Tag Archives: Windows

Google: Microsoft didn’t patch all Windows versions equally

Posted on 2017-10-08 by guenni

[German]Google's security researcher Mateusz Jurczyk from Project Zero says, that Microsoft is putting users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 at risk, due to inconsistent patching Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

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Just one Billion Windows users?

Posted on 2017-10-01 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, has been interviewed by Bloomberg. During this talk, he mentioned also the number of Windows users – which caused a surprise.

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WannaCry infection stops Mercedes Benz production?

Posted on 2017-09-30 by guenni

[German]Strange story that's going around right now. In German factories of car maker Mercedes Benz (Daimler AG) production computers are supposed to be infected with WannaCry ransomware. Also vendor Festo is claimed to be infected with WannaCry.

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Windows Debugger Preview with Time Travel Debug-Feature

Posted on 2017-09-29 by guenni

[German]In the latest preview of the Windows debugger WinDbg, Microsoft has introduced a new Time Travel Debugging (TTD) function.

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Internet Explorer 11: Hide search box

Posted on 2017-09-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft also provided updates for Internet Explorer 11 on the patch day ( September 12, 2017). As a result, the tab bar is now shown below the address field – and there is a search box shown again.

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

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Microsoft Update revisions September 2017

Posted on 2017-09-19 by guenni

As of September 12, 14, and September 19, 2017, Microsoft has made several update revisions. Below is an overview of these revisions.

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Windows Update Error 0x80070103

Posted on 2017-09-10 by guenni

[German]Some Windows users are receiving an error code 0x80070103 during Windows Update. Then the update can't be installed. In Windows 10 this probably ends in an endless install loop.

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More Microsoft Updates from 08/29/2017 and 09/05/2017

Posted on 2017-09-08 by guenni

Just a short addendum: Microsoft has released some more updates on August 29, and September 5, 2017 for some software products. Here is a short overview.

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How To: Enable Precision Touchpad drivers on any notebook

Posted on 2017-08-29 by guenni

Microsoft is supporting precision touchpads on Windows PCs via special drivers. But not all todays laptops are shipped with precision touchpads. Somebody has managed to enable precision touchpad drivers on non precision touchpad PCs.

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Windows PowerShell: Save it from Hackers

Posted on 2017-08-27 by guenni

Windows PowerShell is used more and more from hackers to access Windows systems. Microsoft tries to secure PowerShell from such attacks. In PowerShell 5.0 Microsoft has introduced logging features, to detect such attacks. The Wired article Microsoft's Bid to Save … Continue reading →

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