Tag Archives: Windows 10

Windows 10: Search shows US Election Info in non US countries…

Posted on 2020-09-21 by guenni

[German] Microsoft runs once again an advertising action, this time a call to register for the US presidential election, under Windows 10. An US Election Info suddenly pops up during a Windows 10 search as an advertisement in the start … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Defender: Download Feature removed …

Posted on 2020-09-19 by guenni

[German]But that was only a very short guest performance. Microsoft had added this ‘cool’ download feature to its Defender. But security experts wasn’t amused about that. All of a sudden the download feature is gone again … Advertising

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.NET Framework Preview Updates (Sept. 16, 2020)

Posted on 2020-09-17 by guenni

[German]In addition to the preview updates for Windows 10 (see Windows 10 V1809/190x: Preview Updates (September 16, 2020))), Microsoft has also released various preview updates for the .NET Framework as of September 16, 2020. Advertising

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20215 released

Posted on 2020-09-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20215 for Windows Insider on the Dev Channel on September 15, 2020. The announcement was made in the Windows-Blog, where you can read the list of new features, fixes and known … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1809/190x: Preview Updates (September 16, 2020)

Posted on 2020-09-17 by guenni

[German]On September 16, 2020 Microsoft released several cumulative updates as previews for Windows 10 versions 1809, 1903 and 1909. A first comment mentions these updates has already been given in the blog (thx for that). Here are some details about … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: New Information about Windows Update

Posted on 2020-09-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has outlined some information aobut third-party update and Update for Business in a Techcommunity article. And they plan to provide better information about upgrade blockers. Here is a brief overview. Advertising

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Windows 10 (64 Bit): Executing 16-bit programs

Posted on 2020-09-16 by guenni

[German]In a 64-bit Windows environment, 16-bit programs can no longer run because the Windows NT DOS Virtual Machine (NTVM) is missing. A Microsoft developer has now described an approach – quasi as a finger exercise – how to run 16-bit … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Version 2004: Update KB4576754 forces new Edge browser install (Sept. 14, 2020)

Posted on 2020-09-15 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has begun rolling out the new Chromium-based Edge Browser on systems with Windows 10 version 2004 on Sept. 14, 2020. A re-release of update KB4576754 pushed this browser again to consumer systems. Advertising

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Windows 10: Activated Hyper-V /Sandbox creates a 0-day Exploit

Posted on 2020-09-12 by guenni

[German]A reverse engineer bumped a vulnerability in Windows 10 in conjunction with the Hyper-V/Sandbox feature. Activating Hyper-V or the sandbox opens a 0-day vulnerability that can be used to attack the system. Advertising

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Windows 10 Version 1903: Support ends December 8, 2020

Posted on 2020-09-12 by guenni

[German]A small reminder for users of Windows 10 version 1903, which was released in spring 2019 and reaches the end of its 18-month support period on December 8, 2020. Advertising

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