guenni

[German]On May 8, 2018 (patchday) Microsoft has released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. In this blog post I added details about selected patches which are not included in the other posts linked at the end of the … Continue reading →

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