Category Archives: Software

Microsoft agrees not to bundle Teams with Office reported

Posted on 2023-04-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is making a 180-degree turn and will no longer automatically bundle its Teams video conferencing and messaging app with its Microsoft 365 packages as an Office solution. That's reported be Financial Times. With this move, Redmond is trying to … Continue reading →

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Tip: GUI for Windows LAPS with history view

Posted on 2023-04-25 by guenni

[German]Today a little tip for administrators in enterprise environments using Windows LAPS. German blog reader Heiko informed me on about a a graphical environment he wrote in PowerShell that lets you view Windows LAPS passwords, including password history.

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Active Directory: Bug in LDAP_MATCHING_RULE_IN_CHAIN-Abfrage?

Posted on 2023-04-24 by guenni

[German]It seems that there is a bug in Active Directory (AD) regarding query capabilities via LDAP_MATCHING_RULE_IN_CHAIN. This is supposed to resolve recursive groups and find users who are members. A blog reader contacted me about this and described the bug, … Continue reading →

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Parallels RAS licenses expire on April 24, 2023; reactivation required

Posted on 2023-04-23 by guenni

[German]Brief note for administrators who use Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server). If the "big bang" breaks out on April 24, 2023 because the Parallels RAS refuses to work, it's probably not your fault. It looks like the vendor "screwed up" … Continue reading →

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Windows April 2023 Updates: Netlogon- and Kerberos protocol changes, there seems to be issues

Posted on 2023-04-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has indeed postponed its schedules for phased adjustments to the Netlogon protocol (due to CVE-2022-38023) and the Kerberos protocol from April 11, 2023 to June 13, 2023. But with the Windows update of April 11, 2023, the option to … 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 ...

Trend Micro Endpoint UMH component collides with Windows April 2023 updates

Posted on 2023-04-20 by guenni

[German]As of April 11, 2023, Microsoft has released a slew of security updates for the still-supported versions of Windows, some of which address critical vulnerabilities. Administrators and users running Trend Micro Endpoint on Windows need to be wary of the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft 365: Email and calendar issues in Outlook 2303 (Build 16227.20212) confirmed

Posted on 2023-04-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft confirmed issues with the latest Outlook version 2303 (build 16227.20212) last week. Users will not be able to view or access Microsoft 365 group calendars and email messages in Outlook Desktop after updating to this version, which will be … Continue reading →

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (April 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-13 by guenni

[German]As of April 11, 2023, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in the 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still run on Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-12 by guenni

[German]On April 11, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates fix 97 CVE vulnerabilities, seven of which are critical and one is a 0-day vulnerability. … Continue reading →

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Intel driver 31.0.101.2121 stalls with error code 8 during installation

Posted on 2023-04-11 by guenni

[English]Brief note for users who want to use the Intel graphics driver 31.0.101.2121 under Windows and suddenly get an error code 8 displayed during installation. The problem is known – the GPU is not supported (support for Skylake 6th generation … Continue reading →

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