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Yearly Archives: 2025
Windows 11 24H2: Global rollout on compatible systems
[German]Short addendum from the end of last week. Microsoft has generally released Windows 11 24H2 and is rolling out this operating system version to all systems that are classified as compatible. This means that more systems will now automatically be … Continue reading
WSUS/ConfigMgr: No Defender updates since May 2, 2025
[German]A short note for administrators who distribute updates for Microsoft Defender via WSUS or ConfigMgr (MECM ). There was probably a problem at Microsoft, so that the update distribution has stalled since May 2, 2025, although updates are available from … Continue reading
Skype service expires on May 5, 2025, what you should know
[German]Quick reminder for users of Microsoft's Skype service. Microsoft is discontinuing its Skype service today, May 5, 2025. Users with remaining credit will be able to make calls using the dial pad. Skype users should delete the app or application … Continue reading
Windows: RDP access possible with old cached credentials
[German]It has recently become known that remote desktop connections (RDP access) can also use old, revoked passwords from the cache for connections. Some people see this as a security risk. Microsoft has been informed by the security researcher, who discoved … 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 ...
AnyDesk: License change also for existing customers
[German]The vendor of remote maintenance software, AnyDesk, now also wants to convert existing customers to an "updated license model" when the old licenses expire. This is being sold as "exciting news" about being able to grow with the company. At … Continue reading
When Microsoft managers use Apple's macOS instead of Windows
[German]"I would have been fired for this tweet under Steve Ballmer" is the confession of a Microsoft product manager who uses a Mac with macOS for his work, but has a VM with Windows 11 running on it.
Exchange: Optimization of PowerShell processing through multi-threading techniques
[German]How can we optimize bulk operations with PowerShell scripts in Microsoft Exchange? With PowerShell v7, Microsoft has offered the possibility of using multi-threading techniques. The Exchange team has dealt with the options in question in a blog post and describes … Continue reading
PowerShell Script Cleanup-AdminCount
[German]A little tip for administrators of Windows systems. Mark Heitbrink has sat down and built a small PowerShell script that checks the Active Directory under Windows for orphaned administrator accounts and cleans the system of such corpses. The PowerShell script … Continue reading
Windows 7: Why logging in with solid desktop background color was slow
[German]A little "story from the past of Windows": In Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2), users had to experience that logging into their user account was very slow if a solid color was used for the desktop's background. After … Continue reading
Windows 11 23H2: April 2025 update prevents WSUS upgrade to 24H2 (Error 0x80240069)
[German]The security update KB5055528 from April 8, 2025 for Windows 11 23H2, as well as subsequent updates, have caused a new collateral damage according to Microsoft. Systems with Windows 11 23H2 can no longer be updated to Windows 11 24H2 … Continue reading