Tag Archives: Update

Office Update ships ‘wrong’ MSComCTL.ocx (Jan. 2019)

[German]Blog reader Sam pointed out an issue with Microsoft's MS Common controls (thanks for that), which is causing trouble. Microsoft ships wrong versions of MS Common Controls (MSComCTL.ocx) via Office update. In January 2019 it probably happened again with an … Continue reading

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Prices for Windows 7 Extended Security Updates till 2023

[German]Microsoft offers Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 SP1 for companies until January 2023. This program is subject to a fee and conditions. Now the prices that companies have to pay for extended support have become public.

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Windows 10: Microcode Updates February 2019

Microsoft has released microcode updates for Windows 10 V1607 through 1809. These are revised versions of Intel Microcode Updates that will be rolled out in February 2019.

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Windows 10 V1809: AMD fix, Update issues and iCloud-Blocker removed soon

[German]Microsoft  is working step by step through the known issues in Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809). An AMD issue has now been fixed and the upgrade blocker for iCloud should be removed soon. But now users are facing … Continue reading

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TrendMicro WFBS 10 Patch 1516 available

A brief note to people who are using TrendMicro Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS) 10 in their (enterprise) environment. A new patch was released on January 29, 2019.

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

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Windows Update Service globally disturbed? (01/31/2019)

[German]Currently it seems, that Microsoft's Update Services are globally disturbed. Users around the world are reporting, that Windows Update can't reach Microsoft's update servers. I've a Windows 10 test machine, where I confirmed this issue.

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Windows Defender Update KB4052623 is causing Secure Boot issues (01/28/2019)

[German]Windows Defender anti-malware platform update KB4052623 from January 2019 prevents Windows 10 systems from starting with Secure Boot. In addition, an activated AppLocker blocks downloads. But there are workarounds for both issues .

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Windows Defender with Update issues (01/30/2019)?

[German]Just a brief notification for users of Windows Defender. It've seen independant reports, that Windows Defender has issues and can't update since today.

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Google Chrome 72 released

[German]Google's developers have just released the Google Chrome 72 browser. This new version 72.0.3626.81 for the desktop fix some vulnerabilities and comes with new features.

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Windows 10 V1809: Update KB4476976 (01/22/2019)

[German]Microsoft released the KB4476976 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 on January 22, 2019. Here is a brief overview of what's new.

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