Category Archives: Windows

Support for Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 11 21H2 ends on October 10, 2023

Posted on 2023-10-02 by guenni

[German]A small reminder for administrators of Windows Server 2012 / R2 systems: These will receive security updates for the last time on October 10, 2023 and will then regularly fall out of the 10-year support. However, there is the possibility … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: Edge fills up the Temp folder with Edge_BITS_xxx files

Posted on 2023-10-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on September 26, 2023. Edge also received updates. A reader has noticed that in his Windows "recently" the Temp folder is written full with folders and files that have … 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 ...

Windows 12: Is MS working on a Chrome OS killer?

Posted on 2023-10-01 by guenni

[German]There have been hints for some time that Microsoft is working on the successor of Windows 11. The assumed "Windows 12" appears as an option in software and documents. Now there are again hints that Microsoft is working on something … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: Upgrade path with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 keys no longer works (Sept. 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has now technically ended the upgrade option from Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 for Windows 10 and Windows 11. This means that the previously still possible activation with a corresponding product key of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2/23H2: September 2023 Preview Update KB5030310 forces shadow font on desktop icons

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Quite an unpleasant surprise that Microsoft has flushed onto the systems of its users of Windows 11 22H2 (and probably soon Windows 11 23H2) with the preview update KB5030310. Those using a plain desktop will now be forcibly greeted with … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 bug: Windows Explorer opens spontaneously in the foreground

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is working on Windows 11 23H2, in which the Explorer provides some new features. But the old Explorer in Windows 11 still seems to be buggy. A German blog reader reported a bug in Windows Explorer back on September … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 update KB5030211 ships backup app to LTSC versions and frustrates LTSC users

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has clearly lost track with the needs of its commercial users. The latest example is the backup app that Redmond flushed onto Windows 10 users' systems via a security update in September 2023. Not really usable and impossible to … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 23H2: Rollout chaos; no copilot in Europe thanks to DMA

Posted on 2023-09-27 by guenni

[German]As of September 26, 2023, Microsoft has started to distribute the "fall update" (internally called Moments 4 Update) for Windows 11 22H2. This is supposed to enable the feature upgrade to Windows 11 23H2 "later" – but is likely to … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 21H2: Preview-Update KB5030301 (September 26, 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-27 by guenni

[English]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5030301 for Windows 11 version 21H2 on September 26, 2023. The preview update brings a number of bug fixes for people who are still on version 21H2 (which, after all, drops out … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2: Preview Update KB5030310 (September 26, 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5030310 for Windows 11 version 22H2 as of September 26, 2023. This brings a number of fixes (similar to the preview update for Windows 11 21H2). Below I give an overview regarding … Continue reading →

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