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Tag Archives: Windows
Windows 7: CBS.log bug can fill your system drive
[German]In Windows 7 (and other versions) there is a CBS.log bug that Microsoft should have known about for years. A Windows component writes data to a log file, which can become very large as a result. However, a function to … Continue reading
AMD ends 32 bit driver support
[German]A brief information for users of a 32-bit version of Windows with AMD hardware. Manufacturer AMD has just announced that support for 32-bit drivers for Windows is phasing out.
SCCM Preview 1810 adds client wake up
A brief note for people who using SCCM (Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager also known as ConfigMgr) to manage their Windows clients. Microsoft is working on wake up clients from sleep mode using SCCM.
Windows: RID Hijacking allows guests to become an Admin
[German]It seems that all Windows versions contains a kind of 'vulnerability' which allows to transfer user rights (administrator privileges) from another account to a Windows guest account. This is called RID hijacking, and has been known for at least 10 … Continue reading
Windows Update Error 0x8007042B
[German]Occasionally in Windows (especially under Windows 10) an update installation is aborted and the operating system drops the error code 0x8007042B. Here are some hints for correcting this error.
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: Update issues and –re-releases October 2018
[German]Microsoft has re-released its Flash October 2018 update for Windows 10 V1809. There are probably issues with the metadata of the Windows 7-October 2018 updates. And in the Microsoft Update Catalog there are new update packages with the date October … Continue reading
Windows: CVE-2018-8423; CVE-2018-8453, CVE-2018-8495
[German]In October 2018, Microsoft patched some vulnerabilities in Windows with updates. The vulnerability CVE-2018-8495 is now being actively exploited. For the (probably incompletely patched) vulnerability CVE-2018-8495 a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) is now available. And the vulnerability CVE-2018-8423 was probably patched. Here … Continue reading
Windows Update error 0x8024200D
[German]When installing updates via Windows Update, some systems ends with update installation error 0x8024200D. This error code may occur on Windows 7 up to Windows 10. Within this blog post, I discuss the error details, and how to fix it.
Windows 10: Update Error 0x80242006
[German]Sometimes Windows 10 (or an older Windows version) stalls during a (feature) update with error 0x80242006. Here are a few details what's behind this error.
WSUS: Windows 10 Feature Updates re-released (Sept. 28)
[German]A few days ago Microsoft re-released some cumulative updates for Windows 10 (see my blog post Windows 10: Updates KB4458469, KB4457136 (09/26/2018)) and explains that something has been missing in the first release. Today Microsoft has re-released again a massive … Continue reading