Category Archives: Windows

Bye, bye Windows Information Protection (WIP) … (July 2022)

[German]Short message for administrators who rely on WIP (Windows Information Protection) to protect corporate data. It's probably already known – but I'll mention it briefly anyway: Microsoft has "let WIP die", because Windows Information Protection will no longer be supported … Continue reading

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HP Pavilion Windows devices stutters (July 2022)

[German]I have come across reports of HP Pavilion 15 notebooks with Windows 10 suddenly stalling in operation. I'll summarize what I've had read – maybe there are people affected among the readers – otherwise as a hint to support engineers … Continue reading

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Windows 11: Preview-Update KB5015882 (July 21, 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015882 for Windows 11 as of July 21, 2022. The preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows Server are described in separate posts. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2022 Preview Update KB5015879 (July 19, 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015879 for Windows Server 2022 as of July 19, 2022 (C-Week), in addition to preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows … Continue reading

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Windows 10 1909 LTSC/Server 2019 Preview-Update KB5015880 (July 21, 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015880 on July 21, 2022 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 1909 Enterprise LTSC as well as in Windows Server 2019. Below, I provide an overview regarding … Continue reading

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

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Windows: Printer issues after July 2022 patchday and fixes

[German]As of July 12, 2022, Microsoft has also fixed printing vulnerabilities as part of its security updates. As expected, users and administrators encounter printer issues after installing the July 2022 security updates. Below, I summarize some reports of problems. In … Continue reading

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CISA: Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-22047 must be patched by Aug. 2, 2022

[German]U.S. Cyber Security Administration (CISA) has set a deadline of August 2, 2022 for U.S. institutions to fix the CVE-2022-22047 vulnerability, which is rated with a CVSS index of 7.8. This vulnerability in the Client Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS) affects … Continue reading

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Is Windows Update KB5015811 causing Exchange performance issues?

[German]Quick poll to the administrators among the readership who are running a Microsoft Exchange on-premises installation on Windows Server 2019. Have you experienced any performance issues with Microsoft Exchange after installing the July 2022 update? I got a report from … Continue reading

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Microsoft July 2022 Patchday issues (Windows, Office)

[German]As of July 12, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), a number of security updates for Office and Windows have been released. The security updates also eliminate 84 vulnerabilities, one of which is 0-day. Unfortunately, there is … Continue reading

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Windows print and scan error due to smart card authentication change

[German]Quick note for administrators in enterprise environments. If you experience print and scan errors on your networks over the next few days, this may be related to changes in smartcard authentication that Microsoft made in July 2022.

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