Social networks
Awards
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
Category Archives: General
Windows April 2023 Updates: Netlogon- and Kerberos protocol changes, there seems to be issues
[German]Microsoft has indeed postponed its schedules for phased adjustments to the Netlogon protocol (due to CVE-2022-38023) and the Kerberos protocol from April 11, 2023 to June 13, 2023. But with the Windows update of April 11, 2023, the option to … Continue reading
March 2023: What's going up with AnyDesk?
[German]I'm picking up on a topic and posting it here on the blog for information purposes with a request for feedback from those affected. It's about the provider AnyDesk and its remote maintenance software of the same name. A reader … Continue reading
Leaked Microsoft mails provide interesting insights
[German]I wrestled with myself a bit about what to do with the material, but then decided to publish the blog post after all. An anonymous source has send me leaked data that must have come from the "Microsoft universe" (maybe … Continue reading
World Backup Day March 31, 2023
[German]March 31st of every year is "World Backup Day", and it's to remind people of the importance of backups. To mark the day, a little kaleidoscope of information around this topic.
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
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 ...
Microsoft sends account closure emails for inactivity to wrong users (2023)
[German]It is well known that Microsoft closes user accounts if they have not been used for a long time. It is also well known that phishers try to lure victims with "account closure" mails to sites for harvesting credentials. However, … Continue reading
Do we need RDS licenses for Citrix Virtual App/Desktop environments?
Do we actually need Microsoft RDS licenses if we run an environment with Citrix Virtual App/Desktop? Citrix has discussed this in the article Do We Need RDS Licenses For Citrix Virtual App/Desktop Environment. Short answer: yes, you need both Citrix … Continue reading
Posted in General, Software, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged Citrix, License, Virtualization, Windows
Leave a comment
Saudi Arabia: Government Agents Infiltrate Wikipedia, Sentence Independent Wikipedia Administrators to Prison
The Saudi Arabian government infiltrated Wikipedia by recruiting the organization's highest ranked administrators in the country to serve as government agents to control information about the country and prosecuting those who contributed critical information about political detainees, said SMEX and … Continue reading
Issues restoring backups due to VDM with Intel Core i5 11th generation CPUs
[German]Unusual experience reported to me by a blog reader. He suddenly found himself facing the problem of not being able to write back a backup he had made on his Acer Swift 3 with an 11th generation Intel Core i5. … Continue reading