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Windows 11 24H2: Auto HDR and Dirac Audio issues
[German]Microsoft has acknowledged two further serious problems with Windows 11 version 24H2 as of December 18, 2024 and has stopped the rollout on affected machines. These are systems that cause problems with Dirac audio output. And it is about the … Continue reading
Critical LDAP vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2024-49112)
[German]A short addendum from the December 2024 patchday. On December 10, 2024, Microsoft published a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112) in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This enables remote attacks on Windows clients and servers, but has been patched. However, there … Continue reading
Posted in ios, Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Patchday 12.2024, Security, Update, Windows
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Windows 11 24H2: Update KB5048667 causes problems
[German]The cumulative update KB5048667 for Windows 11 24H2 released on December 10, 2024 seems to be causing problems for some users. Some users receive an error during installation. Gamers are complaining about loss of performance in games. Here is a … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged issues, Patchday 4.2024, Update, Windows 11 24H2
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Windows 11 24H2: DHCP problem missing gateway entry
[German]I'm presenting a problem here in the blog that I came across while browsing Microsoft's Answers forums. On some systems, after upgrading to Windows 11 24H2, clients are unable to access a network, either via LAN or WLAN. The cause … Continue reading
Microsoft rolls out Windows hardening against standard NTLM relay attacks
[German]NTLM relaying is a popular attack method used by threat actors to compromise identity. Microsoft wants to put a stop to this and has started to roll out protective measures in Windows to provide better protection against standard NTLM relay … Continue reading
Posted in ios, Security, Windows
Tagged Security, Windows 11 24H2, Windows Server 2025
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Windows 10 22H2: Update KB5048652 reactivates Windows Spotlight
[German]Users have been reporting for months that the desktop background "Windows Spotlight" is unintentionally activated by rolled out cumulative updates in Windows 10 22H2. Happened again in December 2024 with the KB5048652 update. Here is some information and a note … Continue reading
Windows: Microsoft's "improved" Recall continues to record sensitive information
[German]Recall was withdrawn by Microsoft in summer 2024 due to serious security flaws. Now Microsoft is in the process of rolling out its "and really secure" version of Recall, which has been revised over months, to Windows Insiders again. What … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: Copilot as a native app for Windows Insiders
[German]Small addendum from this week – Microsoft has started rolling out its Copilot for Windows Insiders. This can be seen in an announcement dated December 10, 2024. Copilot can be downloaded as a native app from the Microsoft Store. Microsoft … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked
[German]Recently a blog reader left a comment within this blog, dealing with an issue in Windows 11 24H2 combined with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. He noticed that user accounts in the Active Directory are being blocked suddenly on a recurring … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud, issue, Office, Windows
Tagged Active Directory, issue, Outlook, Windows 11 24H2
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Patchday: Windows Server 2012 / R2 (December 10, 2024)
[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 were released on December 10, 2024. However, these updates are only available for systems with an ESU license (1st year). Here is an overview of these updates for … Continue reading
Posted in ios, Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Patchday 12.2024, Security, Update, Windows Server
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