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Windows 10: Changes for driver updates from 11/05/2020
[German]Starting November 5, 2020, Microsoft will introduce a clear distinction between automatic and manual driver updates that are delivered via Windows Update in Windows 10 version 2004 or higher....
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Windows 10: Deactivate Safeguard holds (blocked Upgrades)
[German]In Windows 10, Group Policy can be used to disable upgrade blocks (safeguard holds) set by Microsoft in Windows Update due to known compatibility issues. Here is some information about this....
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Windows 10 20H2/2004: Update KB4580364 released
[German]Microsoft has released the cumulative update KB4580364 for Windows 10 Version 2004 and 20H2 on October 29, 2020. This update had been tested with Windows insiders for one week (see Windows 10...
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Windows Server 2012 R2: Fix for WSUS Sync Bug (from July 2020 updates)
[German]If updates are managed with WSUS under Windows Server 2012 R2, there may be synchronization issues problems on some systems since July 1, 2020 due to disabled TLS 1.0/1.1 support. But there is...
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Office 365: Download fails (in ConfigMgr) after Oct. 2020 Updates
[German]Administrators (or users) who have installed the October 2020 updates (for Windows 10 and Windows Server pendants) are probably facing issues. ConfigMgr and other tools will (possibly) not be...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 released
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel as of October 29, 2020. The announcement was made in the Windows-Blog, where the list of...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.610 (20H2) released
Microsoft has also released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.610 (20H2) for Windows Insider in Beta and Release Preview Channels as of October 29, 2020. This build is shipped as Update...
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PowerToys 0.25.0 released
[English]Microsoft released version 0.25.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users on October 10, 2020. These tools are free and offer additional features for Windows 10. The new version is intended to...
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Windows 10 20H2: lsass.exe crashes
[German]In Windows 10 20H2 some users may experiencethat the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service file (lsass.exe) crashes in certain constellations. Here is a short overview of what I have seen...
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Microsoft Edge available as update KB4584642 for WSUS
[German]Short note for for administrators in enterprise environments who want to use the new Chromium-Edge Browser. Microsoft made Microsoft Edge now available as update KB4584642 for WSUS. Here are a...
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Windows Kernel 0-day vulnerability used in the wild
[German]Cybercriminals use an exploit chain to attack a patched 0-day vulnerability in the chrome browser (Edge) and an unpatched 0-day vulnerability in the Windows kernel. The vulnerability has just...
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Microsoft confirms certificate loss on Windows 10 upgrades
[German]Microsoft has now officially confirmed the certificate problem, which I already mentioned here in the blog, as of October 30, 2020 and has given details of when certificates will be lost during...
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Operating System / Windows / Browser Share (Nov. 2020)
[German]At the beginning of November 2020, I would like to take a look at the current figures for desktop operating system distribution as of the end of September 2020. In addition, there is a look at...
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Survey results: Why Windows 7 is still used
[German]Windows 7 is still running on one in five computers, although the operating system fell out of general support on January 14, 2020. At the end of September 2020 there was a survey on the...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 released
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel on November 4, 2020. There are no new features, only fixes. The announcement was made in...
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.NET Framework preview updates and the unsolicited installation
[German]Once again I pick up an unpleasant topic here. It’s about the fact that Microsoft is now releasing monthly preview updates for their .NET frameworks to fix the numerous vulnerabilities and bugs...
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Windows 10 2004: Black-Sceen bug fixed for external display?
[German]Microsoft claims to have fixed a nasty bug that caused external displays to suddenly turn black when apps displayed certain content. The update in question was already released in October 2020....
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Sysinternals tools: Modules updated (11.2020)
[German]Microsoft employee Mark Russinovich gave an update to individual modules of the Sysinternals tools, as I saw the night in a tweet. Here is a short overview of these updates. The Sysinternals...
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Windows 10: Is the Defender GUI bug hiding defined exclusions fixed?
[German]I take the topic again. Does Microsoft Defender show defined scan exclusions under Windows 10? Or is the GUI bug I mentioned in this blog still present after Defender updates? What is the...
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Windows 10 2004/20H2 lsass.exe crash issue (Oct. 2020) confirmed
[German]In Windows 10 20H2 (and 2004), the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (lsass.exe) crashes for some users in certain constellations (mostly after upgrading from Windows 7). Now Microsoft...
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