Category Archives: Virtualization

VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-201910001

Posted on 2019-10-28 by guenni

[German]VMware has released a patch release ESXi650-201910001 for VMware ESXi 6.5, which probably also fixes the boot problem with HPE custom images. Here are a few details so far. Advertising

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VirtualBox 6.0.14 released

Posted on 2019-10-17 by guenni

[German]Oracle’s developers have released Virtualbox version 6.0.14 on October 15, 2019. It is a maintenance update to fix bugs of earlier versions. Advertising

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Windows 10: Update KB4517211/KB4522015 breaks VMware Workstation

Posted on 2019-10-03 by guenni

[German]It seems, that Update KB4517211 for Windows 10 Version 1809 and  KB4522015 for Windows 10 Version 1903 breaks older Versions of VMware workstation. This virtualization software can’t launch after installing this patch. Advertising

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Windows 10 19H2 Insider Preview in Release Preview Ring

Posted on 2019-09-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has started this night the distribution of the Windows 10 19H2 Insider Preview in the release preview ring. It is the version that will be probably released in the coming weeks as an autumn update. Advertising

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VirtualBox 6.0.12 released

Posted on 2019-09-05 by guenni

[German]Oracle’s developers have released Virtualbox version 6.0.12 on September 3, 2019. It is a maintenance update to fix bugs of earlier versions. Advertising

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Hyper-V 2nd Gen: Can’t install an operating system

Posted on 2019-08-25 by guenni

[German]In Hyper-V, you may not be able to install guest operating systems in Generation 2 VMs. The installation process ends with a ‘PXE Network boot using IPv4 …’ message. Advertising

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RDP vulnerability puts Hyper-V at risk

Posted on 2019-08-10 by guenni

[German]There is a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) that can be exploited to break out of guest VMs running on Hyper-V in Windows 10/Azure. Advertising

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Caution when updating to ESXi 6.5 Update 3 HPE Custom

Posted on 2019-07-31 by guenni

[German]Brief note for users of HPE servers running VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3 with a custom image. I just came across a problem report that there are problems with the custom image. Advertising

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VMware ESXi: Hosts crash during VM shutdown with PCI passthrough

Posted on 2019-07-11 by guenni

[German]A brief note about an issue that may occurs with VMware ESXi virtualization solutions when PCI passthrough is used. Then the host may rashes when the virtual machines (guests) shut down. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1903: Sandbox fails with error 0xc0370106

Posted on 2019-07-01 by guenni

[German]Users of the Windows Sandbox included in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update now get the error code 0xc0370106 displayed when calling it. Microsoft seems to have broken this feature again. This time we have probably to blame the latest … Continue reading →

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