Category Archives: Windows

Windows Legacy DRM deprecated; ActiveX diasbled in Office 2024

[German]Microsoft has once again declared some Windows and Office components as deprecated and will sooner or later switch them off or remove support for them. In addition to the DRM functionality for media content in Windows 7/8, ActiveX in Office … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2019: Sept. 2024 update KB5043050 fixes performance issues

[German]Microsoft has also fixed a performance issue on Windows Server 2019 with the September 2024 update KB5043050. When the August 2024 patchda update was installed, there were performance problems caused by cumulative update KB5041578 for Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC … Continue reading

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Windows: Sept. 2022 Updates fixes "Item-Level Targeting" Bug in GPP

[German]After installing the Windows security updates from August 13, 2024 GPP "Item-Level Targeting" was broken. It was no longer possible to select groups. Microsoft has now fixed this bug as of September 11, 2024 with the security updates for Windows. … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (September 10, 2024)

[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were published on September 10, 2024. Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired in January 2024. However, updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be downloaded … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (September 10, 2024)

[German]On September 10, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 23H2 also received updates. The updates should, for example, make … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 10/Server Updates (September 10, 2024)

[German]On September 10, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day 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. … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (September 10, 2024)

[German]On September 10, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 79 vulnerabilities (CVEs), including seven critical vulnerabilities, four of which are classified as 0-day … Continue reading

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Windows: Desktop icons are displayed with a gray X

[German]Another little tip for Windows users regarding "desktop icons suddenly changed". It often happens that Windows suddenly overlays all or some desktop icons with a gray X symbol. Then good advice is expensive, because what is the cause and how … Continue reading

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Windows 11/Server 2024 SMB Security-Hardening

[German]In anticipation of the upcoming releases of Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 at the end of August 2024, Microsoft has published a tech community article on the topic of "SMB Security Hardening". The whole thing is part of … Continue reading

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Windows: Side-Loading DLL attacks via licensingdiag.exe

[German]I'm once again posting information here in the blog that I stumbled across recently. Anyone who is concerned about Windows security should keep an eye on the command line tool licensingdiag.exe. It is another "living of the land" tool that … Continue reading

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