Category Archives: Allgemein

Exchange Online: Reminder Remote PowerShell is "deprecated" as of July 15, 2023

Posted on 2023-05-09 by guenni

[German]Microsoft had already announced the discontinuation of Remote PowerShell (RPS) in Exchange Online for some time (see my post Exchange Online PowerShell V2 soon deprecated, replaced by PowerShell V3 from December 2022). Starting July 15, 2023, Microsoft plans to phase … Continue reading →

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Microsoft moves tenant security standards in Azure AD to MFA by May 8, 2023

Posted on 2023-04-21 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is forcing/moving Azure AD customers to MFA authentication as a security standard within days. A German blog reader just informed me that he (as a global Azure AD admin) received a notification from Microsoft and that his organization will … Continue reading →

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Windows LAPS integration via April 2023 update causes trouble for administrators

Posted on 2023-04-15 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has integrated its Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) directly into the Windows operating system with the April 2023 patchday (April 11, 2023). This was done due to "popular demand" from enterprise customers, as Microsoft wrote. However, this move caused … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (April 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-12 by guenni

[German]On April 11, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading →

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Windows 12? New plans for a Core OS

Posted on 2023-03-30 by guenni

[German]Will a new Windows be released in 2024? There is an unconfirmed information that such a Windows is being formed in Microsoft's developer labs as a successor to "Windows Core OS". It is supposed to be a major upgrade for … Continue reading →

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

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Patch critical EvP vulnerability CVE-2023-23397 in Outlook

Posted on 2023-03-16 by guenni

[German]A critical vulnerability CVE-2023-23397 exists in Microsoft Outlook, which allows third-party privilege exploitation. This vulnerability has been actively exploited by Russian attackers since mid-April 2022. Users and administrators should immediately install the Outlook security updates provided by Microsoft. As part … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (March 14, 2023)

Posted on 2023-03-16 by guenni

[German]On March 14, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Word is closed. Below is an overview of the … Continue reading →

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Exchange Server Security Updates (March 14, 2023)

Posted on 2023-03-15 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the March 14, 2023 security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 (some as a re-release from Feb. 2023). These security updates close vulnerabilities in this software. The updates should be installed … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2: Fix for performance issue when copying files available

Posted on 2023-03-08 by guenni

[German]It is an issue that has been bothering users for months. There is a bug in Windows 11 22H2 that causes a serious speed drop when copying large files. Since December 2022 I have been hoping that this would be … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Changes to Certificate-Based Authentication for Domain Controllers in April 2023

Posted on 2023-03-05 by guenni

[German]It is still a few weeks until the April 2023 patchday. However, I would like to remind administrators who are responsible for updating Windows Domain Controllers about a topic in the Domain Controller area. It is about the fact that … Continue reading →

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