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Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 14, 2023)
[German]On February 14, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. The security updates fix 75 vulnerabilities, of which 9 are critical, 66 are important and … Continue reading
Microsoft's TCP mess, how to optimize in Windows 10/11
[German]Microsoft has made a few mistakes in the TCP implementation of Windows 10 and Windows 11 that severely limit the possible performance of TCP/IP connections. A blog reader brought this to my attention and immediately pointed out ways to possibly … Continue reading
Windows Server 2019/2022: Terminal Server / RDS with laggy or freezing Taskbar
[German]I'm picking up on a topic that has come to my attention in fragments from my blog readers as comments as well as on Twitter. I have received several reports about problems with a freezing Windows taskbar or Start button … Continue reading
Changes in Edge: TLS certificate validation, no more uninstall, Server 2012/R2 support
[German]Starting with Microsoft Edge 110, Microsoft changes the verification of TLS certificates and decouples them from the host. In Edge 109, Microsoft has probably removed the uninstall function, and there will still be Edge support for Windows Server 2012 R2 … Continue reading
Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) for Windows 11 will be deprecated in 2025
[German]Now it's confirmed what was only hinted at before. The developers are phasing out Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) support for Windows 11 (and successor versions) in 2025. The first steps will be taken starting in 2023. The reason for … 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 ...
LocalPotato NTLM Authentication Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21746)
[German]In mid-January 2023 month, I had pointed out a local NTLM authentication vulnerability (CVE-2023-21746) in my German blog post Nach RemotePotato0 kommt die Windows Local Potato NTLM-Schwachstelle (CVE-2023-21746). The two security researchers Andrea Pierini &anAntonio Cocomazzi refer to this as … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: November 2022 updates cause DirectX issues on Intel graphics hardware
[German]The security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 released on November 8, 2022 can cause problems with DirectX on Intel GPUs in certain constellations. Outdated graphics drivers from Intel cause the apphelp.dll library from Microsoft to report an error … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge gets Adobe Acrobat as PDF reader
[German]Small addendum from yesterday, didn't get to it due to private appointments. Adobe and Microsoft announced Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, that Microsoft will implement Adobe Acrobat as the new default PDF reader in the Edge browser. The two companies are … Continue reading
Windows 10/11 Home Edition and the OEM Bitlocker pitfall
[German]Today a topic that might have put one or the other user in an unpleasant situation. A machine with Windows 10 Home Edition (or Windows 11 Home) suddenly requests a Bitlocker key after an update or other change. The user … Continue reading
Reminder: Internet Explorer 11 will be retired on February 14, 2023
[German]Microsoft will retire Internet Explorer 11 in most Windows versions on February 14, 2023. Microsoft Edge will then take over IE 11's tasks as the default browser via an update. Microsoft has updated a Techcommunity article with some hints and … Continue reading
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