Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10/Server: Out-of-band Updates fixes Jan. 2022 patch day issues (Jan. 17, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has also released a slew of security updates for Windows 10 and its server counterparts on January 17, 2022. These are supposed to fix the DC boot loop problem, as well as the IPSec VPN connection problem, which are … Continue reading →

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Windows Out-of-band Updates fixes Jan. 2022 patch day issues (Jan. 17, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a slew of security updates for Windows 7 through Windows 11 and Windows Server 2008 R2 through Windows Server 2022, effective January 17, 2022. These are intended to fix the various issues (DC boot loop, IPSec VPN … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Microsoft Januar 2022 Patchday Revisions (2022/01/14)

Posted on 2022-01-17 by guenni

[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has released a number of security updates for Windows and Office that are supposed to eliminate vulnerabilities. However, some of these updates caused problems, disrupting functions in Windows. On January 14, 2022, Microsoft released … Continue reading →

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Edge 97 automatically opens during login

Posted on 2022-01-15 by guenni

[German]I'm once again addressing an issue with Microsoft's Edge browser into the blog. A reader informed me that in his environment (university), Edge 97 opens automatically upon login – an annoying endeavor. Here is some information on what I found … Continue reading →

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0patch fixes RemotePotato0 vulnerability in Windows

Posted on 2022-01-14 by guenni

[German]The ACROS Security team around founder Mitja Kolsek has just developed a micro-patch to close a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability of Windows. The patch is available free of charge for all customers with the 0patch agent until Microsoft closes this … Continue reading →

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

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Microsoft patch day issues Jan. 2022: bugs confirmed, but updates not pulled

Posted on 2022-01-14 by guenni

[German]The January patch day 2022 (January 11, 2022) brought administrators of Windows Server systems into serious trouble: Hyper-V is bricked, DCs are force into boot loops, ReFS has been removed, IPSec VPN connections are broken, and so on. Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2012/R2: January 2022 Update KB5009586 bricks Hyper-V Host

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft Hyper-V users running Windows Server 2012/R2 should be cautious about installing update security update KB5009586 or KB5009624 for Windows Server 2012/R2. The security updates released on January 11, 2022 have several unpleasant collateral damages at once. After installing the … Continue reading →

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Windows VPN connections (L2TP over IPSEC) broken after January 2022 update

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]The security updates for Windows released on January 11, 2022 have a very unpleasant collateral damage. All users who rely on VPN connections with L2TP over IPSEC will no longer work after installing the updates in question. Here is an … Continue reading →

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Windows Server: January 2022 security updates are causing DC boot loop

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]I'll pull it out separately as a blog post. Administrators of Windows Domain Controllers should be careful about installing the January 2022 security updates. I have now received numerous reports that Windows servers acting as domain controllers will not boot … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (January 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]On January 11, 2 Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems that are still in ESU support. Also with ESU Bypass v11 the whole thing still works. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server … Continue reading →

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