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Category Archives: Windows
Exchange Server 2019: No more CUs in 2023; CU14 and CU15 coming in 2024
[German]Brief information for administrators of Microsoft Exchange Servers who are waiting for the cumulative update for the second half of 2023. Redmond has announced that two outstanding cumulative updates (CUs) for Exchange Server 2019 will no longer be rolled out … Continue reading
Office 365: Mail attachments from Outlook cannot be opened in Word/Excel (Nov. 2023)
[German]A quick question for administrators in the readership who use Microsoft Office 365. A reader has contacted us because problems are occurring in his environment when opening mail attachments from Outlook. The attachments cannot be opened in Word or Excel. … Continue reading
Windows Server 2022: Update KB5032198 fails with error 0x8007000d / 0x800f081f
[German]A quick question for administrators who have installed the November 2023 security updates on Windows Server 2022. I have come across reports – mainly from English-speaking administrators – where the installation of the update KB5032198 fails with the error 0x8007000d … Continue reading
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Tagged issue, patchday 11-2023, Update, Windows Server 2022
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Windows 11: GPO bug in "Settings Page Visibility" fixed with Nov. 2023 update
[German]Small addendum from the November 2023 patchday. With the security updates from October 2023, the problem occurred that the group policies for "Settings Page Visibility" no longer applied under Windows 11 22H2. A reader had noted this here in the … Continue reading
Windows 11 23H2 installation image available via Media Creation Tool
[German]Good news for Windows 11 users who want to download a Windows 11 23H2 installation image from the Microsoft servers using the Media Creation Tool (MCT) and put it on a USB stick. After the Media Creation Tool (MCT) was … 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 Server 2022: Nov. 2023 update KB5032198 fixes VMware ESXi bug caused by KB5031364
[German]October 2023 update for Windows Server 2022 (KB5031364) causes an issue in connection with VMware ESXi. Windows Server 2022 installed in virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESXi hosts can't start no longer and ended in a blue screen. Microsoft … Continue reading
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Tagged issues, Update, Virtualization, Windows Server 2022
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Windows 10/11: Changes due to the European Digital Markets Act
[German]Microsoft has to move and is adapting some features/behaviorof Windows 10 and 11 due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) applicable in Europe. For example, Microsoft Bing web search will be uninstallable – and it will also be possible to … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: Microsoft investigates activation problems with Windows 7/8.1 keys
[German]Some users of Windows 10 or Windows 11 may have activation problems if these operating systems were originally activated with a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 key. These are systems that were previously activated but have suddenly lost this activation … Continue reading
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (November 14, 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 November 14, 2023 (the updates can also be installed under Windows 7 SP1). Here is an … Continue reading
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Tagged patchday 11-2023, Security, Update, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (November 14, 2023)
[German]On November 14, 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 11-2023, Security, Update, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022
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