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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Total Meltdown exploit went public
[German]Microsoft's Meltdown security patches released since January 2018 has created a new vulnerability called Total Meltdown in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Now somebody has released exploit code on GitHub to exploit this vulnerability. Here is an attempt … Continue reading
Microsoft April 2018 patchday issues
[German]In April 2018 Microsoft released a couple of updates for Windows, Office and other products. In addition to the known issues already reported by Microsoft (Known Issues), some updates lead to further problems. This article outlines some problems that have … Continue reading
Temporary profile in Windows caused by Windows Defender?
[German]Does Windows Defender in Windows (and Microsoft Security Essentials, MSE) cause user profiles to break and the user to log on with a temporary profile? Here is a short snippet of information on the subject.
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Tagged issue, Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows, Windows Defender
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Updates KB4099467, KB4099468 (March/April 2018)
[German]At the end of the week another article about Windows updates Microsoft released at the end of March and beginning of April 2018.
Windows Update revisions KB4090450, KB4088875, KB4088878, KB4088881
[German]On April 4, 2018 Microsoft has revised the updates KB4090450, KB4088875, KB4088878, KB408888881 for Windows. I collected some details, and there are other details about Windows bugs.
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 7/8.x/10: Delete Network Profiles
[German]Today a short blog post about an ancient topic: How can we delete old network profiles in Windows 7, Windows 8.x and Windows 10 that were created automatically when connecting to a WLAN network? This is quite convenient in Windows … Continue reading
Windows in figures: Fragmentation and market share
[German]March 2018 is ending fast, and we are just in front of April fools jokes. Time to take another look at the figures. What does Windows 10 in terms of market share and version fragmentation look like? Has Windows 10 … Continue reading
Update KB4100480 for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (03/29/2018)
[German]Microsoft released an out of band security update KB4100480 for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and the embedded version of Windows 7 on March 29, 2018.
Microsoft will block RDP connections from clients soon
[German]Due to a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP), the company plans to block RDP connections from unpatched clients to Windows Servers in the future. Administrators need to update all clients and servers, to avoid this situation.