Category Archives: Windows

Google Chrome: Windows 7 Support till January 2022

[German]Good news for users of Windows 7 SP1 who use the Google browser Chrome. Google wants to support the browser with security updates until January 2022.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262.1010 released

[German]Microsoft has also released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262.1010 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel on November 20, 2020. This build will be distributed as an update (KB4594431), as I read on Twitter and in the announcement … Continue reading

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Network: Simulate packet loss and latency with clumsy

If you want to simulate disturbances with high latency and packet loss in a network for troubleshooting, you can use the tool clumsy. The tool allows to worsen the network conditions under Windows in a targeted way.

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Windows-Updates with Fix for Kerberos-Authentication-Problem (11/19/2020)

[German]Microsoft has published further special updates for various Windows Server versions as of November 19, 2020. These are intended to fix the problems with Kerberos authentication of ticket renewals on domain controllers for the operating system versions concerned.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20262 (FE_RELEASE) for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel on November 11, 2020. It is a re-release to 20257.1 and was announced in the Windows blog, where you can read about … 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 ...


0patch fixes CVE-2020-1300 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the CVE-2020-1300C (RCE) vulnerability for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license). Here is some information about this micropatch.

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Windows out-of-band updates with fix for Kerberos authentication ticket renewal issue

[German]Microsoft has been rolling out special updates for various versions of Windows Server since November 17, 2020. These are intended to solve the problems with Kerberos authentication of ticket renewals on domain controllers.

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Windows Server 2012/R2: Out-of-band patch for Kerberos authentication issue

[German]Microsoft has released an Out-of-band update KB4594439 for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 on November 17, 2020. This is intended to fix the issues with Kerberos authentication ticket renewal on domain controllers.

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Windows network printer offline/blocked due to Malwarebytes, fix available as beta

[German]Another short note for users of Malwarebytes security solutions. Since October 20, 2020, users have been reporting and complaining that their network printers are offline under Windows. In the meantime, Malwarebytes has released a beta version with a correction that … Continue reading

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Windows 10/Windows Server: Update KB4586781 causes issues with Kerberos DC authentication

[German]Short information for administrators in Windows 10 environments (version 2004 and 20H2), where Windows Server 2004/20H2 is already in use. Update KB4586781, released on November 10, 2020, causes issues with Kerberos authentication on domain controllers (DC) in very specific environments … Continue reading

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