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Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (April 9, 2024)

Posted on 2024-04-10 by guenni

[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were published on April 9, 2024. Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired in January 2024. However, updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be downloaded … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (April 9, 2024)

Posted on 2024-04-10 by guenni

[German]On April 9, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 23H2 also received updates. Here are some details about these … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (April 9, 2024)

Posted on 2024-04-10 by guenni

[German]On April 9, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 9, 2024)

Posted on 2024-04-10 by guenni

[German]On April 9, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office and other products. The security updates address 147 vulnerabilities (CVEs), including three critical vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on … Continue reading →

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WordPress 6.5.2 released

Posted on 2024-04-10 by guenni

WordPress 6.5.2 has just been released (April 9, 2024). It is a security update of WordPress, which fixes a security issue and 12 bugs. An overview of the fixes can be found here. I have updated the blogs and have … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 21H2 – 22H2 Enterprise: Can not use Connected Cache after update KB5034203

Posted on 2024-04-09 by guenni

[German]Addendum from last week on a problem that affects administrators in the corporate environment who rely on Connected Cache in Windows 10. The preview update KB5034203 released in January 2024 causes a bug in Windows 10 21H2 – 22H2 Enterprise, … Continue reading →

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Massive price hike in license costs: Is Citrix now also copying the "Broadcom business approach"?

Posted on 2024-04-08 by guenni

[German]German blog reader has told me that there are substantial price hikes for license renewals of Citrix Virtual Desktop solutions or other Citrix products. The question is "does Citrix copies the Broadcom business approach". Advertising

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Microsoft Teams: Microsoft changes storage location for recordings from May 2024

Posted on 2024-04-07 by guenni

[German]Brief note for administrators and users who use Microsoft Teams as a client and make recordings of meetings there. Microsoft wants to change the storage of these recordings from May 2024, away from the user's OneDrive folder and towards the … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Update KB5035941 fixes sysprep error 0x80073cf2

Posted on 2024-04-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5035941 for Windows 10 22H2 on March 26, 2024 (D-Week). This preview update is also intended to fix the sysprep error 0x80073cf2, which some users ran into back in November 2023 when … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019: March 2024 update KB5035849 prevents printer redirection

Posted on 2024-04-06 by guenni

[German]I'm posting an issue here in the blog that a reader pointed out to me. The security update KB5035849 released on March 12, 2024 for Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC and Windows Server 2019 causes printing problems in certain cases. … Continue reading →

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