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Exchange Server 2019 Mainstream Support ended on January 9, 2024 – but has few consequences

[German]Small addendum from this week. Microsoft points out in a post that mainstream support for Exchange Server 2019 ended on January 9, 2024. Before anyone panics, this has no consequences for the time being, as Exchange Server 2019 is still … Continue reading

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Windows WinRE update (for Bitlocker Bypassing vulnerability CVE-2024-20666) fails with installation error 0x80070643 (Jan. 2024, KB5034441)

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 (and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022) on January 9, 2024. This update also includes a fix (according to KB5034441) to eliminate the BitLocker Security Feature Bypass vulnerability CVE-2024-20666 in … Continue reading

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (January 9, 2024)

[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in the 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were released on January 9, 2024 (the updates can also be installed under Windows 7 SP1). Here is an … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 120.0.6099.216/217 with critical security fix

[German]Google has released updates of the Google Chrome browser in the Stable Channel for Mac, Linux and Windows to version 120.0.6099.216/217 on January 9, 2023. Version 120.0.6099.216 for Mac and 120.0.6099.217 for Windows were released in the Extended Stable Channel. … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (January 9, 2024)

[German]On January 9, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 also received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading

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

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 9, 2024)

[German]On January 9 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 9, 2024)

[German]On January 9, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office and for other products. The security updates eliminate 48 vulnerabilities (CVEs), two of which are critical vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates … Continue reading

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Outlook: Desktop app does not show images; meeting text read-only (fix for August 2023 update issue)

[German]With the August 2023 security update, Microsoft closed the Outlook spoofing vulnerability CVE 2023 36893. As a result, the desktop application was no longer able to display images in meeting elements. In addition, the meeting text has been read-only since … Continue reading

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Edge 120.0.2210.121

[German]Microsoft has released another security update for the Edge (Chromium) browser with version 120.0.2210.121 on January 5, 2024. It is a security update that is intended to close vulnerabilities. Thanks to the readers for pointing this out in the blog.

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 23.008.20458

Adobe has released an optional update to version 23.008.20458 for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC on January 4, 2024. It is a planned update for macOS and Windows, which is intended to fix various bugs. According to the release notes, it … Continue reading

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