Category Archives: Windows

ASRmageddon: Why private users were affected, how to restore shortcuts

Posted on 2023-01-16 by guenni

[German]Friday January 13, 2023 Windows users worldwide were affected by a buggy Defender signature update that deleted desktop shortcuts and more via an ASR rule. In a follow-up, I shed some light on why even home Windows 10/11 users could … Continue reading →

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Still SQL issues in Access after Office and Windows January 2023 updates

Posted on 2023-01-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft believe they have fixed the ODBC connection issue on SQL databases with the January 10, 2023 security updates for Windows. But I  received a report that there are still issues with Access. In addition, I have received a report … Continue reading →

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Manage Microsoft Defender on Windows Server via Intune

Posted on 2023-01-15 by guenni

[German]Brief information for administrators of Windows Server systems. How can Microsoft Defender be managed on Windows Server via Intune? Microsoft has an answer to that question.

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Is Microsoft retiring Windows MSDT in 2025?

Posted on 2023-01-15 by guenni

[German]It looks like the developers at Microsoft are planning to phase out the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) for Windows 11. At least, Rafael Rivera noticed a corresponding note in the current Windows 11 Insider Preview. The Microsoft page in … Continue reading →

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Windows deleted shortcuts; Microsoft explains Windows Defender ASR issue Jan. 13, 2023

Posted on 2023-01-14 by guenni

[German]Yesterday, Friday, January 13, 2023, Microsoft pretty much knocked out parts of its Windows user base by rolling out a buggy Defender signature via update. With ASR enabled, shortcuts were detected as malicious in Windows and deleted from the desktop, … Continue reading →

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

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Edge 109.0.1518.49

Posted on 2023-01-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released on January 12, 2023, the Edge browser version 109.0.1518.49  in the stable channel. It is a new development branch that follows the Chromium team's release. This is the last version that will still run with Windows 7 SP1 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Defender update/ASR deletes desktop shortcuts, taskbar broken, Office apps don't start anymore

Posted on 2023-01-13 by guenni

[German]Currently, there seem to be nasty problems with Windows and Microsoft Office. Users report in the blog that under Office 365, build 16.0.15831.20252, the taskbar in Windows is broken and the Office applications no longer start. In many clients, the … Continue reading →

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Windows January 2023 patchday issues

Posted on 2023-01-12 by guenni

[German]The security updates released by Microsoft on January 10, 2023 for the various Windows versions (clients, servers) do close some critical vulnerabilities. However, there are a number of user messages that report installation problems. In addition, it looks like the … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (January 10, 2023)

Posted on 2023-01-11 by guenni

[German]On January 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 10, 2023)

Posted on 2023-01-11 by guenni

[German]On January 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some … Continue reading →

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