Category Archives: issue

Cisco Small Business Router: Vulnerabilities and broken firmware (March 2022)

[German]Owners of small business routers from Cisco are in for a tough time at the moment. In February 2022, serious vulnerabilities were found in router models of the RV160, RV260, RV340 or RV345 etc. families, some of which are rated … Continue reading

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Windows Server DC boot loop: Microsoft adds status information (Feb. 2022)

[German]With the January 11, 2022 security updates, an issue occurred that caused Windows Server Domain Controllers to enter a cyclic restart loop. I had reported in the blog and Microsoft had already provided special updates in January to fix the … Continue reading

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Windows error ID 2001: Unable to read the “First Counter” value under the usbperf\Performance Key

[German]Occasionally, users of Windows Clients and Windows Server notice an accumulation of error entries in the Event Viewer that seem to indicate a specific problem. An error with the ID 2001 is permanently reported in the Event Viewer. The error … Continue reading

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January 2022 Updates Prevent Netlogon Secure Channel Connections in Windows Server

[German]The security updates rolled out by Microsoft on January 11, 2022, may cause an issue on Windows Server. Certain applications or devices may no longer be able to make Netlogon Secure Channel connections to Windows Servers after installing these security … Continue reading

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Windows 11: Fix for Explorer crash when opening Win+X menu in build 22563

[German]Windows 11 users complain about Windows Explorer crashes as soon as the Win+X context menu is opened via right-click. The whole thing probably refers to the Insider Preview Windows 11 build 22563.1, but Explorer crashes have been part of users' … Continue reading

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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 ...


Microsoft confirms wipe issue on resetting Windows 10/11 (20H2 – 21H2)

[German]In Windows 10 and Windows 11, there is an issue with certain builds when resetting the operating system. Even if the option to delete all files with was selected, these (user) files remain under certain scenarios – if OneDrive was … Continue reading

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Windows 10 20H2: January 2022 Updates breaks AGPM-Server

[German]Microsoft's fix for vulnerability CVE-2022-21920 may block NTLM authentication if Kerberos authentication is not successful. A German blog reader has notified me in January 2022 about issues with Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM). After installing January 2022 security updates , … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Unwanted reboots due to Microsoft Defender Application Control (WDAC)

[German]Today, another short post for administrators who are using Microsoft Defender Application Control (WDAC) in a Windows 10 Enterprise environment or on Windows 11 Enterprise or Windows Server counterparts from 2016 to 2022 and are annoyed by unwanted restarts. These … Continue reading

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axis.com (IP security camera vendor) is down (Feb. 21, 2022)

[German]Brief note for people dealing with security cameras from vendor Axis. A German blog reader informed me, that the website of this vendor is currently down. There seems to be massive technical issues causing a major outage. Whether it is … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11 (21H2): Wipe does not delete user data

[English]Microsoft offers the possibility to reset a system with Windows 10 or Windows 11 to factory settings locally or remotely (via Intune). There is also the option to remove the user files. This is desirable if a machine is perhaps … Continue reading

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