Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18912 (20H1) in Fast Ring
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18912 (from develoment branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in Fast Ring. There is an improved narrator and a couple of fixes – and a long list of...
View ArticleHow To: BlueKeep-Check for Windows
[German]The blog post discusses a How To the question of how end users and administrators can easily check whether their systems with Windows XP to Windows 7 as well as their server counterparts are...
View ArticleMetasploit for Windows BlueKeep vulnerability
[German]A security researcher has developed another Metasploit for due BlueKeep vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services. Currently it is not released yet, because the developer considers the...
View ArticleWindows RDP Network Level Authentication can bypass lock screen
[German]In a recent article, the CERT Coordination Center warns that Microsoft Windows RDP Network Level Authentication also works with LockScreen locked Windows. The warning has been published within...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1903: Available for ‘Seekers’ (June 2019)
[German]Microsoft is now releasing the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903) for all users who manually search for this feature update. Here is some information about what this means and whether...
View ArticleWindows 10: ByeBear vulnerability in Edge
[German]The anonymous hacker with the alias SandboxEscaper has just revealed a new vulnerability in Windows 10. This uses the Edge browser to describe the DACL entries and assign SYSTEM privileges to...
View ArticleWindows 10: Internet Explorer 11 crashes during start
[German]It’s an old bug that can annoy Windows 10 users. Internet Explorer crashes in Windows 10 from version 1607 up to 1809 and Windows Server 2016/2019 under certain conditions and can no longer be...
View ArticleWindows 10 Mobile V1703 reaches end of support today
[German]A short side note: Owners of a smartphone with Windows 10 Mobile Version 1703 will receive security updates for the last time today. That means the support ends today. You have to stop when...
View ArticleWindows 10 20H1 ISO install image for Insider Preview
Microsoft has released the first ISO install image for Windows 10 Insider Preview in 20H1 development branch. It’s the Insider Preview build 18912, that is offered for download. Brandon LeBlanc, Senior...
View ArticleMicrosoft Security Update Summary (June 11, 2019)
[German]As of June 11, 2019, Microsoft has released numerous security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. Here is a compact overview about these security updates. A list of the...
View ArticlePatchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (June 11, 2019)
[German]On June 11, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these...
View ArticlePatchday Windows 10 Updates (June 11, 2019)
[German]On June 11, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update. A...
View ArticleiCloud client is available as an app in Microsoft-Store
[German]A brief note for Windows 10 users with Apple iOS devices. Apple provides the iCloud client for Windows now as an app in Microsoft Store. Here are a few details about that. iCloud is home of...
View ArticleWindows 10 Insider Preview Build 18917 (20H1) in Fast Ring
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18917 (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in Fast Ring. This build brings download throttling options for Delivery Optimization,...
View ArticleBadCert: Symcrypt vulnerability puts Windows Server at risk
[German]Google security expert Tavis Ormandy of Google’s Project Zero security initiative disclosed an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft’s Symcrypt operating system’s main cryptographic library. The...
View ArticleCrazy: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 offered a feature update to 1903
[German]Are they a little confused in Redmond? Now the LTSC versions of Windows 10 Enterprise already got offered feature updates to May 2019 update. Specifically, it is Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019...
View ArticleTip: PowerShell workarounds for June bug in Windows Event Viewer
[German]I’ve gone into the bug in the Windows Event Viewer caused by the June 2019 patches. This article shows how to handle workarounds to using both the Event Viewer and ‘Custom Views’ on a machine...
View ArticleWindows 8–10: Update blocks Bluetooth pairing
[German]With the June 2019 security updates for Windows 8 to Windows 10, Microsoft is also patching the Bluetooth features. Some users recognizes that their Bluetooth devices can no longer pair after...
View ArticleBitdefender released an updated GandCrab decryptor
[German]Antivirus vendor Bitdefender has released an updated version of its decryption tool for the malware GandGrab. Helps to get encrypted data back if necessary. Ransomware/Trojan GandCrab I had...
View ArticleWindows 10, version 1903 kills Essentials Connector
[German]Administrators using the Essentials Connector should be careful with upgrading to Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903). The update will prevent you from connecting to a Windows Essentials...
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