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Windows 11 24H2: Upgrade Stopper SenseShield Technology
[German]Microsoft has set an upgrade block for Windows 11 24H2 on systems where SenseShield Technology is installed. There is a problem with the compatibility between Windows 11 24H2 and the sprotect.sys driver. The Microsoft developers are investigating this with the … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Hotpatching now available
[German]Hotpatching has been announced for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 for some time. This feature is now available for users of Windows 11 24H2 Enterprise, i.e. the restart after an update installation can be omitted a few times … Continue reading
Windows Server 2019-2025: March 2025 update triggers BSOD at Veeam
[German]Information for administrators of Windows Server 2019, 2022, 23H2 and 2025 who use Veeam Backup & Replication. Their Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is causing problems in conjunction with the March 2025 cumulative updates. A Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) … Continue reading
Operating system/Windows share (end of March 2025); Windows 11 jumps
[German]We have April 2025 and Statcounter's figures on operating system distribution on the desktop are available again for March 2025. Since Windows 10 will no longer be supported in October 2025, many users will only be able to use Windows … Continue reading
Windows 11: Roadmap, Quick Recovery, online compulsion, Start menu problem
[German]I'm pulling together a few more topics that I've come across over the last few days. Microsoft wants to maintain a roadmap for Windows and is working on a new recovery function. On the other hand, another online account requirement … 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 11 24H2: Outlook notification window opens mails in the background – Microsoft investigates
[German, German 2]Brief information for users and administrators of Windows 11 24H2 who suffer from the effect that the Outlook notification window opens emails in the background. I reported about the bug in February 2025 in my German blog. Now … Continue reading
Windows RDP issues confirmed by Microsoft's January 2025 update
[German]Users of Windows 11 24H2 have been struggling with RDP problems for months. Connections break off or cannot be established. Microsoft has now confirmed these problems, which I addressed in a blog post. The preview update from January 2025 is … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Workarounds for "File with password protection cannot be opened multiple times in Excel 2016"
[GER1, GER2]Since the end of 2024, users of Microsoft Excel 2016 have been running into a strange issue. Excel files that have been password protected cannot be opened multiple times. It seems to be a problem caused by Windows 11 … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Preview Update KB5053656 (March 27, 2025)
Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5053656 for Windows 11 24H2 on March 27, 2025. I have added some information about this update in the blog post Windows 10/11: Preview Updates March 25/27, 2025.
Windows 11 24H2: Attention with Veeam backups; recovery does not work
[German]A short note or addendum for users of Windows 11 24H2 who rely on Veeam Backup & Recovery. Rudi has already pointed out to me on March 22, 2025 that the restore functionality of Veeam backups via Veeam Recovery in … Continue reading