[German]Hewlett Packard (HP) has released a broken BIOS version 01.17.00 that turns notebooks of the HP Probook 445 G7 and 455 G7 models from 2020 into expensive paperweights. An affected reader has subsequently contacted us again and described some advice on how to return the broken devices to the manufacturer for repair.
[German]Brief information for Wise account holders, which I'm posting here on the blog as a precaution. There seems to be a phishing campaign targeting Wise users at the moment. I've noticed that my SPAM folder has been flooded with corresponding emails over the last few days. I'll briefly address the issue below.
[German]Microsoft has fixed some security issues with the August 2024 update KB5041585 for Windows 11 (version 22H2 – 23H2). Under Windows 11, however, systems can suddenly become very slow and CPU utilization can increase. Microsoft has now been informed about the problem. The remedy is to uninstall the update or deactivate the flow control (Control Flow Guard, CFG) in Defender.
[German]Small addendum regarding Windows Server 2019 and problems with the August 2024 patchday. Microsoft has now confirmed the performance problems caused by cumulative update KB5041578 for Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC and Windows Server 2019 that I mentioned in the blog. Furthermore, a Known Issues Rollback (KIR) has been released to remove the fix causing the issue. I will extract the relevant information in a separate blog post.
[German]A short note for administrators of Microsoft Exchange Server 2016: Both Microsoft Exchange 2016 and Microsoft Exchange 2019 will reach the end of support in October 2025. Microsoft has published a Techcommunity article with information on "decommissioning Microsoft Exchange 2016" in an environment with Microsoft Exchange 2019. Here a few details and thoughts about that.
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[German]The August 2024 updates for Windows have caused collateral damage for Linux users. By switching the boot mechanism to Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT), the Linux boot loader refused to start on dual-boot systems following the update installation. Microsoft has now commented on the reasons and tried to explain the whole thing.
[German]Vendor QNAP has released its QTS 5.2 operating system for NAS drives on August 21, 2024. One new feature is the Security Center, which actively monitors file activity and is designed to ward off threats from encrypting ransomware. The improved system security and support for TCG-Ruby Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) also increase data protection.
[German]Brief information: I have received today information that the vendor CrowdStrike with its Flacon security solution has been causing issues again – since around 11:00 a.m. (CET) today, August 22, 2024. The reader reported issues with both the single sign-on (SSO) and the hybrid join. There are also performance problems under Windows when the CrowdStrike Falcon solution is running with a cloud connection. Here is some information about what I have.
[German]On August 21, Google released an update of the Google Chrome browser (branch 128) in the stable channel, which closes 38n vulnerabilities (some of them critical). One vulnerability is already under attack. The Extended Stable Channel and the apps for Android and iOS have also received an update. Here is an overview of these updates. Continue reading
[German]Microsoft is not yet abandoning its AI feature "Recall" in Windows. After a real PR disaster when this feature was announced in May 2024, the project was scrapped and Microsoft wanted to reconsider. In an update on August 21, 2024, Microsoft has now announced that Recall for Copilot+ PCs will be made available again as a preview for Windows Insiders from October 2024. However, details will not be available until October 2024, when the feature in question will be made available in the Windows Insider Program (WIP) – presumably for Windows 11.
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