Tag Archives: Windows

Outlook: June 2020 updates and PST issues?

[German]Do the security updates released by Microsoft in June 2020 cause issues with corrupted Outlook PST files? Is it because of the updates for Windows or Office?

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Microsoft resumes optional updates from July 2020

[German]Microsoft seems to be getting back into gear after the coronavirus restrictions. Starting in July 2020, the company plans to distribute optional updates during C and D week for Windows 10 and Windows Server again.

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Operating System / Windows / Browser Share (May 2020)

[German]We have already mid-June 2020, so I would like to take a look at the current figures of desktop operating system distribution as of the end of May 2020. Furthermore, there is a look at the browser shares on the … Continue reading

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Microsoft Defender Antimalware Platform: June 2020 Update KB4052623 drops Error 0x8024200B

[German]A quick question for the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 users, are you experiencing an error installing the June 2020 update KB4052623, which was rejected with error code 0x8024200B? Maybe Microsoft has withdrawn something.

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Windows 10: SMBleed vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol

[German]Another critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) protocol of Windows 10/Server Core, which allows access to the kernel memory. But there are patches and mitigations available.

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

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Dell Security Advisory for Realtek driver vulnerability

[German]Vendor Dell has now reacted to a DLL hijacking vulnerability CVE-2019-19705 in Realtek audio drivers and published a corresponding security advisory. Here is some information.

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ZDI publishes five Windows 0-day vulnerabilities

[German]The Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI) has published a list of five unpatched vulnerabilities (0-days). Fortunately, most of the vulnerabilities are rather harmless and should not be fixed until June or July.

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Windows DNS Server Denial of Service vulnerability

[German]Another addendum from last week. Microsoft has issued a security advisory regarding a DNS Server Denial of Service vulnerability in Windows.

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Windows: Explained straight and easy …

Today we have Bank holliday (Father's Day) here in Germany. Therefor I like to present an easy to understand explanation, how Windows works. We already know Windows and his Start menu, the windows and double-click ooperation.

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Windows: Reverse RDP attacks in third-party software possible

[German]A poorly patched vulnerability CVE-2019-0887 in Windows makes the systems vulnerable to attacks via third-party RDP applications. It could also allow a client used to establish the RDP connection to be attacked by malware on the remote machine.

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