Tag Archives: Update

Windows 10 Spectre V2 Update for AMD-CPUs

[German]Finally it seems that Windows 10 systems with AMD CPUs can be protected against the Spectre V2 vulnerability with an update. However, there are a lot of hurdles to overcome in order to enjoy the Spectre V2 protection. Here is … Continue reading

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (April 10, 2018)

[German]On Patchday (second Tuesday of the month, April 10, 2018), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server April 2018

[German]On April 10, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4093118, KB4093108, KB4093114, KB4093115) for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Attention with Linux RDP connections and CredSSP updates

[German]In advance to the today's patch day a small hint about CredSSP updates for Windows. Microsoft's CredSSP updates can kill remote desktop connections between Linux and Windows.

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Updates KB4099467, KB4099468 (March/April 2018)

[German]At the end of the week another article about Windows updates Microsoft released at the end of March and beginning of April 2018.

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

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Windows Update revisions KB4090450, KB4088875, KB4088878, KB4088881

[German]On April 4, 2018 Microsoft has revised the updates KB4090450, KB4088875, KB4088878, KB408888881 for Windows. I collected some details, and there are other details about Windows bugs.

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Critical flaw in MS Malware Protection Engine (CVE-2018-0986)

[German]Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine has a critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-0986). All supported Windows versions are affected. Microsoft has released a security update for the affected products.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (April 3, 2018)

[German]The first Tuesday of the month is Office Patchday. On April 3, 2018, Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016.

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Windows 10: Update Error 0x80070157

[German]Users of Windows 10 get sometimes an update error 0x80070157 when trying to install cumulative updates. Here is an attempt to shed some light on this error.

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Update KB4099950 for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

[German]Microsoft has surprisingly released update KB4099950 for Windows 7 SP1. It is a maintenance update to fix the problems with the virtual network adapters (NIC problem) caused by the KB4088875 and KB4088878 security updates of March 13, 2018.

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