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Tag Archives: Windows
HP Support Assistant: Patch a vulnerability (Sept. 2022)
[German]Users of HP machines should respond because their machines have the HP Support Assistant preinstalled by default under Windows. This HP Support Assistant invokes the HP Performance Tune-up tool via Fusion. The process has a DLL hijacking vulnerability that can … Continue reading
Internet Explorer: Can't be killed in Windows – PowerPoint won't play videos without IE
[German]Microsoft wants to retire Internet Explorer as a browser, because the code is too bad and there are too many security issues. But Windows users can't really get rid of it. Because without Internet Explorer, you can't even play videos … Continue reading
Windows Autopatch Updates September 2022
[German]In a tech community post, Microsoft has introduced some new features that they have introduced for Windows Autopatch. There is a new authentication method that only applies to apps. Furthermore, the article deals with the device enrollment process and the … Continue reading
PowerToys 0.62 released
[German]Microsoft has released version 0.62 of its free PowerToys for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on September 6, 2022. I haven't reported about these tools and the weekly water levels here in the blog for a while, especially since the … Continue reading
Microsoft fixes Windows false positive Behaviour:Win32/Hive.ZY alarm
[German]Yesterday, Sunday (Sept. 4, 2022), Windows users were very excited when Microsoft Defender reported a Behaviour:Win32/Hive.ZY detection. The whole thing was a false alarm after Microsoft had armed the signatures for this malware via update, because Chromium browsers, Electron framework … Continue reading
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 Defender reports (false positive) Behaviour:Win32/Hive.ZY (Sept. 4, 2022)
[German]Short note for Windows users who are startled by Microsoft Defender with a virus detection on their system on Sunday (Sept. 4, 2022). For a few hours now, the Microsoft virus scanner has been reporting a Behaviour:Win32/Hive.ZY as a detection. … Continue reading
Google Chrome: Block list for extensions (ADMX) has changed in build 86
[German]Small information/reminder for administrators who use Google Chrome in corporate environments on Windows and manage the installation of Chrome Extensions by users via group policies. As of Chrome 86, the naming of a policy has changed – those who have … Continue reading
VMware Workstation: UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error with Windows 11 Insider and Server 2022
[German]Users who want to install an Insider Preview of Windows 11 or a Windows Server 2022 under VMware Workstation and run it virtualized are currently running into a problem. The installation of the guest operating system aborts with a green … Continue reading
Will Microsoft provide ESU support for Windows 7/8.1 and Server beyond January 2023?
[German]I'll take up a topic that is latently bubbling in the background: Will support for Windows 7 SP1 as well as Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8.1 expire in January 2023? Or will there be a support extension for … Continue reading
VMware Carbon Black creates BSOD in Windows (August 2022)
[German]VMware users running Carbon Black Cloud Sensor version 3.6.0.1979 – 3.8.0.398 were greeted with blue screens on their Windows systems as of August 23, 2022. The cause is an update for Carbon Black Sensor 3.7.0.1253, which is responsible for this … Continue reading