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Windows 11 24H2: Preview update KB5062660 causes CertificateServicesClient error events
[German]With the preview update KB5062660 for Windows 11 24H2 released at the end of July 2025, another issues has crept in, as Microsoft confirmed on August 12, 2025. Once the update is installed, event management is flooded with CertificateServicesClient entries … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Update KB5063878 causes installation error 0x80240069
[English]I have come across user reports in my German blog that the August 2025 update KB5063878 may cause issues during installation and fails. The update cannot be installed in Windows 11 24H2 and aborts with error code 0x80240069. Direct install … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Error, Patchday 8.2025, Update, Windows 11
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goo.gl short links will no longer work from August 25, 2025
[German]Brief information on a topic that may no longer have much relevance. Google is shutting down its link shortener service goo.gl on August 25, 2025. Anyone who has worked with the link shortener will see their links break from this … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Easy Anti Cheat Show Stopper lifted
[German]Something is happening: Microsoft has removed a showstopper on July 24, 2025, which had already been set on September 30, 2024, long before the launch of Windows 11 24H2. It concerns Easy Anti-Cheat, a technology used in games, which previously … Continue reading
Windows 10/11 and Server: Known issues (early July 2025)
[German]Another small addendum or collective article on known issues that Microsoft confirmed at the beginning of July 2025 for various Windows client versions. These range from broken Emoij search to firewall problems that have not yet been resolved. And Defender … 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 ...
Windows 11 24H2/Windows Server 2025: VM hangs after July 2025 update; fix with OOB update KB5064489
[German]The security updates for the July 2025 patchday lead to problems in virtual machines. Virtualized instances of Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 24H2 may no longer start under Hyper-V or VMware ESXi. The same applies to Windows 11 24H … Continue reading
Posted in General, issue, Update, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged issue, Patchday 7.2025, Update, Virtualization, Windows 11 24H2, Windows Server 2025
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Belkin USA ends support for Wemo SmartHome devices
[German]The US branch of Belkin (provider of SmartHome accessories), has just announced that it will discontinue support for many of its Wemo SmartHome components as of January 31, 2026. From this date, various intelligent Wemo SmartHome components that rely on … Continue reading
WmiPrvSE.exe causes high CPU load due to Dell Alienware Command Center
[German]I'm posting a finding here in the blog that I came across on the web earlier this year. A user was plagued by a high CPU load under Windows, which was ostensibly caused by the Windows process WmiPrvSE.exe. At the … Continue reading
WSUS has synchronization problems (July 9, 2025)
[German]Since July 9, 2025 (C.E.T.) German blog readers reporting, that their Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) are failing to sync with Microsoft's update servers. The endpoint from Microsoft isn't reachable and WSUS can't download the July 2025 security updates from … Continue reading
Excel freezes and slow opening/closing due to Trend Micro
[German]Users are complaining that since the June 2025 updates, Microsoft Excel has been causing problems and freezes on startup or is very slow to open and close. The cause may be Trend Micro version 6.7.3981/14.3.1311.