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Microsoft and the unfixed ReFS bug in Windows

[German]Microsoft's patchday is on February 8, 2022 again. However, those who hope that certain things will be fixed with the security updates on February 8 after the disaster with the January 2022 patchday might be disappointed. At least that probably … Continue reading

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Windows 11 may bricks MSSQL server instances; no longer executable

[German]Windows 11 seems to be becoming a challenge for many people because of problems with drivers and software at all corners. A blog reader alerted me to a particular problem on a customer's machine. There, an MSSQL Server instance can … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2019: Is Update KB5010791 causing a Boot Loop?

[German]Question for the administrators of Windows Server 2019 systems: What are your experiences regarding the January 11, 2022 updates and boot loops. On Domain Controllers, the boot loops are well known, but Microsoft has released out-of-band updates with a fix. … Continue reading

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admin.microsoft.com and Office 365 Admin Center down (Feb. 3, 2022)

[German]Microsoft's admin.microsoft.com sub-domain is down, which means that many admin centers for Microsoft services (Office 365, etc.) are no longer accessible. Here is a quick overview of what is known so far. Addendum: It seems to affect Europe, Middle East … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Updates (February 1, 2022) fixes Access issues

[German]On February 1, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft releases non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, there are updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016 that address the Access issue of only one … Continue reading

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

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Do Windows updates bricks Lenovo computers?(Jan. 2022)

[German]Today I have a quick question for users and service providers who own or support Lenovo devices. I have seen reports that these devices (especially in the consumer sector) suddenly no longer boot after a Windows update (possibly January 2022 … Continue reading

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PDF printing issues with Adobe Reader under Windows (Jan. 2022)

[German]It seems that the Adobe Reader DC is causing printin^g issues in Windows since January 2022. I received  reports that there have been issues with printing PDF documents since about 2 weeks. It is not an isolated case, because the … Continue reading

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Windows January 2022 updates bricks Active Directory Federation Services

[German]It seems, that the January 2022 security updates like KB5009557 bricks Active Directory Federation Services ADFS-Farm-Servers. I receive a report, where update KB5009557 breaks LDAP queries to domain controllers from a ADFS Farm Server. Here are a few details about … Continue reading

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SonicWall Gen7 Firewall Inaccessible/ Reboot Loop (Jan. 20, 2022)

[German]Currently, it seems like the SonicWall Gen7 Firewalls have been causing an issue since January 20, 2022. There are reports that access is no longer possible or the Gen7 firewall falls into a reboot loop. There is already a support … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365: Shared Mailboxes not updating (Jan. 2022)

[German]There currently seems to be massive issues with shared mailboxes on Microsoft 365 not being able to update automatically since January 2022. A blog reader alerted me to the problem on Jan. 20, 2022, but there are more reports about … Continue reading

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