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Category Archives: Windows
Mitigating Windows 0-day ADV200006 via GPO
[German]Small hint for administrators of large Windows environments in the Active Directory environment who need to plug the ADV200006 0-day vulnerability. Mitigation is possible using Group Policy.
Windows 10: Updates fixes VPN bug
[German]Microsoft has released out-of-band updates for various versions of Windows 10 as of March 30, 2020 to fix the VPN bug caused by earlier updates from February 2020.
Windows 10: Issues with daylight savings time switch in 2020
[German]We have 2020, and Windows 10 still struggling to switch to the correct daylight savings time 2020, at least in Europe. Some machine are still in 'winter time', others changed correctly to daylight saving time, but went to a wrong … Continue reading
Windows 10 V1507 may receive Updates and Upgrades
[German]A very short note for people who are still using an old and fresh installed Windows 10 version 1507 (RTM). It can now receive and install successfully both updates and feature upgrades.
Windows Server: Find LDAP bindings on DCs
[German]Another brief blog post about LDAP channel binding and LDAP signature request for Windows. How can you find LDAP bindings on a Windows Server Domain Controller?
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 Antivirus: Performance- & Stability issues
[German]In this blog post I like to take up a tiresome topic. It is about the performance and stability problems caused by virus scanners on Windows 10 clients as well as on server environments. What is the cause and what … Continue reading
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Solution for slow start of Windows Server 2016?
[German]Some administrators are complaining about the slow restart of Windows Server 2016 during update installations. A blog reader contacted me about this and I'm bringing up the topic again in a post.
Issues with Defender Update KB4052623 (March 2020)?
[German]On March 24, 2020, Microsoft released update KB4052623 for the Windows Defender anti-malware platform for Windows 10. Since that time, I have received reports of problems; the offline scan is said to be broken and there are unexpected errors. None … Continue reading
0patch fixes 0-day Adobe Type Library bug in Windows 7
[German]The team from ACROS Security have released a micropatch for Windows 7 SP1 (without ESU) for the 0-day vulnerability in the Adobe Type 1 Library that is included in all versions of Windows.
Windows 10: Bug prevents (VPN) Internet access
[German]There is a bug in all still supported versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 – caused by recent updates. This can prevent applications from connecting to the Internet. A bugfix is not expected before April 2020.