Category Archives: Windows

Windows Server: March 2024 update causes LSASS memory leak on DCs

[German]I'm pulling it out separately in a blog post after several blog readers pointed it out to me. The March 2024 security update from March 12, 2024 for Windows Server causes a memory leak in LSASS (for all Windows Server … Continue reading

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Securepoint Antivirus crashes Windows Server systems (March 18, 2024)

[German]I got a report that Securepoint Antivirus crashed Windows terminal server systems. A german blog reader has two virtual machines affected. Later other German administrators confirmed issues with Securepoint Antivirus, and the vendor has withdrawn the latest "update" of his … Continue reading

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Deprecated: Test Base, special TLS authentication certificates, Visual Studio App Center

[English]Another brief information: Microsoft has announced the discontinuation of Visual Studio App Center this week. Furthermore, features such as Test Base (Azure) and TLS server authentication certificates with less than 2048 bits were classified as "deprecated" and discontinued for March … Continue reading

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Update on Windows hardening in 2024/2025 – March 2024

[German]A quick note for administrators in corporate environments. Microsoft carries out so-called hardening measures for Windows (clients and servers) over longer periods of time. This involves hardening (securing) functions via Windows Update on certain key dates. Some of these hardening … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (March 12, 2024)

[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were published on March 12, 2024. Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired in January 2024. However, updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be downloaded … Continue reading

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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 10/Server 2019: Update KB5035849 fails with error 0xd0000034

[German]On March 12, 2024 (Patchday), Microsoft released the security update KB5035849 for Windows Server 2019. A short time later, the first user reported various error crashes during installation. At the end of the process, it emerged that the update installation … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (March 12, 2024)

[German]On March 12, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 23H2 also received updates. Here are some details about these … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 12, 2024)

[German]On March 12, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here … Continue reading

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Microsoft Windows Server Summit 2024

There will be another Microsoft Windows Server Summit in 2024. This will take place from March 26-28, 2024, and over the three days there will be demos, technical sessions and Q&A sessions led by Microsoft engineers, guest experts from Intel® … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 12, 2024)

[German]On March 12, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – and for other products. The security updates eliminate 73 vulnerabilities (CVEs), two of which are 0-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited. Below is … Continue reading

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