Tag Archives: Update

Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (January 12, 2021)

[German]On January12, 2021, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is the overview of these updates.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (January 12, 2021)

[German]On January 12, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 12, 2021)

[German]On January 12, 2021, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, and so on. Here is a concise overview of these updates.A list of updates can be found on this Microsoft page. Details about … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 78.6.1 closes critical vulnerability

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.6.1 on January 12, 2021. This is a maintenance update for the main 78 version of the email client that fixes security vulnerabilities.

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Edge 87.0.664.75 released

[German]Microsoft has published a security advisory on January 7, 2021, regarding another security update for the Edge browser. Microsoft had to close three vulnerabilities that were unpatched in Edge 86.0.664.57. Here is some brief information about it.

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

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Windows: Update from 2019 for VMware offered again (Jan. 5, 2021)

[English]Just a short information from a blog reader who is being re-offered a 2019 update for VMware as of January 5, 2021. I am interested in whether this is an isolated case or affects more users.

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Chrome 87.0.4280.141 with security fixes

[German]Google has updated the Google Chrome browser for Windows, macOS and Linux to version 87.0.4280.141 as of January 6, 20201. This update fixes 16 vulnerabilities.

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Firefox 84.0.2 and 78.6.1 ESR released

[German]Mozilla developers have released version 84.0.2 and 78.6.1 ESR of the Firefox browser on January 6, 2021. These are security updates for the browser. Here is an overview of the updates.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (January 5, 2021)

[German]On January 5, 2021(first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday) Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here is a brief overview.

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Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008/R2: Extended Support 2021 – Part 2

[German]In my blog post Windows 7 SP1: ESU Support for 2021 – Part 1  I had pointed out that from January 2021 a new ESU license is required to receive further security updates for this operating system. Those who do not … Continue reading

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