Category Archives: Update

Windows 10: Preview Update KB5023773 and OOBE Update KB5025801 (March 21, 2023)

[German]Microsoft has released two updates for the currently supported Windows 10 versions on March 21, 2023. Once there is the optional Windows 10 preview update KB5023773 (C-Week). In addition, Microsoft has released an OOBE update KB5025801 for Windows 10. Below … Continue reading

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Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft confirms Defender bug "Local security protection is disabled"

[German]I had already reported on issues with Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 11. Affected people reported a defender warning "Local Security Authority protection is disabled". However, the LSA protection could not be enabled. The bug has been hit Windows 11 … Continue reading

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Optional Windows updates from April 2023 in 4th week of the month

[English]Microsoft has once again announced a change in the update cycle for Windows (10 and 11 as well as Sever). Non-security-relevant preview updates will always be rolled out in the fourth week of a month (D-Week) starting in April 2023. … Continue reading

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Windows 11: March 14, 2023 updates slow down some (SSD NVME) boot drives

[German]After the release of the cumulative security updates for Windows 11, reports have surfaced on the Internet that the performance of SSD drives has noticeably decreased following the update installation. Uninstalling the March 14, 2023 security update causes SSDs to … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11: Microsoft releases script for WinRE BitLocker bypass fix

[German]It has been known since November 2022 that there is a Bitlocker bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-41099 in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). Patching it, however, is anything but easy (see blog post Windows 10: Be aware of WinRE WinRE patch 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 ...


Thunderbird 102.9.0

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.9.0 on March 14, 2023. It is a bug fix and security update, which should eliminate vulnerabilities.

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Firefox 111.0 and 102.9.0 esr released

[German]The Mozilla developers have released the versions 111.0 and 102.9.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on March 14, 2023. The ESR versions are maintenance updates that are supposed to fix bugs. Firefox 111 is a new development branch. In both … Continue reading

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Edge 111.0.1661.43

Microsoft updated the Edge browser to version 111.0.1661.43 (security and bug fixes) on March 15, 2023 in the Stable Channel. Readers have alerted me to the browser's new update, which was released shortly after Edge 111.0.1661.41 and is supposed to … Continue reading

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (March 14, 2023)

[German]As of March 14, 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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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (March 14, 2023)

[German]On March 14, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading

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