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Category Archives: Windows
Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 10, 2023)
[German]On January 10, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. The security updates eliminate 98 vulnerabilities, of which (11 are critical, one is a 0-day … Continue reading
End of support for Windows 7/8.1 on January 10, 2023, for Windows Server 2012 R2 in October
[German]On January 10, 2023, Windows 8.1 and the operating systems Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2, which have been in the Extended Security Update Program (ESU) for three years, will receive security updates for the last time. Then … Continue reading
Set Windows 11 GPO "Enable MPR notifications …" for your security
[German]A brief tip for administrators who are so slowly introducing Windows 11 into corporate environments. In the default settings of the operating system, the Winlogon credentials can be read out in plain text using a simple DLL. The new group … Continue reading
0patch secures Microsoft Edge for Windows 7/Server 2008/2012/R2 until Jan. 2025
[German]On January 10, 2023, Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008/R2 will receive security updates for the last time and will drop out of support. With this, Microsoft will also discontinue support for Edge on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server … Continue reading
Windows: Microsoft Workaround for ODBC SQL connection issues (Jan. 5, 2023)
[German]Since the release of the November 2022 updates, issues can occur when accessing SQL databases. This has already been admitted by Microsoft. Here on the blog, readers had suggested a workaround in the form of an ODBC driver replacement. Now … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Issues restoring backups due to VDM with Intel Core i5 11th generation CPUs
[German]Unusual experience reported to me by a blog reader. He suddenly found himself facing the problem of not being able to write back a backup he had made on his Acer Swift 3 with an 11th generation Intel Core i5. … Continue reading
CES AMD talk by Panoy Panay: Windows, let your future be AI
[German]At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023, Microsoft's Windows developer boss Panos Panay held a keynote with chip manufacturer AMD and addressed the future of Windows development. The message: artificial intelligence will find its way into Windows in the future … Continue reading
Windows 11: Update KB5021255 / KB5021234 cannot be installed
[German]There are reports from Windows 11 users about issues installing Dec. 13, 2022 security updates KB5021255 (Windows 11 22H2) or KB5021234 (Windows 11 21H2). A German blog reader has contacted me because in his company all Windows 11 clients refuse … Continue reading
StackOverflow survey: Developers often use Linux systems
[German]The platform StackOverflow conducts an annual survey among its user base to find out where the focus of its members lies. The results are quite exciting in terms of the programming languages used, the cloud provider, the frameworks used or … Continue reading
Windows Optimizer version 3.4 released
[German]Brief note for users of Windows10 XP and successor versions. There is a small project of German Windows users and software developers, who work on the optimization of Windows. The result is the Windows Optimizer (also available for English users). … Continue reading