Category Archives: Windows

Windows 11 22H1: RDP issues fixed by preview update

Posted on 2023-01-31 by guenni

[German]Users have been complaining about problems with remote desktop connections (RDP) under Windows 11 22H2 for months. In deed, first reports about that issue has been public sice December 2021. Last week, Microsoft released a preview update for Windows 11 … Continue reading →

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Sysinternals RDCMan, Sysmon and ZoomIt updated

Posted on 2023-01-29 by guenni

[German]The Sysinternals team updated the RDCMan (remote desktop session management), Sysmon (host monitoring tool) and ZoomIt (allows screen magnification and annotations) tools for Windows at the end of January 2023. These are bug fixes in the tools mentioned here.

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Windows Update CSP page refreshed (Jan. 2023)

Posted on 2023-01-29 by guenni

[German]Quick note to administrators of Windows environments. Microsoft has updated the Policy CSP – Update web page as of January 27, 2023. This page documents group policies for Windows Update and now shows which policies should be used for what … Continue reading →

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Do we need RDS licenses for Citrix Virtual App/Desktop environments?

Posted on 2023-01-29 by guenni

Do we actually need Microsoft RDS licenses if we run an environment with Citrix Virtual App/Desktop? Citrix has discussed this in the article Do We Need RDS Licenses For Citrix Virtual App/Desktop Environment. Short answer: yes, you need both Citrix … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 21H2 is automatically updated to version 22H2 (Jan. 26, 2023)

Posted on 2023-01-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the upgrade brakes for Windows 11 21H2 as of January 26, 2023, and generally released the feature update to version 22H2, which was released in November 2022. Starting on the aforementioned date, Microsoft will begin automatically upgrading … Continue reading →

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

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Windows 11 22H2: Preview-Update KB5022360 (Jan. 26, 2023)

Posted on 2023-01-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5022360 for Windows 11 version 22H2 on January 26, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Update on WinRE patch (fix for Bitlocker bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-41099)

Posted on 2023-01-27 by guenni

[German]One more addendum to the blog post Windows 10: Be aware of WinRE WinRE patch to fix Bitlocker bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-41099. To close the vulnerability (CVE-2022-41099), which allows bypassing Bitlocker encryption in Windows, the clients' Win RE environment (Windows 10) … Continue reading →

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Windows Update Service components update KB4023057 January 2023 Refresh

Posted on 2023-01-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released update KB4023057 (Update for Windows Update service components) for machines with Windows 10/11 in an updated version on January 26, 2023. The update is intended to improve the reliability of the Windows Update Service, in other words: … Continue reading →

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OTORIO DCOM Hardening Toolkit for Windows for OT systems released

Posted on 2023-01-26 by guenni

[German]There was a vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows DCOM implementation that allows security features to be bypassed. Microsoft has documented and patched this, and plans to release a final one in March 2023, however. Security vendor OTORIO has released an open … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome Version 109.0.5414.119/.120 and 108.0.5359.215

Posted on 2023-01-25 by guenni

[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome browser 109 in the Stable Channel for Mac, Linux and Windows as of January 24, 2023. Furthermore, there are updates for Chrome 108 released in the Extended Stable Channel for Mac and Windows. … Continue reading →

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