Category Archives: Update

Windows Out-of-band Updates fixes Jan. 2022 patch day issues (Jan. 17, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a slew of security updates for Windows 7 through Windows 11 and Windows Server 2008 R2 through Windows Server 2022, effective January 17, 2022. These are intended to fix the various issues (DC boot loop, IPSec VPN … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Microsoft Januar 2022 Patchday Revisions (2022/01/14)

Posted on 2022-01-17 by guenni

[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has released a number of security updates for Windows and Office that are supposed to eliminate vulnerabilities. However, some of these updates caused problems, disrupting functions in Windows. On January 14, 2022, Microsoft released … Continue reading →

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Firefox 96.0.1 released

Posted on 2022-01-15 by guenni

[German]On January 14, 2022, Mozilla developers released version 96.0.1 as a maintenance update of the Firefox browser to correct a bug. According to the release notes, there is a bug fix: Addresses proxy rule exceptions not working on Windows systems … Continue reading →

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.011.20039, Install error and open Bugs

Posted on 2022-01-15 by guenni

[German]On January 11, 2022 there was a security update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.011.20039. Furthermore, the last few days some users have contacted me to report open bugs. Here's an overview about that topics.

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

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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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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (January 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-13 by guenni

[German]On January 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. RCE vulnerabilities will be closed again. For Microsoft Access, the bug from December 2021 is fixed … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 91.5.0

Posted on 2022-01-13 by guenni

[German]Small addendum: The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.5.0 on January 11, 2022. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch, which makes numerous fixes. Here is a brief overview.

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Windows Server 2012/R2: January 2022 Update KB5009586 bricks Hyper-V Host

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft Hyper-V users running Windows Server 2012/R2 should be cautious about installing update security update KB5009586 or KB5009624 for Windows Server 2012/R2. The security updates released on January 11, 2022 have several unpleasant collateral damages at once. After installing the … 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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