Category Archives: Windows

Are Vibe-Coding and AI-Slop the cause of Windows 11 issues (desktop background, mouse pointer, etc.)?

Posted on 2026-09-04 by guenni

[German]The preview update KB5120998, released by Microsoft on August 27, 202 for Windows 11 24H2–25H2, is causing several issues. After installing the update, users have reported issues with the mouse pointer and the loss of the desktop background, among other … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2/25H2: Preview Update KB5120998 Causes Mouse Cursor Issues (August 27, 2026)

Posted on 2026-08-28 by guenni

[German]On August 27, 202, Microsoft released preview update KB5120998 for Windows 11 24H2–25H2. Although many fixes and improvements were announced, there are now increasing reports that this preview update causes the mouse cursor to malfunction in Windows and removes the … Continue reading →

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Windows Defender Crashes During a Quick Scan (August 18, 2026)

Posted on 2026-08-19 by guenni

[German]Brief question for the Windows users among my blog readers: Did any of you experience problems with Microsoft Defender on Windows 10 or Windows 11 on August 18, 2026? I've received two reports from readers stating that Microsoft Defender crashes … Continue reading →

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August 2026 Patch Day Recap (Office, Windows)

Posted on 2026-08-17 by guenni

[German]On August 11, 2026, Microsoft released a batch of security updates for various Microsoft products (Office, Windows, etc.). It appears that no major disasters occurred after the security updates were installed. However, I've received reports from readers here on the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Edge version 151.x or later crashes in Windows 10

Posted on 2026-08-05 by guenni

[German]I got reports from German blog readers about an issue with the Microsoft Edge browser starting with version 151.x. The browser crashes 5 seconds after start on Windows 10 systems, while it continues to run on other systems.

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

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I: Microsoft Defender flags Synology backups as a Trojan (August 3, 2026)

Posted on 2026-08-04 by guenni

[German]A German blog reader contacted me about a strange behavior, he faced on hypervisors. Microsoft Defender flags Synology backups on the affected user's servers as a Trojan. As a result, the backups no longer run. The reader wrote to me … Continue reading →

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Windows Server: WSUS install and 1st sync fails

Posted on 2026-07-03 by guenni

[German]I'm posting just a warning for Windows Server administrators using WSUS here on the blog for informational purposes, as it was recently brought to my attention by two readers. WSUS currently cannot be reinstalled on Windows Server and/or fails during … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 Clients: The Group Policy Editors gpedit.msc and GPMC are broken

Posted on 2026-05-08 by guenni

[German]The Group Policy Editors (gpedit.msc or gpmc from the RSAT tools) are "broken" in Windows 11; due to a bug, it does not perform the tasks assigned to it by the administrator. Entered values are not applied but are truncated … Continue reading →

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Microsoft says that Defender is sufficient for virus protection

Posted on 2026-05-01 by guenni

When it comes to virus protection and securing Windows, the market for third-party antivirus solutions is shrinking. Microsoft claims that Microsoft Defender, which comes bundled with Windows, is actually sufficient as a security solution to protect against viruses and malware.

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Windows April 2026 Update is causing issues with Macrium Reflect and backup solutions

Posted on 2026-04-29 by guenni

The security update released for Windows 11 on April 14, 2026, has some undesirable side effects. Backups can no longer be mounted in Macrium Reflect 8 Free. I've also encountered this issue with other backup solutions like Acronis. The cause … Continue reading →

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