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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19603
On April 8, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19603 (20H2 development branch) for Insiders in the Fast Ring. In the Windows Blog, Microsoft lists the new features, bug fixes...
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Firefox 75: Telemetry reports the default browser to Mozilla
[German]The just released Firefox 75 comes in the Windows version with a nasty surprise. A telemetry function transmits daily the used operating system as well as the standard browser to Mozilla. I had...
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Windows 10 V2004: Update KB4552455 in Slow Ring
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4552455 for Windows 10 V2004 in the slow ring of the Insider program on April 9, 2020. This is the Windows 10 version that is planned to be released in...
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Sandboxie is now Open Source
[German]Sophos, the owner of the software sandbox, has just announced that the tool has now been released as open source. The open source release was announced in September 2019. I had mentioned...
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Windows 10 V190x: Update KB4541335 causes issues
[German]The optional update KB4541335 released by Microsoft at the end of March 2020 for the Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 causes nasty issues for some users. These range from installation errors...
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Defender mis-classified Winaero Tweaker as a hacker tool
[German]The tool Winaero Tweaker was mistakenly classified by Windows Defender as a hacker tool or unwanted software and quarantined. But the whole thing seems to be fixed in the meantime. The Winaero...
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Windows 10: ‘The app … isn’t a a verified app from the Store’
[German]German blog-reader Martin Feuerstein has pointed out a curious issue with app installing in Windows. When trying to install an app in Windows 10, he got the error message ‘The app you’re trying...
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Microsoft-Edge: Windows 7 Support, Update Error 0x80040154
[German]Microsoft has now given a date for the Edge Browser to be supported on Windows 7 SP1. In addition, testers get the update error 0x80040154 in the canary builds. Windows 7: Edge support until...
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Configure Windows Event Viewer for audits and security monitoring using the...
[German]How to configure the event viewer in Windows so that it can be used for audits and security monitoring. Someone has written a PowerShell tool for this purpose. I came across this approach...
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Wrong time in Windows – Reader observations
[German]In Windows there seem to be problems with the synchronization of the internet time lately. after a problem at the end of march a short addendum to this topic. At the end of March 2020 I had...
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Operating System / Windows / Browser Share (March 2020)
[German]After we have mid-April 2020, I would like to take a look at the current market share of desktop operating systems with status at the end of March 2020. In addition, there is a look at the...
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 14, 2020)
[German]On April 14, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates. A list of the updates...
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Support extension for Windows 10 V1809 until Oct. 2020
[German]Microsoft has just announced the support extension for Windows 10 version 1809 until October 2020 for the Home and Pro versions. The reason is the current coronavirus pandemic. Due to the...
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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (April 14, 2020)
[German]On April 14, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective...
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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (April 14, 2020)
[German]On April 14, 2020, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and other updates for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these...
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Support extension for further Microsoft (Server) products
[German]On April 14, 2020, Microsoft announced a support extension beyond the previous end of life date for additional products such as Sharepoint Server 2010, Windows Server 1809, Configuration...
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DLL hijacking vulnerabilities in Nirsoft tools
[German]The Nirsoft tools are probably known to many Windows users. What is less known: The tools come along with nasty DLL hijacking vulnerabilities and should rather be avoided. The topic has been...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19608
On April 15, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19608 (20H2 development branch) for Insiders in the Fast Ring. In the Windows Blog, Microsoft lists the new features, bug...
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Windows 10 Version 2004: Update KB4550936 for Insider
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4550936 for Windows 10 V2004 in the slow ring of the Insider program on April 14, 2020. This is the Windows 10 version that is planned to be released in...
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SCEP/MSE/Defender: Broken Signatureupdate kills Microsoft Antivirus (04/16/2020)
[German]An update, which may contain a broken signature file, has bricked all Microsoft virus scanners (Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essential, and System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP))...
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