Monthly Archives: July 2023


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WSUS bug preventing updates distributed to Windows 11 22H2/Server 2022 fixed

[German]Since February 2022 there was the problem that in Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) updates could not be distributed to clients running Windows 11 22H2 as well as Windows Server 2022. I had even published a corresponding post on the … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365: First Windows Mail and Calendar users will be migrated to the new Outlook at the end of August 2023

[English]Microsoft plans to gradually migrate first users of Windows apps Mail and Calandard to the new Outlook app starting in late August 2023. I'm not sure how excited users are about this. Advertising

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Microsoft Office Updates (July 27, 2023)

[German]Small addendum from Friday, since this was already off my radar (came across it via Susan Bradley). Instead of the 1st Tuesday in July (A-Week), Microsoft released non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office on July 27, 2023. There … Continue reading

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Russian hacker infects himself through own infostealer

Nice side story: a hacker who operated in Russian-language forums since 2020 mistakenly infected his computer with malware he used, selling information to security researchers at Hudson Rock. So Hudson Rock staff was able to identify the hacker called La_Citrix … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Supermium_ Chrome browser clone, also for Windows 7

[German]Today a little hint for people who are still using Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 / R2. The Chrome browser (and Edge) are no longer supported there in the new builds, but remain stuck on version 109 of … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11: Preview updates from July 2023 are causing video issues

[German]This week Microsoft has released preview updates for Windows 10 22H2 as well as Windows 11 21H2 – 22H2. Now the company reports that these updates may cause problems with applications. Some applications may not be able to play, record … Continue reading

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First supply chain attack on open source software targeting banks discovered

Security researchers say they have discovered the first attack on the open source software supply chain specifically targeting the banking sector. That's according to a report published by Checkmarx on July 21, 2023. On April 5 and 7, a threat … Continue reading

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Windows 11 22H2: Update KB5028185 causes issues (AAD registry)

[German]There appear to be significant issues with the security update released for Windows 11 22H2 on July 11, 2023. Registering in Azure Actice Directory (AAD, now EntraID) no longer seems possible in the browser. A blog reader pointed out the … Continue reading

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Outlook: Microsoft releases temporary fix for slow saving on network paths

[German]Microsoft has published a new support article the other day that addresses the "slow save" issue with Outlook Desktop. The problem occurs when attachments are to be saved to a location within a network. Then a corresponding dialog box appears. … Continue reading

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Apple security updates for iOS, macOS (July 24, 2023)

Small addendum from this week, already on July 24, 2023 Apple has released a slew of updates for the Safari browser, for iOS on iPhones and iPadOS for the iPads. In addition, there are updates for macOS, Apple TV and … Continue reading

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