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Category Archives: Windows
Patchday: Windows 11 Updates (January 11, 2022)
[German]On January 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various issues. Here are some … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 1.2022, Security, Updates, Windows 11
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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 11, 2022)
[German]On January 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) were released. Here are some details about each of the Patchday … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 1.2022, Security, Update, Windows 10, Windows Server
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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Updates (January 11, 2022), boot loop reported
[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. These security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. I have already received information from a blog reader that a boot loop has occurred with … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 1.2022, Security, Update, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 11, 2022)
[German]On January 11, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.
Windows Terminal Emulator: DoS and "White Screen of Death" via Escape Characters to Change the Title
[German]Windows offers the possibility to change the window title of windows of a terminal emulator via control characters (ANSI Escape Characters). Some blog readers still know this, was used to adjust colors of a DOS window for example. A security … 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: Issues with Expired Updates, Print jobs hangs, Forced restart after driver install
[German]Today a small collection of problems that have just come to my attention in the Windows environment. Windows 10 clients stumble across expired updates that cannot be installed because Microsoft has not removed them. Users are annoyed that Windows Update … Continue reading
Strange: Norton 360 installs crypto miner
[German]The security and antivirus solution Norton 360 installing a crypto miner on the user's Windows system. Although this can be controlled by the user, it is (in a time we are facing climate change) still questionable. I have become aware … Continue reading
Windows Server: Out-of-Band Update fixes Remote Desktop issues (2022/01/04)
[German]Microsoft has released a special update (out of band update) for Windows Server on January 4, 2022. This is supposed to eliminate massive problems that can occur with remote desktop connections. The problem actually affects all Windows Server versions, but … Continue reading
Security: Windows Format command allows DLL loading abuse
[German]It is almost unbelievable what can be hidden behind Windows functions and commands. The format command for formatting disks, which has been available in the command prompt for ages, has a side effect. With a parameter the call of an … Continue reading
Sophos: Thread actors test CAB-less 40444 (MSHTL vulnerability) attacks in Windows
[German]Security vendor Sophos published information about a new attack scenario in a series of tweets just before Christmas. Attackers are currently testing a new attack vector via RAR attachments with Word documents and scripts in mails. However, this involves distributing … Continue reading