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Windows 10 2004-21H1: Preview Update KB5004296 (July 29, 2021)
[German]Microsoft has released another optional cumulative (preview) update for Windows 10 version 2004, 20H2 and 21H1, as well as their Windows Server counterparts, as of July 29, 2021. The update fixes several gaming issues, as well as many other bugs. … Continue reading
Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 re-released (July 2021)
[German]Microsoft has once again released the preparation update KB4023057 for machines with Windows 10 in July 2021. The update is supposed to improve the reliability of the Windows Update service, i.e. to find any update problems on the Windows 10 … Continue reading
Out-of-band updates fixes Windows printing issues (July 27, 2021)
[German]Microsoft has released unscheduled updates for Windows 10 version 1809, as well as Windows 7 SP1 (with ESU) and Windows Server 2008 SP2 (with ESU), effective July 27, 2021. These special updates are intended to fix the printing issue associated … Continue reading
Windows 10: July 2021 update may cause printing issues with SmartCard authentication
[German]The Windows 10 security updates released on July 13, 2021 for the regular patchday (see Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (July 13, 2021)) may cause printing issues in certain scenarios. Printing and scanning can fail if these devices use smart card … Continue reading
News about Windows 10 vulnerability HiveNightmare
[German]Microsoft has revised the security advisory for the HiveNightmare vulnerability in Windows 10 (from version 1809) this week. I also have an analysis of the vulnerability from Sophos. And security researcher Kevin Beaumont had posted a proof-of-concept including description on … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Windows 10: Update installation error due to missing graphics driver update
[German]In this blog post, I take up the case of a blog reader who, with a Windows 10 Pro system (it was a Medion brand device – a German subsidiary of Lenovo), faced the problem that the monthly cumulative updates … Continue reading
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HiveNightmare: New details about Windows vulnerability CVE-2021-36934
[German]Windows 10 has a serious vulnerability CVE-2021-36934 as of version 1809, which allows the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database to be read via VSS shadow copies. This opens the door for local attackers to gain privileges from administrators and potentially … Continue reading
Windows 10 upgrade breaks SAM access rights from 1809 upward, user access possible
[German]It seems that Windows 10 feature updates from version 1809 up to the current version 21H1 change the access rights to the SAM database so that non-administrative users can access it. The cause could be the volume shadow copies (Shadow … Continue reading
Windows Hello login bypassed via infrared photo
[German]Security researchers from CyberArk have managed to trick Windows 10's Hello login (also included in Windows 11) in terms of logging in via facial recognition. All they needed was an infrared photo of the face in question, used on a … Continue reading
Windows 10 21H2 announced and first Insider Preview released
[German]Microsoft has announced the next Windows 10 feature update to version 21H2 on July 15, 2021. This is supposed to be generally released in the second half of 2021 – I assume in October. Currently, the first preview is available … Continue reading