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Category Archives: Windows
Windows 11/Server 2024 SMB Security-Hardening
[German]In anticipation of the upcoming releases of Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 at the end of August 2024, Microsoft has published a tech community article on the topic of "SMB Security Hardening". The whole thing is part of … Continue reading
Windows: Side-Loading DLL attacks via licensingdiag.exe
[German]I'm once again posting information here in the blog that I stumbled across recently. Anyone who is concerned about Windows security should keep an eye on the command line tool licensingdiag.exe. It is another "living of the land" tool that … Continue reading
Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5041582 (August 29, 2024)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional, cumulative (preview) update KB5041582 for Windows 10 22H2 on August 29, 2024 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs (including the WDAC problems or problems with printer redirects) in Windows 10 22H2. Below is … Continue reading
Grzegorz Tworek has published his Offline SAM Editor
[German]Brief information that may be of interest to administrators. Developer Grzegorz Tworek has now released his Offline SAM Editor, which was announced some time ago. The Offline SAM Editor is intended for IT professionals, researchers and security enthusiasts who want … Continue reading
Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5041587 (August 27, 2024)
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5041587 for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on August 27, 2024. This is an optional update whose fixes will be generally rolled out in the following month. For Windows 11 22H2, … 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 (22H2 – 23H2): Update KB5041585 causes performance problems
[German]Microsoft has fixed some security issues with the August 2024 update KB5041585 for Windows 11 (version 22H2 – 23H2). Under Windows 11, however, systems can suddenly become very slow and CPU utilization can increase. Microsoft has now been informed about … Continue reading
Windows Server 2019: Microsoft confirms and fixes performance issues with update KB5041578
[German]Small addendum regarding Windows Server 2019 and problems with the August 2024 patchday. Microsoft has now confirmed the performance problems caused by cumulative update KB5041578 for Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC and Windows Server 2019 that I mentioned in the … Continue reading
Microsoft on the "decommissioning"; of Microsoft Exchange 2016
[German]A short note for administrators of Microsoft Exchange Server 2016: Both Microsoft Exchange 2016 and Microsoft Exchange 2019 will reach the end of support in October 2025. Microsoft has published a Techcommunity article with information on "decommissioning Microsoft Exchange 2016" … Continue reading
Microsoft responds to Linux boot bricked by Windows August 2024 update
[German]The August 2024 updates for Windows have caused collateral damage for Linux users. By switching the boot mechanism to Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT), the Linux boot loader refused to start on dual-boot systems following the update installation. Microsoft has … Continue reading
Windows 11: Recall to get a second chance, coming in October 2024 as a preview for Insiders
[German]Microsoft is not yet abandoning its AI feature "Recall" in Windows. After a real PR disaster when this feature was announced in May 2024, the project was scrapped and Microsoft wanted to reconsider. In an update on August 21, 2024, … Continue reading