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Category Archives: Windows
Windows as a service: Future feature updates only every 3 years?
[German]The semi-annual feature updates cycle (I call them feature upgrades) introduced by Microsoft in 2015 for Windows 10 is proving to be a (foreseeable) "mess". It caused a lot of problems, the criticism from companies does not stop, and last … Continue reading
Windows 8.1 now shows warnings "end of support in January 2023"
[German]Users running Windows 8.1 will now receive a warning about the end of support. Because in six months, Windows 8.1 will also reach the end of support and will then no longer receive security updates. This has been triggered with … Continue reading
Windows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (July 12 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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Tagged Patchday 7.2022, Security, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (July 12, 2022)
[German]On July 12 (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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Tagged Patchday 7.2022, Security, Update, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (July 12 2022)
[German]On July 12, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to the current version). Here are some details about each security update.
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Tagged Patchday 7.2022, Security, Update, Windows 10
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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 ...
Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 12, 2022)
[German]On July 12, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates also eliminate 84 vulnerabilities, including one 0-day. Below is a compact … Continue reading
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Tagged Office, Patchday 7.2022, Security, Update, Windows
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Microsoft releases autopatch for Windows (July 11, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has kept its word, and has now officially released Autopatch, which was announced in April 2022 for July 2022. The paid product, Windows Autopatch, is intended to manage all aspects of enterprise deployment of quality and feature updates, drivers, … Continue reading
Outlook search in Windows 11 broken again (July 2022))
[English]Quick note to people with Windows 11 who use Outlook and are wondering why search doesn't work. It's not you, Microsoft broke Outlook search again and is investigating how that could happen. At least there's confirmation that this is a … Continue reading
Defense: Windows task scheduling as an attack vector
[German]Attackers use Windows task scheduling as a technique and create tasks (scheduled tasks) there to infiltrate a victim's machine. The Qualys research team has investigated a number of ways attackers can hide such scheduled tasks. This paper describes three new … Continue reading
PowerToys 0.60 released
[German]Microsoft has released version 0.6 of its free PowerToys for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on July 7, 2022. I haven't reported about these tools and the weekly water levels here on the blog for a while, especially since the … Continue reading