Windows 10 2004: Preview Update KB4571744 released
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4571744 for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) on September 3, 2020. It is a preview update which is also valid for Windows Server Version 2004....
View ArticleMicrosoft: Flash Player will be removable in autumn, support will end in 2021
[German]Microsoft points out in a new post that support for the Adobe Flash Player will generally be discontinued at the end of 2020. Then the Flash Player will be removed from Windows 10. Users should...
View ArticleWindows 10: Custom themes allow to retrieve login data
[German]A security researcher points out that so-called custom themes for Wndows 10 are a security risk. These allow to access login data if necessary. Windows allows users to create custom themes that...
View ArticleWindows 10: Intel driver update fixes BlueScreens
[German]Intel has updated its Bluetooth and WiFi drivers for Windows 10. This is to fix BlueScreens that could occur. Here is some information on the topic. Windows 10 users have actually been plagued...
View ArticlePatchday: Windows 10-Updates (September 8, 2020)
[German]On September 8, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the...
View ArticleWindows 10 20H2 Build 19042.508 (KB4571756) for Insider
[German]On Patchday (September 8, 2020) Microsoft released the update KB4571756 not only for Windows 10 Version 2004. The update is also available for Windows insiders in the Beta Channel for testing....
View ArticleWindows 10: Changes in WSUS update scan
[German]With the September 2020 cumulative update for Windows 10, Microsoft introduced changes that improve the security of clients that scan Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for updates. Here is...
View ArticleDoes Update KB4571756 fixes the SSD defrag bug in Windows 10 V2004?
[German]In Windows 10 version 2004 there is the problem that SSD drives were optimized unnecessarily often by the Windows defragmentation. It looks like the cumulative update KB4571756 fixes this...
View ArticleWindows 10 Version 2004: Update KB4571744 blocks Sleep/Standby mode
[German]Users of Windows 10 version 2004 have been suffering for some time now from the fact that the sleep or standby mode may be blocked. The problem has been going on for some time and is likely to...
View ArticleWindows 10 2004: Update KB4571756 collides wit Paint Shop Pro 7
[German]I got a report, that cumulative security update KB4571756, released by Microsoft on September 8, 2020, causes Explorer issues and crashes when usein gPaint Shop Pro 7. Update KB4571756 for...
View ArticleWindows 10 V190x: Bitdefender Antivirus blocks Update KB4574727
[German]Users of Bitdefender antivirus protection have had a problem in Windows 10 190x. The security solution incorrectly blocked the Windows 10 cumulative update KB4574727 as malicious. Update...
View ArticleWindows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 released
[German]Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 for Windows Insider on the Dev Channel on September 19, 2020. The announcement was made in the Windows-Blog, where you can read...
View ArticleWindows 10 Build 20211.1005 (KB4581021) for Insider
[German]Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211.1005 as an update (KB4581021 for Windows Insider in the Dev Channel. Addendum:The build has been pulled. The announcement of...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1607: Update KB4571694 creates ID 5827 events, bricks MMC
[German]Short question to administrators who are still using Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC V1607 or Windows Server 2016 Will the Event Viewer be flooded with Event ID 5827 entries when Update KB4571694...
View ArticleWindows 10 Version 1903: Support ends December 8, 2020
[German]A small reminder for users of Windows 10 version 1903, which was released in spring 2019 and reaches the end of its 18-month support period on December 8, 2020. I don’t know how many blog...
View ArticleWindows 10: Activated Hyper-V /Sandbox creates a 0-day Exploit
[German]A reverse engineer bumped a vulnerability in Windows 10 in conjunction with the Hyper-V/Sandbox feature. Activating Hyper-V or the sandbox opens a 0-day vulnerability that can be used to attack...
View ArticleWindows 10 Version 2004: Update KB4576754 forces new Edge browser install...
[German]Microsoft has begun rolling out the new Chromium-based Edge Browser on systems with Windows 10 version 2004 on Sept. 14, 2020. A re-release of update KB4576754 pushed this browser again to...
View ArticleWindows 10 (64 Bit): Executing 16-bit programs
[German]In a 64-bit Windows environment, 16-bit programs can no longer run because the Windows NT DOS Virtual Machine (NTVM) is missing. A Microsoft developer has now described an approach – quasi as a...
View ArticleWindows 10: New Information about Windows Update
[German]Microsoft has outlined some information aobut third-party update and Update for Business in a Techcommunity article. And they plan to provide better information about upgrade blockers. Here is...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1809/190x: Preview Updates (September 16, 2020)
[German]On September 16, 2020 Microsoft released several cumulative updates as previews for Windows 10 versions 1809, 1903 and 1909. A first comment mentions these updates has already been given in the...
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