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CVE-2022-38392: Janet Jackson song and crashing Windows XP notebooks
[German]It's a bizarre story that Microsoft developer Raymond Chen recently made public: Notebooks with Windows XP crashed when the pop song Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson from 1989 was played. The background was that the hard disks used resonated and … Continue reading
Update KB5012170 for Secure Boot DBX causes Bitlocker issues
[English]I'll pull out one issue separately, which I had already covered in the blog with a note. The update KB5012170 released by Microsoft on August 9, 2022 causes problems on some systems. Security update for the Secure Boot Module, which … Continue reading
RDS issues after Windows update KB5015808
[German]I am posting an issue here on the blog that was reported recently to me by a blog reader. He is experiencing massive issues with his Server 2016 based RDS infrastructure after installing update KB5015808 (for Windows 10 version 1607 … Continue reading
Windows: "Service host: Local system" runs with high CPU/disk load after boot since update
[German]German blog reader Willi B. contacted me by mail the days because he ran into a problem under Windows 8.1. Since one of the last updates he has the problem that the service "Service Host: Local System" runs with high … Continue reading
Microsoft: Workaround for Outlook crash; rollback of Microsoft 365 to version 2205
[German]Users of Microsoft Office products beware. Microsoft has commented on a crash bug in Outlook (I reported recently) and published a workaround. In addition, Microsoft 365 had to be rolled back from version 2206 to version 2205 due to app … 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 ...
Issue with Excel 2013 Update KB5002242 (August 9, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released security update KB5002242 for Excel 2013 on August 9, 2022 (Patchday). The patch is supposed to eliminate both a vulnerability and a bug in this Excel version. However, there is feedback from readers on the blog that … Continue reading
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Windows 10/11: XPS documents cannot be opened after update
[German]Microsoft has informed its users of Windows 10, Windows 11 and various Windows Server versions about a new bug introduced via update. One is affected when one suddenly cannot open XPS documents anymore if these documents have characters outside the … Continue reading
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Tagged Problem, Update, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server
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Windows: Systems with latest CPUs vulnerable to data damage
[German]Windows systems (Windows 11, Windows Server 2022) that uses CPUs with support of latest Vector Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (VAES) command set may be vulnerable to data corruption. That's the simple message Microsoft released to its user base on August … Continue reading
Windows Server 2019: Update KB5015811 causes (performance) problems
[German]In advance of the August 2022 patchday on 8/9/2022, another quick note for administrators responsible for Windows Server 2019 (or LTSC versions of Windows 10 Enterprise 1909). There is still little on the internet – but feedback in my blogs … Continue reading
Epson disables printers due to "obsolete ink sponges"
[German]Users of a printer from the Japanese manufacturer Epson might experience an unpleasant surprise. On certain devices, a message suddenly appears that a "part in the device" has reached the end of its life. The printer still works, but is … Continue reading