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Windows 10 and the OneDrive vulnerabilities – Part 1
[German]This article is about the OneDrive client that Microsoft delivers with Windows 10. The way, how Microsoft’s developers has implemented this client, leaves several vulnerabilities. Here are a...
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Windows 10 and the OneDrive vulnerabilities – Part 2
[German]In part 1 of my article series about vulnerabilities in OneDrive client I mentioned, the location of the program files in the unprotected profile folder. But Microsoft developers have made...
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Windows 10 and the OneDrive vulnerabilities – Part 3
[German]In Part 1 and Part 2 of my article series I described the vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s OneDrive client (addressing the location of program files in the unprotected profile folder and the use...
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Windows 10 Version 1803: Sysprep bug and a workaround
[German]A brief information for administrators in corporate environments who prepare Windows 10 V1803 installation images for enrollment in the company with Sysprep. In Windows 10 V1803 there is an...
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SQL Server 2016 SP2: Update-Revision KB4458621
[German]Microsoft had to pull update KB4293807 for SQL Server 2016 SP2 (dated August 14, 2018) due to install issues (details, see SQL Server 2016 SP2: Update KB4293807 pulled). On August 19, 2018...
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Store Apps for Windows 8.x – important EOL dates
[German]Just a brief information for users of Windows Phone 8.x and desktop systems with Windows 8.x. Microsoft has announced some important end of life (EOL) dates for app developers. The announcement...
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Windows 10 Version 1809: Insider Preview 17744 released
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17744 (Redstone 5) in the Fast Ring. This build is also part of the RS5_RELEASE fork that will open in Windows 10 V1809 in fall 2018....
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Windows 10 Version 1803: Spell checker EventID 33 error
[German]A brief Information for users of Windows 10 version 1803, who are surprised about error entries with EventID 33, caused by the spell checker. This seems to be a bug that Microsoft has not yet...
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Intel Microcode Updates KB4346084, KB4346085, KB4346086, KB4346087, KB434608...
[German]Microsoft has released Intel microcode updates (KB4346084, KB4346085, KB4346086, KB4346087, KB4346088) for Windows 10 on August 20/21, 2018 (thanks to GeroH for the tip). Here is a brief...
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Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime
[German]Here is another hint to vulnerabilities buried in software packages from Microsoft. The Visual C++ runtime packages (VC redistributable) provided by Microsoft are assembled to installer...
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Windows 10 shows a sihost.exe System Warning
[German]Users who are updating Windows 10, or upgrading to the April Update (V1803) may run into a problem. A system warning from sihost.exe is displayed at startup and there are malfunctions. I need...
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Windows 10: Mail app don’t support group mails
The mail app of Windows 10 doesn’t support to send group emails to contacts located within the people app. The creation of groups in the people app is not possible. Now a Microsoft employee is trying...
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Windows 10 Version 1809: Insider Preview 17746 released
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17746 (Redstone 5) in Fast Ring freigegeben. This build contains bug fixes, and has been announced at Windows-Blog. This build branch will become...
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Microsoft: Issues with Updates KB4456688/KB4100347?
[German]In general, Microsoft’s August 2018 patchday seems to go smoothly with the delivered updates. But there are occasional hints that there may be issues with some updates. Update KB4456688 for...
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Windows 10 V1803: Issues with Cisco Anyconnect VPN
[German]A brief information for administrators in enterprise environments. When using Cisco Anyconnect VPN under Windows 10 V1803 it can happen that the Windows Defender Security Center is constantly...
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Windows (or Defender) reported overseer.exe
[German]Users of Windows 10 (or older versions) may notice surprisingly a program named overseer.exe suddenly appearing on the system. Here is some information for those affected. Error description and...
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McAfee pulled Endpoint Security 10.5.4 August-Update
[German]McAfee pulled its August-Update for Endpoint Security 10.5.4, released on August 14, 2018 due to serious issues. This update is causing blue screens after installation. In a statement SNS1590...
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Trend Micro WFBS: issues with update KB4100347
[German]Microsoft’s Intel Microcode KB4100347 update causes issues with Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS). After installing this update, virus protection seems no longer active. In blog...
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SMBv1 FAQ and Windows networks
[German]For security reasons, Microsoft would like to retire the SMBv1 network protocol in Windows and recommends not to use it. In this article I have collected some information on this topic. What is...
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Fix for .Net Framework Update KB4340558 error 0x80092004
There is obviously a fix for the install error 0x80092004 caused from .Net Framework update KB4340558. Here are a few details about the status of that topic. Some background In July 2018 Microsoft...
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