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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
Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (July 13, 2021)
[German]On July 13, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to the current version 21H1). Here are some details about the respective patchday security … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Patchday 7.2021, Security, Update, Windows 10
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Windows 10 Feature Upgrade ends with a non bootable media
[German]Today another blog post from the category "Windows 10, the mysterious update experience". A blog reader recently drew my attention to a new "upgrade experience" (that's what Microsoft calls it). The Experience is described quite quickly: The unsuspecting user receives … Continue reading
Windows 10 Release Health page now avialable in 10 languages
[German]A little news to end the week, which would not have occurred to me if Microsoft had not made it public. On 9 Jul9 2021, Microsoft proudly announced that its Windows Release Health status page is now available in 10 … 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: Microsoft fixes Zebra & Dymo printer issues caused by update (e.g. KB5004945) via KIR
[German]After installing updates (e.g. KB5004945, KB5003690, KB5004760), some decicated to close the vulnerabilities in the print spooler service, systems with label printers from Zebra and Dymo experienced printing issues – printing is no longer possible. Until now, the only option … Continue reading
Out-of-Band Update closes Windows PrintNightmare Vulnerability (July 6, 2021)
[German]As of July 6, 2021, in addition to the regular Office updates (see Microsoft Office Patchday (July 6, 2021), Fix for Outlook Crashes), Microsoft has also released an emergency update to close the PrintNightmare vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler. … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 7.2021, Security, Update, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
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Windows 10, the WSUS and the SSU+LCU detection chaos
[German] I already talked about problems in connection with the June 2021 update for Windows 10 within some blog posts. If updates required as a prerequisite are missing, the installation will causes issues. But a blog reader emailed me to … Continue reading
Windows 10 2004-21H1: Update KB5004760 fixes PDF issues
[German]As of June 29, 2021, Microsoft has released a special update (D-Week) for Windows 10 versions 2004, 20H2 and 21H1. This update, which is not rolled out via Windows Update, is intended to fix possible problems with opening and rendering … Continue reading
Windows 10: Microsoft confirms issues with June 2021 security update
[German]There are issues with the installation of the security updates from June 2021 in Windows 10, because the patches cannot be installed. I had already addressed this some time ago after readers' comments in the blog. Coincidentally, this week I … Continue reading