Category Archives: Windows

Windows 11 22H2: December 2022 update (12/13/2022) fixes Task Manager display issues

[German]The preview update from November 29, 2022, had caused a display issue in the task manager of Windows 11 22H2. Its display could hardly be read in certain display constellations – a German user notified me in a comment within … Continue reading

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Windows 10 20H2-22H2: Update KB5021233 from 13. Dec. 2022 causes BlueScreen

[English]The security updates released on Dec. 13, 2022, are causing serious issues for some users. The .NET framework updates cause issues with graphics printing (I've addressed it within my German blog post .Net Update vom 13. Dez. 2022 verursacht Druckprobleme … Continue reading

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Firmware update fixes Jabra (e.g. Engage 75) headsets issues with MS Teams (Dec. 15, 2022)

[German]Quick note for administrators and users who use the Jabra Engage 75 (or other Jabra) headsets in a corporate environment. Anyone affected by the issues that have arisen since December 2022 with Microsoft Teams should try the firmware update from … Continue reading

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Multiple vulnerabilities [CVE-2022-38023, CVE-2022-37966, CVE-2022-37967, CVE-2022-45141] in Samba

[German]There are serious vulnerabilities in older versions of the Samba software, which provides access from Linux to Windows file and print services. The developers have issued a security advisory as of December 15, 2022, and released corrected versions of Samba … Continue reading

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Edge 108.0.1462.54 and more VPN volume (15 GB), IE will be disabled on Feb. 14, 2023

[German]Microsoft has upgraded the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 108.0.1462.54 on December 16, 2022. The update includes the latest fixes from the Chromium team. Second item: there is probably an expansion of the free VPN data volume … Continue reading

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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 ...


Windows 11 22H2: Game performance upgrade blocker now removed

Microsoft had confirmed a game performance issue on Windows 11 version 22H2 as of November 10, 2022 (see Windows 11 22H2: Game performance issues confirmed by Microsoft). Stuttering or similar problems can occur in some games and applications. The cause … Continue reading

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Confirmed: Secure Boot DBX Update KB5012170 causes installation trouble (Error 0x800F0922)

[German]The Secure Boot DBX update KB5012170, which was first rolled out on August 9, 2022, still seems to cause trouble in December 2022. I had reported several times in the blog. Microsoft admitted in the follow-up to the patchday on … Continue reading

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Microsoft certificates misused to sign malware (Dec. 2022)

[German]Security researchers have come across cases where cybercriminals have managed to sign malware-infected Windows drivers using valid digital certificates from Microsoft. This allows the malware to trick the check for a digital signature under Windows. Several threat actors seem to … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2019/2022: December 2022 security updates cause Hyper-V issues

[German]The security updates rolled out by Microsoft on the December 2022 patchday lead to problems with Hyper-V in certain constellations. New VMs can no longer be created, existing VM have problems with Ethernet connections, etc. Microsoft has admitted to these … Continue reading

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2: Updates (December 13, 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on Patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server versions … Continue reading

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