Category Archives: Windows

Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (January 9, 2024)

[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in the 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were released on January 9, 2024 (the updates can also be installed under Windows 7 SP1). Here is an … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (January 9, 2024)

[German]On January 9, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 also received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 9, 2024)

[German]On January 9 (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 are … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 9, 2024)

[German]On January 9, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office and for other products. The security updates eliminate 48 vulnerabilities (CVEs), two of which are critical vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates … Continue reading

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Important dates for Windows hardening in 2024

[German]Brief short note before the first patchday in 2024: Microsoft is carrying out hardening measures for Windows (clients and servers) over longer periods of time, where functions are secured via Windows Update on certain dates. Some of these hardening measures … 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 11 Moments 5 update could be 24H1 and arrive by April 2024

[German]Microsoft is working on new features for Windows 11 that will be rolled out as a feature drop update in spring 2024. This package, which has also been referred to as the Moments 5 update for Windows 11 23H2, is … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2022: Print jobs to print server (LPD service) have been broken since December 2023

[German]I'll pick up on a topic that I came across in the comments here on the blog – but I don't know if it's just an isolated incident. Are there administrators who have noticed that since December 2023 print jobs … Continue reading

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Microsoft's new Windows boss wants to improve Windows 11 Start; Copilot button for new PCs

[German]The new head of the Windows product group at Microsoft, Mikhail Parakhin, wanted to know from Windows 11 users at the end of the year what could be changed or improved in the user interface of the operating system. One … Continue reading

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Operating system/Windows share (December 2023)

[German]I haven't reported about it for a while, but it's time to take a quick look at the figures for operating system distribution on the desktop and, in particular, Microsoft Windows distribution and distribution across all devices. How is Windows … Continue reading

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Steam has endet support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on January 1, 2024

[German]The time has come: The Steam platform has discontinued support for Windows 7, Windows 8.0 and Windows 8.1 as of January 1, 2024. This means that Steam client installations on these operating systems will no longer receive )(security) updates with … Continue reading

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