Tag Archives: Update

Windows: May 2018 update blocks viewing CHM files

[German]Windows users depending on old CHM help file format are running into a serious issue after installing May 2018 update. Windows (from Windows 7 up to Windows 10) blocks viewing these files, if they are located on network shares. Here … Continue reading

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Security updates for macOS, iOS, Safari etc.

Little information from last Friday. Apple has released security updates for its operating systems iOS and macOS, as well as various products such as the Safari browser, effective June 1, 2018. These updates are intended to close security gaps in … Continue reading

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Does an update bricks the Surface Pro 3 Touchscreen?

[German]I just ask this as a question here: Do you have issues with your after a (firmware-) update of Surface Pro 3, in such a way that the touchscreen doesn't work anymore? 

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Alert: Update your Huawei CH-, RH- and XH servers

If you are responsible for the administration of Huawei CH, RH and XH servers, you should react urgently. The vendor Huawei has released critical security updates for some of these server models.

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Firmware-Update for Surface 3 (May 30th 2018)

[German]It was a big surprise and I could not believe it, but Microsoft has released a firmware update for Surface 3 end of May 2018. It also contains a mitigation against the Spectre v2 CPU vulnerability.

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

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Windows Server 2016: Slow updates

[German]Administrators of Windows Server 2016 systems may be used to trouble. If you are wondering about the extremely slow update installation on your machines: You are not alone.

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VLC Player 3.0.3 released

A few weeks ago the VLC Player 3.0.0 was released. Now the developers of the VideoLan project have already released version 3.0.3 of the VLC Player with bugfixes and improvements.

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Google Chrome 67 released

[German]Google released Google Chrome 67 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. Besides security fixes, the new version also includes additional features in the VR/AR area, and supports sensors via a generic sensor API. 

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Windows 7 update KB4103718: Network issues fixed

[German]A short information for administrators of Windows 7 and the server counterparts. Some users are reported network issues after installing update KB4103718. Now Microsoft has made some informal changes to the description of KB4103718 update regarding network issues, because the … Continue reading

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Surface Pro: reliability update

Microsoft has provided a reliability update for the Surface Pro. This is another firmware update that Microsoft has provided for the device since March 15, 2018.

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