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Category Archives: Windows
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
Bug in Adaptec ASR-72405 driver for Windows 11/Server 2022
[German]Users of Windows 11 (22H2) as well as Windows Server 2022 should pay attention if they run a RAID system and use the Adaptec ASR-71605 RAID controller for it. A blog reader pointed out to me a nasty bug in … Continue reading
Windows 10: Barco ClickShare breaks start menu, OneDrive, Outlook and Store apps
[German]Today another finding from the internet about Windows 10 (11) troubleshooting, where the error was caused by an app. Suddenly the Windows Start menu stopped working, OneDrive reported an error, and Outlook was also causing problems. At the end of … Continue reading
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 Server 2012 / R2 and the (upcoming) Azure AD Connect Sync issue as of Aug. 31, 2022
[German]Microsoft had recently pointed out the end of support for Windows Server 2012 / R2 (from October 2023). Seemingly still plenty of time to replace this server version, especially since there will still be purchasable Extended Security Update support (ESU) … Continue reading
Chrome 103.0.5060.114 fixes 4 vulnerabilities
[German]Google has released the Google Chrome 103.0.5060.114 update for Windows on the desktop in the stable channel as of July 4, 2022. The security update closes 4 vulnerabilities that are rated as high. For Android, there is version 103.0.5060.7.
End of Support announcement for Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, SQL Server 2012
[German]At the end of June 2022, Microsoft indicated that support for products such as Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 will end in the foreseeable future. SQL Server 2012 is due for its next … Continue reading
Experiment: Windows PE with PowerShell 7 integration
[German]One more short information for people from the readership who like to experiment. Johan Arwidmark has looked into the question of whether PowerShell 7 can be installed on Windows PE. Windows PE is the pre-install environment of Windows, which is … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge 103.0.1264.44 download bug: .crdownload files remains
[German]After the update to Microsoft Edge 103.0.1264.44 has been released on June 30, 2022, I got reports from users, increasingly noticing that temporary download remnants (.crdownload files) remain in the download folder after downloads (e.g. of .exe and .msi files, … Continue reading