Tag Archives: Windows 10

Vulnerability in Windows 10 Update Assistant

[German]Microsoft has acknowledged a vulnerability in the Windows 10 Update Assistant that can be exploited to extend privileges. Uninstalling or updating the wizard is recommended. Here is some information about what you should know.

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Windows 10 V1903: Microsoft activates Tamper Protection

[German]Microsoft has just announced that it intends to activate Defender Tamper Protection under Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903). This is available for all Windows Defender ATP customers.

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Surface Book 2: CPU- and dGPU issues fixed

[German]Microsoft released a Firmware update to fix two issues with Surface Book 2 running Windows 10 1903. The CPU throttling to 400 MHz and the disabling Nvidia dGPU bug shall be fixed.

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Windows 10: Fixes for October 2019 (start menu) issues

[German]After installing the cumulative updates released on October 8, 2019, some Windows 10 users, especially with version 1903, are facing again issues with a broken start menu, a broken desktop search, and a broken action center. Below I will give … Continue reading

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Windows 10 October 2019 Patchday (Start menu) issues

[German]As of October 8, 2019, Microsoft has released a couple of security updates for Windows 10. After the September 2019 patchday disaster, I now have collected a few minor issues, that I became aware.

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

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Patchday Windows 10-Updates (October 8, 2019)

[German]On October 8, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18999 (20H1) released

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18999 (from the development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in the Fast Ring on October 8, 2019. This build should lead to another function update in spring 2020. The announcement with … Continue reading

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Dona Sarkar leaves Windows Insider program

[German]A little surprise that might not be a surprise after all. Dona Sarkar leaves the Windows Insider Program to move to the Azure developer group.

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Windows 10: Activation /Update Error 0xC0020036

[German]Windows 10 users occasionally facing the problem that the operating system reports error code 0xC0020036 during an update installation. I have also seen the error code associated with Windows activation. In the blog post I discuss this error code.

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Windows: Dell OptiPlex 7070 BIOS update enables Cloud install

Just a short information: At the end of September 2019, Dell released a BIOS update for its Dell OptiPlex 7070 systems. This provides support for downloading recovery images from the cloud.

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