Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 20H2/21H1: Explorer does not show all servers of the domain environment

[German]Once again, a general question that came to me via a blog reader. It's about servers in a domain environment no longer showing up completely in Explorer in the Network Neighborhood on Windows 10 clients (20H2 and 21H1). The reader … Continue reading →

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Out-of-band update KB5005393 for Windows 10 V1607 printing issues (July 29, 2021)

[German]Microsoft has now released the unscheduled update for Windows 10 version 1607 as well as Windows Server 2016 on July 29, 2021. This special update KB5005393 is supposed to fix the printing problem in connection with a SmartCard authentication. Here … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1909: Preview Update KB5004293 (July 29, 2021)

[German]In addition to the preview update for Windows 10 version 2004 – 21H1 (see Windows 10 2004-21H1: Preview Update KB5004296 (July 29, 2021)) Microsoft also released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5004293 for Windows 10 version 1909 (Enterprise, Education, IoT) … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 2004-21H1: Preview Update KB5004296 (July 29, 2021)

[German]Microsoft has released another optional cumulative (preview) update for Windows 10 version 2004, 20H2 and 21H1, as well as their Windows Server counterparts, as of July 29, 2021. The update fixes several gaming issues, as well as many other bugs. … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 re-released (July 2021)

[German]Microsoft has once again released the preparation update KB4023057 for machines with Windows 10 in July 2021. The update is supposed to improve the reliability of the Windows Update service, i.e. to find any update problems on the Windows 10 … 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 ...


Microsoft Security Update Revisions (July 29, 2021)

[German]Brief information for Windows admins in the corporate environment. Microsoft has released the night of 7/29/2021 revised security updates to mitigate NTLM Relay attacks on Active Directory certificates and vulnerability CVE-2021-36934 (Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, HiveNightmare). I'll post it … Continue reading →

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Windows 8/8.1: Out-of-band fix for printer issue (July 28, 2021)

[German]Microsoft has released the next set of out-of-band updates for Windows 8 Embedded/Server 2012 and Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 on July 28, 2021. These updates are supposed to fix the printing issue in connection with SmartCard authentication. Here's a quick … Continue reading →

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Future Windows Server versions will only be available as LTSC

[German]Microsoft is cutting Windows Server channels and eliminating the semi-annual upgrade channels in the future. Starting with the upcoming Windows Server 2022, there will only be so-called LTSC variants every two to three years, which will get five years of … Continue reading →

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Out-of-band updates fixes Windows printing issues (July 27, 2021)

[German]Microsoft has released unscheduled updates for Windows 10 version 1809, as well as Windows 7 SP1 (with ESU) and Windows Server 2008 SP2 (with ESU), effective July 27, 2021. These special updates are intended to fix the printing issue associated … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: Microsoft AMA , the HW requirements, app updates and other insights

[German]Microsoft recently held an "Ask me anything" (AMA) session on Windows 11, where some strategies were presented. For example, there will be no quarter for systems that do not meet the hardware requirements – tricks to get around the installation … Continue reading →

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