Category Archives: Virtualization

After discontinuation: VMware Player, Workstation and Fusion seems to remain

Posted on 2024-01-19 by guenni

[German]After VMware discontinued many of its products with purchase licenses on sale as of 15 January 2024 and switched to subscription solutions, the question was what the future holds for desktop virtualization. Here I can give a small all-clear for … Continue reading →

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Broadcom ends perpetual licenses for VMware products – End of the free ESXi server?

Posted on 2024-01-17 by guenni

[German]That was it for VMware products that were available via purchase of perpetual licenses. As of January 15, 2024, Broadcom has announced that a whole range of VMware products will no longer be available for purchase with perpetual licenses. I … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Contracts for all VMware partners terminated by Broadcom for 2024

Posted on 2023-12-26 by guenni

[German]An unpleasant surprise for existing VMware partners, who received notice of termination from Broadcom on December 22, 2023, effective February 4, 2024. This came just a few days after Broadcom switched its license models to subscription solutions. The VMware partners … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2022: Nov. 2023 update KB5032198 fixes VMware ESXi bug caused by KB5031364

Posted on 2023-11-17 by guenni

[German]October 2023 update for Windows Server 2022 (KB5031364) causes an issue in connection with VMware ESXi. Windows Server 2022 installed in virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESXi hosts can't start no longer and ended in a blue screen. Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2022: VMware ESXi problems confirmed by Microsoft update KB5031364, temporary fix

Posted on 2023-11-11 by guenni

[German]The October 2023 updates for Windows Server 2022 (KB5031364) are probably causing issues with VMware ESXi. Virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESXi hosts may not be able to start Windows 2022 (as a guest). Affected VMs trigger a blue … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: Refreshed free virtual machines for tests available

Posted on 2023-11-05 by guenni

Note for people who want to test the latest versions of Windows 11 23H2 without obligation but do not want to install an installation image. Microsoft has released so-called 90-day test versions of Windows 11 (version 2310) for developers as … Continue reading →

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VMware vCenter vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 – many systems vulnerable

Posted on 2023-10-31 by guenni

There is an out-of-bounds vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 in VMware vCenter that leaves systems vulnerable. A security researcher scanned the Internet for accessible and unpatched instances and found numerous systems. Administrators of VMware vCenter installations should ensure systems are patched. Advertising

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VirtualBox 7.0.12 and 6.1.48 released

Posted on 2023-10-18 by guenni

[German]As of October 17, 2023, the developers of Virtualbox have released both version 7.0.12 and the update to version 6.1.48. Both versions are maintenance updates to fix bugs, as you can read on the Virtualbox page. Advertising

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Windows Server 2019/2022: Updates KB5031361/KB5031364 cause Hyper-V issues

Posted on 2023-10-17 by guenni

[German]I got reports that update KB5031361 for Windows Server 2019 (and Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC) is causing issues with VMs running on Hyper-V. The same is reported for update KB5031364 for Windows Server 2022. The virtual machines cannot be … Continue reading →

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Citrix: FSLogix causes logon and logoff errors

Posted on 2023-08-21 by guenni

[German]Are there sudden login problems or errors when logging out of a session under Citrix VDI? If FSLogix is used and it uses cloud cache locations for profiles or ODFC containers along with App Layering Elastic Layers, this may be … Continue reading →

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