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Security Baseline for Edge version 128: Option blocks printer driver
[German]Microsoft has published the security baseline for Edge version 128 a few days ago. However, administrators should be careful when applying this security baseline. This is because the specifications ensure that users can no longer print because the printer drivers … Continue reading
Windows: Desktop icons are displayed with a gray X
[German]Another little tip for Windows users regarding "desktop icons suddenly changed". It often happens that Windows suddenly overlays all or some desktop icons with a gray X symbol. Then good advice is expensive, because what is the cause and how … Continue reading
Facebook's moderation: Broken by design – how AI and community policy handling kick people
[German]Facebook recently changed its strategy regarding policy violations. With a lot of prose, users are supposed to be "educated" on policy violations in order to avoid such things – this is supposed to prevent the previous "blocks". Since "Facebook is … Continue reading
Warning: MPIP / AIP Client for Microsoft Azure destroys files
[German]A German blog reader has just pointed out a bug in the Microsoft MPIP-AIP client for Purview Information Protection that can cause files on the OneDrive online storage to become corrupted. If you don't have a backup, these files are … Continue reading
Office 365 Version 2408: Issues with Access when accessing a SQL database
[German]A blog reader has just contacted me because he has run into significant problems with Microsoft Access with Microsoft Office 365 version 2408 (Build 17928.20114). He often gets error 3048 from the Access frontend when trying to access it. The … 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 ...
Netherlands: Data center failure "grounds" Eindhoven Airport and other authorities
[German]In the Netherlands, a network malfunction in the data center of the Dutch Ministry of Defense have had drastical results. As a result, several Dutch authorities wasn't able to use their IT systems anymore. And even more serious: Eindhoven Airport … Continue reading
Review of HP Probooks 445 G7 and 455 G7 bricked with BIOS update
[German]Hewlett Packard (HP) has released a broken BIOS version 01.17.00 that turns notebooks of the HP Probook 445 G7 and 455 G7 models from 2020 into expensive paperweights. An affected reader has subsequently contacted us again and described some advice … Continue reading
Windows 11 (22H2 – 23H2): Update KB5041585 causes performance problems
[German]Microsoft has fixed some security issues with the August 2024 update KB5041585 for Windows 11 (version 22H2 – 23H2). Under Windows 11, however, systems can suddenly become very slow and CPU utilization can increase. Microsoft has now been informed about … Continue reading
Windows Server 2019: Microsoft confirms and fixes performance issues with update KB5041578
[German]Small addendum regarding Windows Server 2019 and problems with the August 2024 patchday. Microsoft has now confirmed the performance problems caused by cumulative update KB5041578 for Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC and Windows Server 2019 that I mentioned in the … Continue reading
Microsoft responds to Linux boot bricked by Windows August 2024 update
[German]The August 2024 updates for Windows have caused collateral damage for Linux users. By switching the boot mechanism to Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT), the Linux boot loader refused to start on dual-boot systems following the update installation. Microsoft has … Continue reading