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Windows 11 24H2: Further explanation for SSD issues?
[English]It seems to be turning into a never-ending story: SSD problems under Windows 11 24H2, presumably triggered by the cumulative security update KB5063878 from August 12, 2025. After an explanation and a fix were provided for a Japanese Windows 11 … Continue reading
Operating system/Windows distribution (end of August 2025)
[German]It's September 2025, and Statcounter has released its latest figures on desktop operating system distribution for the end of August 2025. With Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, Windows 11 is really the only option for many users. So … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Silent fix for (Japanese) SSD problems?
[German]Microsoft wrote that there is no evidence that the cumulative security update KB5063878 from August 12, 2025, for Windows 11 24H2 causes serious SSD problems. However, there are indications that the preview update KB5064081 from August 29, 2025, contains a … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2/Server 2025: IIS Express TLS 1.3 compatibility issue
[German]Since Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, there have been problems (Error 500) when testing client certificates with ASP.NET against IIS Express. The reason for this is compatibility issues with TLS 1.3, which only occur with the above-mentioned operating … Continue reading
Microsoft confirms UAC issue in Windows after August 2025 update
[German]The August 12, 2025 security updates for Windows have resulted in users of various products suddenly seeing a user account control prompt for administrator rights. Microsoft has now confirmed that the August 2025 updates are causing this problem in Windows … 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: AutoPilot deployment hangs after accepting the Terms of Use (TOU)
[German]I'm posting some information here in the blog for administrators who distribute Windows to devices using AutoPilot. It seems that the deployment process gets stuck immediately after accepting the Terms of Use (TOU). A meaningless error message appears and nothing … Continue reading
Windows 11/Server 2025: Updates for Setup and Recovery (Aug. 2025)
[German]At the end of August 2025, Microsoft released OOBE updates KB5065378 and KB5064097 for Windows 11 24H2 (and Windows Server 2025). In addition, the setup and recovery updates KB5064080 and KB5064081 for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 were … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: No SSD problems caused by KB5063878 after all
[German]After the August 2025 patch day, there were reports that the cumulative security update KB5063878 released on August 12, 2025, for Windows 11 24H2 was causing serious SSD problems. Microsoft conducted extensive testing in collaboration with Phison and has given … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Security issue caused by unattend.xml
[German]Administrators use an unattend.xml file to install and set up Windows. The unattend.xml file can be created using a generator. A blog reader already pointed out to me in July 2025 that using an unattend.xml file in Windows 11 24H2 … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: KB5064081 fixes error in CertificateServicesClient event
[German]Preview update KB5062660 for Windows 11 24H2 released at the end of July 2025 contained a bug that flooded event management with CertificateServicesClient entries (ID 57). This bug has been "addressed" with the preview update KB5064081 released on August 29, … Continue reading