Category Archives: issue

Edge 125.0.2535.67 update bypasses WSUS (May 2024)

[German]This smells like trouble for administrators in enterprise environments, where the Edge browser is usually used. A blog reader informed me that the Edge had updated to version 125.0.2535.67, although this is definitely not released in the WSUS.

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Windows 11: Update KB5036980 blocks activation of the Enterprise subscription

[German]A quick note for administrators who manage Windows 11 clients in corporate environments. With the April 2024 preview update KB5036980, Microsoft caused a problem for administrators who wanted to switch from Windows 11 Pro to Windows 11 Enterprise using AutoPilot. … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019 OOB update KB5039705: Fails on Citrix with error 0x8007371B

[German]In mid-May 2024, Microsoft released the out-of-band update KB5039705 for Windows Server 2019, which is intended to correct the installation error 0x800f0982 of the security update KB5037765 from May 2024 on systems with a non-English language pack. However, administrators in … Continue reading →

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Warning about Lenovo L15 Gen1 (AMD) BIOS 1.33

[German]I'm posting a warning here in the blog that I received from a reader. It concerns at least the Lenovo L15 Gen1 (AMD) systems. The manufacturer seems to be delivering a faulty BIOS version 1.33, which is causing trouble. The … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019: Install errors with out-of-band update KB5039705 from May 23, 2024

[German]A short follow-up to the May 2024 security update for Windows Server 2019. The cumulative update KB5037765 from May 14, 2024 was withdrawn due to installation errors with a missing en-us language pack. Microsoft has since released the out-of-band update … Continue reading →

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

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Windows Server 2019: Out-of-Band-Update KB5039705 released (May 23, 2024)

[German]Microsoft has released the out-of-band update KB5039705 for Windows Server 2019 on May 23, 2024 (i.e. late yesterday evening in Europe). This special update was necessary because the cumulative update KB5037765 released on May 14, 2024 had to be withdrawn. … Continue reading →

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Asus ZenBook: Updates fails with error 0x801901f4

[German]Users with notebooks from the Asus ZenBook series (but perhaps also other models) are faced with the problem of not being able to install Windows updates because they fail with the error code 0x801901f4. However, there is a solution to … Continue reading →

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Outlook: Temporary fix for problems with encrypted e-mail replies

[German]Microsoft Outlook seems to have issues with encrypted emails. Reply emails that are encrypted can then no longer be read by the recipient. The problem seems to have existed since the beginning of May 2024, as I saw in a … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019 Update KB5037765: Install error 0x800f0982 confirmed

[German]When installing the May 2024 Patchday Update KB5037765 on non-English-speaking Windows Server 2019 instances, this process stalls error 0x800f0982. This error  has kept some administrators busy. While I proposed a workaround – install the English language pack – as a … Continue reading →

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Azure Entra ID: Microsoft confirms issues with Single Sign On (SSO)

[German]Administrators have been complaining for some time about sporadic problems with Single Sign On (SSO) under Microsoft's Azure Entra ID. Users are then sporadically unable to log in to their Microsoft 365 apps. Now there seems to be confirmation from … Continue reading →

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