Microsoft account: Users do not stay logged in after all

Posted on 2025-02-19 by guenni

[German]Brief update for users who sign in to services online with Microsoft accounts. From February 2025, Microsoft wanted to keep users signed in when they leave the service. This has now been withdrawn, as it could have become a problem if multiple users or accounts were used.

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Windows 10: Feb. 2025 update KB5051974 causes start menu issues

Posted on 2025-02-19 by guenni

Windows[German]I have received a tip from the administrators among the blog readers that the February 2025 update (KB5051974) for Windows 10 22H2 can lead to massive start menu problems. A search on the web shows me that there are others affected. Could this also be observed in the readership?

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Firefox 115 ESR: Windows 7/8.1 Support till September 2025

Posted on 2025-02-19 by guenni

Mozilla[German]Mozilla Firefox 115 ESR still runs on Windows 7 / 8.1 and has been in extended support for some time. It was previously known that the developers wanted to support this browser version until March 2025. The Mozilla developers have now confirmed that Firefox 115 ESR support for some older Windows and macOS operating systems will be guaranteed until September 2025.

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FSLogix 25.02 (3.25.202.4223)

Posted on 2025-02-19 by guenni

Update[German]Short addendum from last week – on February 12, 2025, Microsoft released a FXLogix update to 25.02 (3.25.202.4223). The release notes state that – among other things – the cache should now be deleted cleanly. Could solve some problems in this environment. Fixed a problem related to symlink reparse points that affected App-V and other components with similar calls.

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WSUS problem: Clients have not logged in since 12.2.2025

Posted on 2025-02-19 by guenni

Windows[German]A German blog reader contacted me on February 13, 2025 because he was experiencing problems with his WSUS. The Windows clients had not reported to WSUS since February 12, 2025. This could be corrected by reading back the backup. But the question is whether anyone else has noticed anything like this, or whether it is an isolated case? After publishing the German article, other admins reported also this issue.

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Windows function "Location history" deprecated

Posted on 2025-02-18 by guenni

Windows[German]In my opinion, it is still a left over from the time when Microsoft wanted to make a splash with Windows Mobile phones and Cortana. Back then, the "Location Service" was implemented in Windows. Microsoft has now announced that the "Location History" is classified as obsolete and will be removed from future Windows versions at some point.

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Windows 11 24H2: Install issues on ASUS devices fixed

Posted on 2025-02-18 by guenni

Windows[German]Since October 2024, owners of ASUS computers that appear to be formally compatible with Windows 11 24H2 have faced the problem that no feature upgrade was offered or the installation failed. Microsoft has now resolved this problem and removed the upgrade blocker on Windows 11 24H2.

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Windows 11 24H2: Update KB5051987 breaks Explorer

Posted on 2025-02-18 by guenni

Windows[German]Am 11. Februar 2025 (zweiter Dienstag im Monat, Patchday bei Microsoft) hat Microsoft auch das kumulative Update KB5051987 für Windows 11 24H2 freigegeben. Nun gibt es Berichtet, dass dieses Update nicht nur Installationsprobleme verursacht, sondern bei Installation den Windows Explorer beeinträchtigt.

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Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft has published new CPU lists (Feb. 2025)

Posted on 2025-02-17 by guenni

Windows[German]To officially install Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft requires the use of a compatible CPU. An updated list of compatible CPUs for AMD and Intel was published a few days ago. Not much has really changed – AMD has added a CPU, while Intel has dropped support for various CPUs for new OEM devices.

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Windows Server 2025: iSCSI "Boot Device inaccessible" fixed

Posted on 2025-02-17 by guenni

Windows[German]Since the release of Windows Server 2025, a boot problem in iSCSI environments was confirmed by Microsoft as a known issue. Microsoft has now provided a fix for this problem on February 11, 2025 and lists the issue as resolved. This can be seen from an entry on the relevant Microsoft Windows Release Health dashboard.

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