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Monthly Archives: February 2023
Windows VP Kevin Gallo leaves Microsoft after 30 years
Kevin Gallo has been a developer at Microsoft since 1993 and until most recently held the position of "corporate vice president" for the Windows Developer Platform. Gallo has just announced he is leaving that post and Microsoft after nearly 30 … Continue reading
Edge 110.0.1587.50
The "banana software matures at the customer". Microsoft raised the Edge browser in the Stable Channel to version 110.0.1587.49 on February 16, 2023 (they are shipping bug fixes). On February 17, 2023, Edge was raised to version 110.0.1587.50 in the … Continue reading
Citrix Security Updates (Feb. 2023) and Issues with the Citrix App
[German]Another addendum from this week regarding the manufacturer Citrix. Citrix has issued a security bulletin for the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-24484 and CVE-2023-24485 in the Citrix Workspace App for Windows. So administrators using the Workspace app should update. In addition, a blog … Continue reading
Windows: Update installation errors (Feb. 2023)
[German]Windows 11 users reported an "update installation jam" on Microsoft Answers – tens of updates were listed, but could not be installed. Some received the installation error 0x80070103. This error seems to have been corrected by Microsoft on its update … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Edge 110.0.1587.49
Microsoft upgraded the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 110.0.1587.49 on February 16, 2023 (thanks to Robert for pointing this out). Microsoft didn't reveal too much in the release notes for this maintenance update, just "Fixed various bugs … Continue reading
Google Chrome Version 110.0.5481.104
Google has released updates to Google Chrome Browser 110 in the Stable Channel for Windows (110.0.5481.104) as of February 16, 2023 (see this entry on the Google blog). There are no details about fixes. In the Extended Stable Channel, version … Continue reading
Cyberattack on German airports, was Lufthansa disruption also a Killnet cyberattack?
[German]On February 16, 2023 the websites of several German airports were down due to DDoS attacks by suspected Russian cyber attackers. And this week Wednesday, after all, there was a Lufthansa IT outage that was originally attributed to fiber optic … Continue reading
February 2023 Patchday: EWS problems after Exchange Server security update
[German]After the installation of the February 14, 2023 security updates, I got some reports from administrators that Exchange Web Services (EWS) is causing issues. For example, the calendar update isn't working. Uninstalling the security update solved the problem. Microsoft has … Continue reading
Windows 10/11 Mail app can Exchange ActiveSync
[German]Small addendum that Thomas B. already pointed out to me in Sept. 2022. It is about the possibility to access Exchange mailboxes with ActiveSync by means of the app delivered in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft's February 2023 Patchday: Incorrect updates in WSUS, Exchange and Windows
[German]Microsoft has released a large number of security updates for Windows and Exchange on February 14, 2023. However, they made a mistake with some updates and simply delivered the wrong update packages via Windows Update, WSUS or the downloads. Some … Continue reading