Category Archives: Windows

Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (November 8, 2022)

[German]On November 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (November 8, 2022)

[German]On November 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (November 8, 2022)

[German]On November 8, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates fix 68 vulnerabilities, 11 of which are rated critical, and six … Continue reading

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Internet Explorer 11: Access to OneDrive and SharePoint ends January 2023

[German]Microsoft is phasing out Internet Explorer in the coming months as the browser drops out of support. As of January 2023, access to OneDrive and SharePoint will no longer be supported.

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Windows 11 22H2 no longer supports Software Restriction Policies (SRP)

[German]A brief note to Windows administrators who still rely on Software Restriction Policies (SRP). This security feature has been deprecated since 2020, but is still supported in Windows 10. But Windows 11 version 22H2 will definitely put an end to … 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 ...


McAfee Total Protection: Update fixes vulnerability CVE-2022-43751

[German]McAfee Total Protection had a vulnerability (CVE-2022-43751) that allowed Windows privilege escalation. The cause was the use of the OpenSSL variable OPENSSLDIR. McAfee issued a security alert in late October 2022 pointing out the vulnerability, which has since been closed … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Support for Clover Trail chipsets ends on January 10, 2023

[German]Another information for users who are still running old systems with Windows 10 based on Clover Trail chipsets. The systems are stuck on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Microsoft had announced at the time that these machines would receive … Continue reading

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Microsoft's annoying Windows ads: Edge suggests Bing, PC training notifications

[German]After speculating about subscription and ad-financed low costs PCs from Microsoft, two annoying stories  about that came into my view. An ex-MVP colleague complained about annoying attempts by Microsoft to put Bing as a search engine in Edge. And a … Continue reading

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Windows 11 22H2: Upgrade blocker "Audio out of sync through Xbox Game Bar" removed

[German]Microsoft has fixed an issue with the Xbox Game Bar that caused out-of-sync audio output on affected systems in certain situations. There was an upgrade lock to Windows 11 22H2 on these systems. Since the issue has been fixed, Microsoft … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Microsoft disables Internet Explorer 11 on Feb. 14, 2023

[German]Another brief piece of information about Windows 10 and Internet Explorer 11: On February 14, 2023 (patch day), Microsoft will automatically deactivate Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10 if the browser is still active there. From this date on, calls … Continue reading

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