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Microsoft’s new Windows driver evaluation policy
[German]Microsoft has announced a new Windows driver evaluation policy for manufacturers who deliver Windows drivers for their hardware via Windows Update. The ‘Only a few systems are affected’...
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Windows 10X still struggles with Win32 Apps
[German]First reports indicate that the planned Windows 10X operating system still has a problem running Win32 applications. The applications are lame or cause problems. What is Windows 10X? Windows...
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Security: Finding Passwords in Windows Domains
[German]The takeover of a domain controller by stolen admin passwords is a popular approach of cyber criminals. I stumbled upon an article on Twitter, explaining where attackers could find passwords on...
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Windows 10 V2004: Microsoft started to add 20H2 features
[German]There is new evidence that Microsoft has already begun to integrate features that are scheduled for the autumn update (development branch 20H2) into the Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020...
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Windows 10 comes with Network Sniffer pktmgr
[German]Microsoft ships a tool (Packet Monitor) in Windows 10 that allows administrators to monitor and record network traffic. This has only now become more widely known, possibly because the feature...
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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...
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PowerToys 0.18 with Run launcher released
[German]Microsoft released version 0.18 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours ago. These tools are free and offer additional features for Windows 10. The new version 0.18 includes the new Run...
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0patch fixes CVE-2020-1048 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2
[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege vulnerability CVE-2020-1048 in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license). Vulnerability...
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Windows 10: (Intel Microcode-)Updates (May 20, 2020)
[German]On May 20, 2020, Microsoft has updated another batch of microcode updates for Windows 10 version 1507 to 1909 (but these are probably old updates that were already updated in February 2020 as...
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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...
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Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 19631
[German]On May 22, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19631 (20H2 development branch) for insiders in the Fast Ring. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where...
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Windows 10 Build 19624 available as ARM64 VHDX
[German]On May 22, 2020, Microsoft released also Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19624 (20H2 development branch) as a ARM64 VHDX download. The announcement has been made in the Windows Blog, where you...
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Windows 10: Audio-/ Install issues with KB4556799
[German]Another small addendum to the Windows 10 Update KB4556799. The update was released on May 12, 2020, but seems to cause installation errors for some users. Other users run into audio issues...
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Windows 10 V190x: Update KB4535996 causes LTE issues
[German]Here is another addendum about issues caused by Windows 10 Update KB4556799. The update was released on May 12, 2020, and appears to cause problems with LTE connections for some users, as...
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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. The whole thing kind of stuck with me because it was...
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Refreshed Windows 10 V2004 ISOs released on MSDN/MVS
[German]Microsoft has released refreshed ISO install images for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) for MSDN subscribers (MVS) on May 21, 2020. The general release of the spring feature...
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Windows 10: HP fixes KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
[German]It seems that HP has just released the ‘HP Software Component 4.1.4.3079’. The update is intended to remove the KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED blue screen that some users got after the May 2020...
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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...
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Windows 10 version 2004 is probably just around the corner
[German]The release of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) is expected to start soon. This is indicated by several websites that Microsoft has released hours ago. The following tweet...
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Windows 10 Version 1809: Start menu issues with Update KB4551853?
[German]A brief question to administrators who have installed cumulative update KB4551853 for Windows 10 version 1809 in May 2020. Are there issues. I have a report that an administrator had to stop...
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