Tag Archives: Windows

Problem bear: Windows update KB3102429 re-released

Microsoft has released update KB3102429 for Windows 7/8.1 on January 19, 2016. It's an optional update for currency symbols – but we have seen this "problem bear" last November.

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Tool tip: FolderSecurityViewer for Shares

[German edition]Today just a short tip for Active Directory admins. FolderSecurityViewer is a tool developed to analyze access permissions in network shares, managed on Windows Servers with Active Directory. Further details may be found on this web site.

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Microsoft’s failure with default Windows device encryption

Microsoft supports automatic device encryption since Windows 8 for selected hardware. The odd thing: The recovery key is transmitted to Microsoft without a possibility to stop that transfer.

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Microsoft Security-Advisory 3119884 (Dell root certificates)

Microsoft has published Security Advisory 3119884 Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing. This advisory addresses the Dell root-CA-certificate desaster.

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KB3097877: Outlook crashes with error C0000374 (FIX) and other issues

Microsoft has released KB3097877 on last November 2015 patch day. Some users are reporting crashes in Microsoft Outlook 2010/2013 with error code C0000374.

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

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Optional Windows update KB3107998 removes Lenovo USB Blocker tool

Microsoft has released yesterday also an optional update KB3107998 for Lenovo devices. Update KB3107998 removes Lenovo USB Blocker Version 1.0.0.37, due to system crashes.

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EaseUS Partition Master 10.8 with GPT bug fix

EaseUS has released Partition Master version 10.8 – a partition tool for Windows. EaseUS Partition Master supports moving, cloning, resizing, creating and deleting disk partitions on MBR and GPT disks.

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KB3050267 blocks Office 2013 Updates in SCCM 2012 R2 CU4

Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1: June 2015 (KB3050267) seems to cause collateral damages. After installing KB3050267, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM 2012 R2 CU4) fails to distribut Office 2013 updates.

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Microsoft June 2015 patchday summary

It's Microsoft patchday again –and if I counted it in the right manner, Microsoft has issued today eight security updates for Windows, Exchange-Server, Internet Explorer, Office and Windows Media Player 12. Also one Security Bulletin was undertaken a major revision.

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Microsoft’s FREAK workaround causes update error 8024001F

Microsoft has published a workaround to fix the FREAK vulerability in SSL/TLS protocol. Unfortunately this workaround can cause some collateral damages. One damage could be an update error 8024001F. Here are a few more details.

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