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Microsoft declares Windows legacy console mode as deprecated
[German]The list of discontinued Windows features that will be removed at some point is getting longer and longer. After Cortana and the WebDAV client were already declared as deprecated in November 2023, Microsoft also declared the speech recognition introduced in … Continue reading
Windows: December 2023 updates fail with error 0x8007000D
[German]I have got various reader reports about the installation error 0x8007000D in connection with the security updates for Windows that were rolled out on December 12, 2023. The problem is already present with the October 2023 updates, where the error … Continue reading
ESET Server (File) Security v9.0.12013.0 fails after system reboot
[German]December 2023 patch day from Microsoft has revealed problems on Windows Server systems where ESET File Security v9.0.12013.0 (now called "ESET Server Security") is used. Due to the restart required after the update installation, the ESET antivirus solution may then … Continue reading
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (December 12, 2023)
[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 December 12, 2023 (the updates can also be installed under Windows 7 SP1). Here is an … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 12.2023, Security, Update, Windows 7, Windows Server
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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 updates (December 12, 2023)
[German]On December 12, 2023 (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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Tagged Patchday 12.2023, Security, Update, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022
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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 ...
Patchday: Windows 10 updates (December 12, 2023)
[German]On December 12 (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
Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 12, 2023)
[German]On December 12, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – and for other products. The security updates eliminate 33 vulnerabilities (CVEs), four of which are critical vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these … Continue reading
Avira Security Software breaks Windows 10/11 (Dec. 2023)
[German]Brief information for readers who maintain systems running Avira security software under Windows. A reader has just informed me by e-mail that since last Friday he has been receiving various customers whose Avira security software is paralyzing systems running Windows … Continue reading
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Tagged Antivirus, Avira, issues, Windows 10, Windows 11
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Windows reports "Metadata Staging" Error (0x80070490) in DeviceSetupManager (Dec. 2023)
[German]Brief information for Windows users or administrators who come across "Metadata Staging" error entries of the DeviceSetupManager in the Event Viewer. This has probably been occurring under Windows since the end of November 2023 because a Microsoft Meta Data server … Continue reading
PEStudio: Program analysis for Windows
A little tip for analyzing Windows programs for malware or their components. There is a product called PEStudio by Marc Ochsenmeier that can be used to quickly analyze a Windows program and check its components for malware via VirusTotal.