Category Archives: Windows

Software Restriction Policies (SAFER) still possible under Windows 11 22H2 …

Posted on 2023-02-24 by guenni

[German]We was told, that Software Restriction Policies and SAFER no longer work out-of-the-box under Windows 11 22H2. This is caused by registry entries left in the ISO images, that make Windows 11 think that AppLocker is active (although it itsn't). … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 21H2 Preview Update KB5022905 (Feb. 21, 2023)

Posted on 2023-02-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5019274 for Windows 11 version 21H2 on February 21, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 20H2-22H2 Preview Update KB5022906 (Feb. 21, 2023)

Posted on 2023-02-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5022906 for Windows 10 on February 21, 2023 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 21H2-22H2. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10, so … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2022: VMware ESXi 7.0 U3k Patch for Secure Boot Issue (Update KB5022842, Feb. 2023)

Posted on 2023-02-22 by guenni

[German]VMware released VMware ESXi 7.0 U3k on Feb. 21, 2023, to address the Secure Boot issue of VMs. The background was that with the Feb. 14, 2023 patchday, an installed security update (KB5022842) for Windows Server 2022 prevented virtual machines … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2022 Feb. 2023 Patchday: Secure Boot issues also on bare metal systems!

Posted on 2023-02-20 by guenni

[German]With the security update KB5022842 released on February 14, 2023 for Windows Server 2022, a problem can occur during the second restart. Machines can subsequently no longer start after a reboot and either can no longer find their system drives, … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Caution: Exposed Wi Fi password in Windows

Posted on 2023-02-20 by guenni

[German]Maybe it is common knowledge – I was not aware of it: Locally logged in users can retrieve the password of a Wi Fi (WLAN) under Windows if it was entered under the same user account. This does not require … Continue reading →

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Is Microsoft working on Windows 12 and Windows Server 2025?

Posted on 2023-02-19 by guenni

[German]It's clear that Microsoft is already developing successors to Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2022. Now, however, the first hints have come to my attention that there might be a Windows 12 and a Windows Server 2025. So there is … Continue reading →

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Parallels Desktop: Authorizes Windows 11 on Mac M1 processors

Posted on 2023-02-19 by guenni

Microsoft has authorized Arm versions of Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise for the Mac with Apple silicon for use in a virtual machine hosted with Parallels Desktop for Mac. IT administrators can now allow their users to run Windows 11 … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 20212 R2 (Essentials): Feb. 2023 updates drops install error 0x800F0922

Posted on 2023-02-18 by guenni

[German]I got several reports from administrators that the February 2023 security updates to Windows Server 20212 R2 (and Windows 8.1) are causing issues and the installation is aborting with error 0x800F0922. With Windows 8.1 it is clear, because of the … Continue reading →

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Windows: Update installation errors (Feb. 2023)

Posted on 2023-02-17 by guenni

[German]Windows 11 users reported an "update installation jam" on Microsoft Answers – tens of updates were listed, but could not be installed. Some received the installation error 0x80070103. This error seems to have been corrected by Microsoft on its update … Continue reading →

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