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Tag Archives: Windows
Sophos Home: A free commercial-grade security for the home
Security vendor Sophos offers a free commercial-grade security solution (Sophos Home) for home users.
Microsoft Windows and Office ISO download tool
End users of OEM systems are facing a problem: How to obtain a valid setup media to re-install a bloat ware free Windows or set up Microsoft Office. Whilst IT professionals probably have access to Microsoft Developers Network Program (MSDN), … Continue reading
RAA: Ransomware + Trojan, and a Cure
Security experts from Bleeping Computer has found a new Malware, named RAA, that is using JScript. The Malware behaves as Ransomware and encrypt user files – but there is also a 2nd payload, a Trojan, that will be installed on … Continue reading
Update KB3159398 breaks Group Policy in Windows
[German]Microsoft's update KB3159398, released on patch day June 14, 2016, is causing serious problems in Windows Group Policy. Remark: Microsoft has updated the KB-Article with a decription of the workaround posted below. And there is a power shell script to … Continue reading
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Microsoft Patch day June 14, 2016
On June 14, 2016, Microsoft has released four critical and additional important security updates for Windows, Edge, Internet Explorer and Office. And there is an optional update to improve compatibility.
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 ...
May 2016 Compatibility Update for Windows 7/8.1 (KB3150513)
Microsoft released at May 4, 2016 a new (optional) Compatibility Update for Windows (KB3150513). A well know update, bit with a few "new" surprises (in my view) …
Windows 10: Update error 0x800705B4
[German edition]Some users are facing error 0x800705B4 during update install in Windows 10. There isn't a single reason for this error – so I like to dive into the details.
Urgent: Remove Apple`s QuickTime Player from Windows
In short: This is an urgent call to action – please uninstall QuickTime for Windows as soon as possible, because there are two serious reasons: First, Apple is deprecating QuickTime for Microsoft Windows – no further security updates are provided. … Continue reading
How to repair Windows Performance Monitor
Windows provides a Performance Monitor to analyze some system parameters like CPU load, Memory usage or other parameters. But what's, if Performance Monitor is broken? This blog post discusses, how to repair perfmon.
Windows Updates 03/15/2016
Microsoft has released several security and non-security updates for Windows and .NET Framework at March 15, 2016. Here a list with a few information about these updates.