Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10/Server v1909 Preview Update KB5016690 (Sept. 20, 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5017379 on September 20, 2022 (C-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows Server 2019 as well as Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC, etc. Below, I provide an overview regarding … Continue reading

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Windows 10 20H2-21H2 Preview Update KB5017380 (Sept. 20, 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5017380 on September 20, 2022 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 21H2-21H2. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10. This update disables TLS … Continue reading

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Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) released

[German]A few hours ago  I speculated about the release of Windows 11 22H2 (see Will Windows 11 2022 update (22H2, build 22621) be rolled out on Sept. 20, 2022?). Now it happens, Microsoft has released the feature update to Windows … Continue reading

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Will Windows 11 2022 update (22H2, build 22621) be rolled out on Sept. 20, 2022?

[German]At the moment, there are more and more signs that Microsoft has the next "big" update for Windows 11 (22H2), which will be released on October 5, 2021, ready and will roll it out soon. There are new PCs that … Continue reading

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Lexmark firmware update closes vulnerability and fixes Windows printer issue

[German]Good news for owners of Lexmark printers. The manufacturer has finally provided the firmware updates for various models. On the one hand, these are supposed to eliminate a vulnerability in more than a hundred Lexmark printer models, which Lexmark already … 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 ...


Chrome & Edge may send personal data (including passwords) to Google and Microsoft respectively

[German]Unpleasant discovery that a security researcher has made public the days. The Google Chrome browser, and also the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser, may transmit in some cases personal data from forms to Google and Microsoft (in the case of Edge). … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Update KB5017308 causes issues when creating/copying files via GPO

[German]Sort September 2022 patchday recap. It looks like the cumulative (security) update KB5017308 released on September 13, 2022 for Windows 10 comes with collateral damage. I have received several reports from readers that following the update installation, creating or copying … Continue reading

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Trend Micro Apex One: Patch Critical Vulnerabilities (Sept. 2022)

[German]Trend Micro warns of various vulnerabilities, including a remote execution vulnerability (RCE), in its security solution Trend Micro Apex One. This vulnerability in the endpoint security solution is said to be already exploited. However, Trend Micro has released an update … Continue reading

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

[German]Microsoft has also 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 … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (September 13, 2022)

[German]On September 13 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which will be released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various problems. In addition, Windows Server … Continue reading

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