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Nation wide disruption with Verifon H5000 payment terminals in Germany

[German]Since May 24, 2022, the terminals for card payments with giro and EC cards have been disrupted in numerous stores and gas stations nationwide in Germany. Customers of almost all banks were affected – although I also encountered institutions such … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Update KB5013942 from May 2022 ends with black screen?

[German]A quick question to Windows 10 users: I'm receiving more and more reports that the update KB5013942 from May 10, 2022 ends with a a black screen before or after a user login. I'll post a short summary of the … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Microsoft expands "search highlights" in search area (May 19, 2022)

[German]There are indications that Microsoft is extending its "Search Highlights" feature in the search area of the taskbar to significantly more users. In the German as well as in the English blog, I receive user messages that are more than … Continue reading

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Windows 10 update KB5015019 (5/19/2022) fixes app install error 0xC002001B

[German]The April and May 2022 cumulative updates could cause error 0xC002001B to occur on Windows 10 20H2 – 21H2 when installing apps from the Store. In addition, there were cases where the apps stopped launching. Microsoft released unscheduled updates on … Continue reading

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Windows out-of-band updates dated May 19, 2022 fail on AD DC authentication bug in NPS environments

[German]Microsoft has released out-of-band updates for supported versions of Windows Server, effective May 19, 2022, to address issues caused by the May 10, 2022 security updates. This includes fixing the Active Directory authentication issue on domain controllers. However, I have … Continue reading

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

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Windows 10 21H2: Does Update KB5014023 fixes profile issues caused by May 2022 patches?

[German]Question for Windows 10 users: Is anyone experiencing issues with user profiles on Windows 10 21H2 after installing the May 10, 2022 security updates? Microsoft may already be working on a fix, which is being tested with Windows Insiders via … Continue reading

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Active Directory Admins: May 2022 updates may force DCs to a boot loop (AltSecID attribute set on krbtgt)

[German]Today a short information for administrators of Active Directory Domain Controllers under Windows Server, who still have to apply the security updates for May 2022. I have come across the information that there is a bug that leads to nasty … Continue reading

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CISA warns against installing May 2022 updates on Windows Domain Controllers

[German]US CERT CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has temporarily removed vulnerability CVE-2022-26925 from its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and warns US organizations not to install the May 2022 updates for Windows on machines that act as domain controllers. This … Continue reading

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Windows 11 Update KB5013943 drops BSODs and causes issues with Sophos driver

[German]Another May 2022 patchday issue on Windows 11. Users who have been running Sophos antivirus solutions may have been seeing BlueScreens on Windows 11. The cause is the May 10, 2022 update KB5013943, which causes problems with a Sophos driver. … Continue reading

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Access 365: Error "The search key has not been used in any…" (April 2022)

[German]There seems to be a bug in Microsoft Access 365 (with update status 2022 in the current channel). When closing forms, the error message "The search key was not found in any…" is issued. Following a reader suggestion, I summarize … Continue reading

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