Category Archives: Windows

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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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

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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

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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 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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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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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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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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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

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