Category Archives: issue

Edge 97 automatically opens during login

Posted on 2022-01-15 by guenni

[German]I'm once again addressing an issue with Microsoft's Edge browser into the blog. A reader informed me that in his environment (university), Edge 97 opens automatically upon login – an annoying endeavor. Here is some information on what I found … Continue reading →

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Microsoft patch day issues Jan. 2022: bugs confirmed, but updates not pulled

Posted on 2022-01-14 by guenni

[German]The January patch day 2022 (January 11, 2022) brought administrators of Windows Server systems into serious trouble: Hyper-V is bricked, DCs are force into boot loops, ReFS has been removed, IPSec VPN connections are broken, and so on. Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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Firefox 96.0 und 91.5.0 esr; Issues with web site access – but it's fixed now

Posted on 2022-01-13 by guenni

[German]Mozilla developers have released version 96.0.0 with some new features and 95.5.0esr of the Firefox browser on January 11, 2022. However, with the new Firefox 96 there was problems accessing various websites. Here is the information on how to fix … Continue reading →

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Windows VPN connections (L2TP over IPSEC) broken after January 2022 update

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]The security updates for Windows released on January 11, 2022 have a very unpleasant collateral damage. All users who rely on VPN connections with L2TP over IPSEC will no longer work after installing the updates in question. Here is an … Continue reading →

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Windows Server: January 2022 security updates are causing DC boot loop

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]I'll pull it out separately as a blog post. Administrators of Windows Domain Controllers should be careful about installing the January 2022 security updates. I have now received numerous reports that Windows servers acting as domain controllers will not boot … Continue reading →

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

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Updates (January 11, 2022), boot loop reported

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. These security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. I have already received information from a blog reader that a boot loop has occurred with … Continue reading →

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Bug: Can't add new contacts to outlook.com

Posted on 2022-01-11 by guenni

[German]No idea if anyone from the readership uses outlook.om. As I just read, the web variant of Outlook seems to have a bug since a short time, which results in users not being able to create contacts anymore.

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Windows Terminal Emulator: DoS and "White Screen of Death" via Escape Characters to Change the Title

Posted on 2022-01-10 by guenni

[German]Windows offers the possibility to change the window title of windows of a terminal emulator via control characters (ANSI Escape Characters). Some blog readers still know this, was used to adjust colors of a DOS window for example. A security … Continue reading →

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Honda and Acura also had a Year 2K22 bug

Posted on 2022-01-09 by guenni

[German]I've reported already about the Year 2K22 bug, which disturbed Microsoft Exchange or the Sonicwall E-Mail Security Application on 1/1/2022. But also owners of a Honda or an Acura are annoyed by this bug, because the time of the navigation … Continue reading →

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Windows: Issues with Expired Updates, Print jobs hangs, Forced restart after driver install

Posted on 2022-01-09 by guenni

[German]Today a small collection of problems that have just come to my attention in the Windows environment. Windows 10 clients stumble across expired updates that cannot be installed because Microsoft has not removed them. Users are annoyed that Windows Update … Continue reading →

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