Category Archives: issue

Confirmed: Secure Boot DBX Update KB5012170 causes installation trouble (Error 0x800F0922)

[German]The Secure Boot DBX update KB5012170, which was first rolled out on August 9, 2022, still seems to cause trouble in December 2022. I had reported several times in the blog. Microsoft admitted in the follow-up to the patchday on … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2019/2022: December 2022 security updates cause Hyper-V issues

[German]The security updates rolled out by Microsoft on the December 2022 patchday lead to problems with Hyper-V in certain constellations. New VMs can no longer be created, existing VM have problems with Ethernet connections, etc. Microsoft has admitted to these … Continue reading

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.NET updates (Dec. 13, 2022) fixes vulnerability CVE-2022-41089, but causing issues

[German]As of December 13, 2022 (Patchday), Microsoft has also released updates for .NET 7.0.1, .NET 6.0.12 and .NET Core 3.1.32. These are intended to address the CVE-2022-41089 vulnerability, which allows remote code execution. But because the update makes changes to … Continue reading

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Windows: November 2022 updates cause ODBC connection problems with SQL databases

[German]It looks like the Windows updates released by Microsoft in November 2022 may cause problems accessing SQL databases. Then the ODBC driver triggers a database access error. According to Microsoft, all Windows versions that are still supported (both clients and … Continue reading

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Bug causes script error in Group Policy Preferences (GPP) e.g. for Task Scheduler

[German]Microsoft's developers have implemented a bug in the new Windows 11 version 22H2 (and also in Windows 11 21H2), which will prevent administrators to use Group Policy Preferences (GPP). If you try to set up a scheduled task in the … Continue reading

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

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Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft fix for file copy performance issues is coming

[German]Copying large files under Windows 11 22H2 can lead to a serious speed drop. The issue was described by users and individual Microsoft employees and confirmed by Redmond. Microsoft has already included a fix in a new Insider Preview from … Continue reading

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Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft confirms display bug inTask Manager caused by update KB5020044

[German]Preview update KB5020044 from November 29, 2022 causes problems when displaying the Task Manager in different display modes. After blog readers have already reported it, this bug has been confirmed by Microsoft as of November 30, 2022. At the same … Continue reading

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Funny Google search AI – all plants are algae

[German]Funny observation from a German blog reader in Google search. There seems to be "a shortage" in Google's search AI. Because all plants we are searching for, are quoted as algae in the search suggestions.

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Does iCloud for Windows breaks video downloads and shows other people's photos

[German]There are isolated reports of users complaining that they are shown unknown photos and broken videos using Apple's iCloud for Windows. The assumption is that this content comes from other users' accounts. Affected users  use iCloud for Windows to download … Continue reading

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Windows Remote Desktop connection issues to FQDN since October 2022

[German]I have received reports of problems with remote desktop connections under Windows when they are made via FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). The connections can then no longer be established. The problem has been occurring since October 2022 and a … Continue reading

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