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Windows August 2024 updates breaks new Item-Level Targeting in GPOs
[German]I'll pull out one topic separately, which was brought to my attention by readers in comments and also directly by email. Administrators who installs the security updates from the August 2024 patch day (August 13, 2024) on their Windows systems … Continue reading
Windows August 2024 update 'paralyzes' Linux boot
[German]Users who use Windows and Linux via Secure Boot on computers are likely to have a problem since August 13, 2024. Microsoft has changed something in the boot process with the August 2024 Patchday and switched boot entries from DBX … Continue reading
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Tagged issue, Linux, Patchday 8.2024, Update, Windows
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Workaround for Outlook 365 crash (Aug. 2024) published by Microsoft
[German]Users of Microsoft Outlook 365 (version 2407 build 17830.20138 and higher) occasionally report that the application crashes. This is caused by corrupted, server-based rules for the Microsoft 365 email account. Microsoft has now published a workaround to temporarily fix this … Continue reading
Citrix and Amazon AWS Workspace App: Issues with Intel XE graphics chips
[German]Brief information for administrators of Amazon AWS and Citrix Workspace app environments. A reader pointed out to me that there are probably issues with the Workspace app when Intel XE graphics chips are used. The problem has been known since … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Software, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged issues, Software, Virtualization, Windows
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Has Microsoft fixed update error code 30088-27 in Office Click2Run?
[German]Since July 2024, users reported increasingly that the update function of Microsoft Office Click2Run installations is broken. Error code 30088-27 is reported when trying to update Office. A blog reader got in touch and gave some hints as to what … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows Bitlocker recovery key query bug fixed by August 2024 updates
[German]A small addendum to the August 2024 patchday regarding Bitlocker. With the July 2024 updates, there was the problem that systems remained in a query for the Bitlocker recovery key on the next restart. Good for those who had the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitlocker, issue, Patchday 8.2024, Update, Windows
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Windows Server 2019/Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC: Performance Issues with Update KB5041578
[German]The cumulative update KB5041578 for Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC and Windows Server 2019 was released on August 13, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft). In the meantime, I have received reports from readers about serious … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Security, Update, Windows
Tagged issue, Patchday 8.2024, Security, Update, Windows
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Microsoft Defender: msmpeng.exe crashes (August 14, 2024)?
[German]We had Microsoft's patch day on August 13, 2024, and as a result quite a lot of Windows patches. I got now a report from an English-speaking reader pointed out to me last night that people were having issues with … Continue reading
Windows: NVidia graphics driver triggers BSOD on old processors
[German]Small addendum to a topic that has already been known for a few days. On June 25, 2024, NVidia published the support article EOL Windows driver support for older CPUs without POPCNT instruction. There the end-of-life (EOL) for Windows driver … Continue reading
Microsoft's analysis of the CrowdStrike incident and recommendations
[German]One more addendum, on a topic taken up in my German blog at the end of July 2024. Microsoft has recently published an analysis of the CrowdStrike incident, which confirms the statements made by Crowdstrike. And there are recommendations on … Continue reading