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Category Archives: Windows
Reminder: Changes to Certificate-Based Authentication for Domain Controllers in April 2023
[German]It is still a few weeks until the April 2023 patchday. However, I would like to remind administrators who are responsible for updating Windows Domain Controllers about a topic in the Domain Controller area. It is about the fact that … Continue reading
Microsofts FSLogix: Hotfix 1 (2.9.8440.42104) released for buggy v2210
[German]Brief note for troubled administrators in companies who use FSLogix and are annoyed by the numerous bugs in version 2210. Microsoft has now released FSLogix 2210 Hotfix 1 (2.9.8440.42104). This is supposed to fix the numerous problems of version 2210. … Continue reading
Review of the VMware ESXi server cyberdebacle (Feb. 2023)
[German]A brief flashback to February 2023 – since the beginning of the year, numerous VMware ESXi servers have been hijacked via a known vulnerability that has long since been closed. This VMware ESXi vulnerability has a huge threat potential and … Continue reading
Windows security updates against Intel silicon vulnerabilities (March 2, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released special updates for Windows versions still in support on March 2, 2023. These are supposed to fix vulnerabilities (Speculative Execution Control and side-channel attacks) in Intel's CPUs. These vulnerabilities in Intel processors have been known since last … Continue reading
Windows: Unified Update Platform will get active end of March 2023, prepare WSUS
[English]Starting March 28, 2023, Microsoft will arm its Unified Update Platform (UUP) after a lengthy preview period for Windows 11 version 22H2. This is intended to bring the power of Windows Update and Windows Update for Business to on-premises Windows … 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 10/11: Using Windows Update for Business and WSUS together
[German]Brief information for administrators in enterprise environments. Microsoft has published an article as of February 28, 2023 with notes on what has changed when scanning for updates on clients running Windows 10 and Windows 11 and how the machines scan … Continue reading
New hints about Windows 12 from Intel
[German]Microsoft has just released its Moments 2 update for Windows 11 22H2 (Windows 11 22H2: Moments 2 update KB5022913 brings many new features) – which was more or less a disguised advertisement for Edge and Bing with ChatGPT beta functionalities. … Continue reading
Windows Remote Desktop client (MSRDC) Version 1.2.4065 (Insider Preview) released
Brief note for people who are in the Windows Insider Preview program. Microsoft has released version 1.2.4065 of the Windows Desktop Client (MSRDC) for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to Insiders as of February 28, 2023. The production version is 1.2.3918, … Continue reading
BlackLotus UEFI bootkit bypasses Secure Boot in Windows 11
[German]Security researchers from ESET have discovered a malware in the wild that hijacks the UEFI and has been christened BlackLotus. BlackLotus is believed to be the first UEFI bootkit malware in the wild that can bypass Secure Boot on Windows … Continue reading
Windows 11 22H2: Moments 2 update KB5022913 causes startup problems with third-party GUI tools
[German]Zum 28. Februar 2023 hat Microsoft das Moments 2-Update KB5022913 als Preview für Windows 11 22H2 veröffentlicht. Dieses bringt zwar zahlreiche Neuerungen und soll zum März 2023 Patchday breit ausgerollt werden, kollidiert aber mit einem GUI-Tools von Drittanbietern. Wer den … Continue reading