Tag Archives: Windows

McAfee pulled Endpoint Security 10.5.4 August-Update

Posted on 2018-08-26 by guenni

[German]McAfee pulled its August-Update for Endpoint Security 10.5.4, released on August 14, 2018 due to serious issues. This update is causing blue screens after installation.

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Windows (or Defender) reported overseer.exe

Posted on 2018-08-26 by guenni

[German]Users of Windows 10 (or older versions) may notice surprisingly a program named overseer.exe suddenly appearing on the system. Here is some information for those affected.

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Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime

Posted on 2018-08-22 by guenni

[German]Here is another hint to vulnerabilities buried in software packages from Microsoft. The Visual C++ runtime packages (VC redistributable) provided by Microsoft are assembled to installer packages with outdated (vulnerable) WiX Toolkit versions.

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Windows error 0xC000007F

Posted on 2018-08-17 by guenni

[German]Sometimes Windows 7 to Windows 10 is causing serious trouble an drops the error code 0xC000007F . The blog post discusses, what's the reason for this error code and what you can do.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary August 14, 2018

Posted on 2018-08-15 by guenni

[German]On August Patchday (August 14, 2018) Microsoft has again released numerous security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Visual Study etc..

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

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PSA: Classic Shell is now Open Shell Menu – and a warning

Posted on 2018-08-11 by guenni

[German]New information for users and interested parties of the Windows tool Classic Shell: The follow-up project has already been renamed again and is now called Open Shell Menu. Here's some information and a hint why I (currently) would say 'be … Continue reading →

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Windows: Intel Graphics driver 24.20.100.6229

Posted on 2018-08-11 by guenni

Intel has released an update of its graphics driver to version 24.20.100.6229. This update contains security fixes and some bug fixes. Here are a few details what to know about this update.

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Windows EOL dates differs for clients and servers

Posted on 2018-08-05 by guenni

[German]The End of Life (EOL) dates for Windows differs for clients and servers. A German blog reader pointed that out, and send me a raw EOL overview – pretty complex.

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Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect V1.1.880.0

Posted on 2018-08-04 by guenni

[German]A short note for the administrators' weekend. On August 1, 2018, Microsoft released version V1.1.880.0 of its Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect.

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Windows 10: Microsoft explains the update cadence

Posted on 2018-08-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is making another attempt to explain and familiarize administrators and users with the monthly update cycles for Windows 10. Some things were new for me, some words are sounding a a joke /slapstick in retrospect of July 2018 patches.

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