Windows 10 V1809: Morphisec Protector blocks upgrade
[German]Microsoft has just announced that it will block the feature update to Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 update) if the Morphisec Protector or an application based on the Protector such as...
View ArticleWindows 10 Version 1809: Update KB4469342 v4
[German]One more short message: Microsoft has released version 4 for the KB4469342 update for testing. The update is for Windows 10 version 1809, but is only available for insiders to test. Update...
View ArticleDoes Microsoft kill Edge for a chromium based browser?
[German]According to the latest rumors, Microsoft works on a browser based on Google’s chromium engine. This means its Edge browser will be buried in the future. Windows Central reported, that...
View ArticleSurface Book 2: Update KB4467682 causes blue screens …
[German]Owners of a Surface Book 2 seem to be plagued currently by blue screens. The cause seems to be the update KB4467682 from the end of November 2018 for Windows 10 V1803. Yesterday I reported...
View ArticleWindows 10 Version 1809: Update KB4469342 V5
[German]Microsoft has released version 5 of update KB4469342 for Windows 10 Version 1809. The update is only available for testing for Windows Insiders. Yesterday I wrote something about that patch...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1607: Update KB4478877, WMP fix is coming
[German]Microsoft released update KB4478877 for Windows 10 V1607 on December 4, 2018. It was also announced that the bug will be fixed in the Media Player search in mid-December 2018. Update KB4478877...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1809: NVidia hibernation issue & Edge bug
[German]Today still a small collection of issues around the NVidia graphics driver. It seems to block the sleep mode. In addition, a Geforce Hotfix Driver update corrected a bug that caused the Edge...
View ArticleWindows 10 Version 1809: Update KB4469342 released
[German]After a longer test phase with Windows insiders, Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4469342 for Windows 10 Version 1809 on December 5, 2018. This fixes many bugs in this Windows 10...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1803: Update KB4467682 has been pulled
[German]After Update KB4467682 for Windows 10 version 1803 has been made trouble on Surface Book 2 devices and causes other damages, Microsoft has pulled the patch. Update KB4467682 for Windows 10...
View ArticleWindows 10: Update KB4467682 breaks Custom Start menu
[German]The cumulative update KB4467682 for Windows 10 Version 1803, released at the end of November 2018, breaks custom start menus in Windows 10. Here some information to the topic. Update KB4467682...
View ArticleAgain WSUS Sync issues (12/04/2018)
[German]A short message for administrators who use WSUS for update distribution. Currently there seems to be synchronization issues with WSUS (various versions) as well as SCCM again. Here is some...
View ArticleWindows 10: Update KB4023057 released (Dec. 7, 2018)
A short addendum for Windows 10 users. Microsoft has updated its reliability update KB4023057 for Windows 10 (version 1507 to 1803) and released it on December 7, 2018. If you are interested in the...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1809: Morphisec Protector is compatible
[German]Microsoft has removed the next Windows 10 version 1809 upgrade blocker. The Morphisec Protector and Cisco AMP for Endpoints have been updated and are now compatible with the Windows 10 October...
View ArticleHarden Windows networks with AD option against NotPetya
[German]How to harden a network environment against the worm components of ransomware like NotPetya? A simple Active Directory settings may help with this approach. The ransomware NotPetya infected in...
View ArticleEmotet ransomware infection hits German Kraus-Maffei
[German]Kraus-Maffei, a chinese owned German manufacturer, fell victim to the blackmail Trojan Emotet, which paralyzed numerous computers in the company. After the district hospital Fürstenfeldbruck...
View ArticleWindows Operating System Share (November 2018)
[German]I haven’t talked about it for a while, but it’s time again to take a quick look at the operating system share on the desktop, and Microsoft Windows in particular. Desktop operating system share...
View ArticleIntune/AutoPilot: Block App install via Enrollment Status Page
When deploying Windows via Windows AutoPilot, you can now choose if and which apps are blocked and reset during rollout. Here some short information. Microsoft provides Windows AutoPilot in Intune to...
View ArticleTip: Task sequences in SCCM 1810 with error handling
[German]There is a new variable _SMSTSLastActionName in SCCM 1810, which can be used to query the name of the last action in SCCM task sequences. This can be very helpful when checking for errors....
View ArticleNTFS permission removed when deleting a subfolder
[German]It seems there is a strange issue within Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. Sometimes NTFS permissions are getting removed for a parent folder, if a subfolder is deleted. German blog...
View ArticleWindows 10 Insider Preview Build 18298
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18298 in Fast Ring. It is the 19H1 development branch, which will be released in spring 2019. The announcement and a description of the new...
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