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Windows 10/11: Old drivers are installed again (Oct. 2023)
[German]Once again, I'm bringing up a topic that has been brought to my attention several times by readers in recent weeks and months. It is about the problem that Microsoft has recently rolled out older versions of drivers for Windows … Continue reading
Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5031445 (October 26, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5031445 for Windows 10 22H2 on October 26 (D-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 22H2. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10.
Windows 11 22H2: Preview Update KB5031455 (October 26, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5031455for Windows 11 version 22H2 on October 26, 2023. This brings a number of fixes (similar to the preview update for Windows 11 21H2). Below I give an overview regarding these (Moments … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge shows a Chrome survey instead of download
[German]Microsoft has come up with a new twist for Windows users who dare to search for a Google Chrome download in the Edge browser. Instead of simply displaying the download pages, those interested in Chrome are shown a rather pointless … Continue reading
Windows Server 2022: Update KB5031364 installs Azure Arc Setup
[German]Microsoft is using security update KB5031364 from October 10, 2023, once again to ship bloatware to Windows Server 2022 and causing frustration on the administrators side, struggling with an unwanted feature. People were quite surprised when an icon for Azure … 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 7/8.1 key no longer works for Win 10/11 upgrades; Office KMS key activation problems
[German]Since a few days it is somehow clear that no more product keys from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 can be used to reactivate Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft has now confirmed this. In addition, I came across a … Continue reading
Google Chrome 118.0.5993.88/.89
Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 118 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux, and Windows as of October 17, 2023. The Android app and the iOS app of the Chrome browser have also been updated. The … Continue reading
Windows Server 2019/2022: Updates KB5031361/KB5031364 cause Hyper-V issues
[German]I got reports that update KB5031361 for Windows Server 2019 (and Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC) is causing issues with VMs running on Hyper-V. The same is reported for update KB5031364 for Windows Server 2022. The virtual machines cannot be … Continue reading
Posted in Update, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged Hyper-V, issue, patchday 10.2023, Update, Virtualization, Windows 10, Windows Server 2022
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Windows 10/11: Microsoft Defender can no longer be disabled
[German]I'm going to address an old issue that might affect administrators who are migrating clients to Windows 11. In some scenarios, applications run very slowly or the system or applications start sluggishly. The clients are underperforming, even if the application … Continue reading
Windows Server 2012 R2 is EOL; ESU license not for on-premises systems?
[German]After releasing the October 2023 updates, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 have reached their end of support; there will be no more security updates in the future – unless customers buys an Extended Security Update extension (ESU … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Security, Support, Update, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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