Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10/11: USB keyboard/mouse doesn't work properly in WinRE

Posted on 2025-10-19 by guenni

[German]A brief update from this week. Blog reader Ingo contacted me immediately after Patch Day because he had encountered issues with his mouse in Win RE. Microsoft has now officially confirmed that there may be issues with USB keyboards and … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: SenseShield Upgrade Stopper removed

Posted on 2025-10-18 by guenni

[German]Windows systems that had the SenseShield driver sprotect.sys installed could not previously run Windows 11 24H2—they experienced blue screens and crashes. The problem has now been solved, and Microsoft has lifted the upgrade blocker for Windows 11 24H2 that was … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 will become (still optional) an "AI PC" that you can talk to

Posted on 2025-10-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft had been announcing it as a "big event" for days—now it's clear what they meant. All computers running Windows 11 (probably 24H2 / 25H2) are to be upgraded with AI functions to become AI companions that "users can talk … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2-25H2/Server 2025: Microsoft confirms issue with IIS/localhost, offers KIR solution

Posted on 2025-10-17 by guenni

[German]Update KB5066835 from October 14, 2025 (as well as the preview update from September) for Windows 11 24H2-25H2 and Windows Server 2025, comes with a bug. This causes Internet Information Server (IIS) and thus the localhost function to no longer … Continue reading →

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September 2025 Update KB5065426 causes issues with large AD environments

Posted on 2025-10-16 by guenni

[German]A feature change causes administrators of large Active Directory environments to encounter problems when installing the September 2025 update KB5065426 for Server 2025. However, there is a workaround.

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

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Microsoft flags falsely Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise LTSC as EOL

Posted on 2025-10-15 by guenni

[German]Brief information for owners and administrators of Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise LTSC (and, of course, the IoT version). Administrators of these machines are (incorrectly) being shown information that support for this version is now ending. In my opinion, this is … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows Server-Updates (October 14, 2025)

Posted on 2025-10-15 by guenni

[German]On October 14, 2025 (the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft's patch day), various cumulative updates were released for the supported versions of Windows Server. Below, I have listed the updates provided, along with some details for these Windows Server … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10/11 Updates (October 14, 2025)

Posted on 2025-10-15 by guenni

[English]On October 14, 2025 (the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft's patch day), Microsoft released cumulative updates for the still-supported client operating system versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Here are some details about these updates, which are designed … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (October 14, 2025)

Posted on 2025-10-15 by guenni

[German]Microsoft hat am 14. Oktober 2025 Sicherheitsupdates für Windows-Clients und -Server, für Office – sowie für weitere Produkte  – veröffentlicht. Die Sicherheitsupdates beseitigen 167 Schwachstellen (CVEs), sieben kritisch, drei davon wurden als 0-day klassifiziert und zwei werden ausgenutzt. Nachfolgend findet … Continue reading →

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Operating system/Windows share (End of September 2025)

Posted on 2025-10-14 by guenni

[German]It's October 2025, and Statcounter has released its latest figures on desktop operating system distribution for the end of September 2025. With Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, Windows 11 is really the only option for many users. So … Continue reading →

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