Windows 10/11/Server 2022: Microsoft says "No more fix for installation error 0x80070643 during WinRE update"

Posted on 2024-05-02 by guenni

Windows[German]Since January 2024, users of Windows 10 and Windows 11 (as well as Windows Server 2022) have been struggling with Microsoft's attempt to install an update to the WinRE environment. In January 2024, numerous users around the patchday were met with the installation error 0x80070643 when trying to install the KB5034441 update. Despite several attempts to rectify the situation in the following months, Microsoft was unable to eliminate the installation error. Now comes the admission that there is no automatic fix for the update – manual work is required.

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Windows Server: April 2024 updates causes NTLM traffic issues

Posted on 2024-05-02 by guenni

Windows[German]Another addendum from the April 2024 patchday. The updates cause problems with NTLM connections to Windows Server. In any case, Microsoft has received corresponding user reports and is investigating the incident, as the company announced on April 30, 2024.

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Windows 10/11/Server: VPN connections broken after April 2024 updates

Posted on 2024-05-02 by guenni

Windows[German]A small addendum from the April 2024 patchday. The updates appear to lead to problems with VPN connections under Windows 10 and Windows 11. In any case, Microsoft has received corresponding user reports and is investigating the incident, as the company announced on April 30, 2024.

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Chrome 124 breaks TLS handshake

Posted on 2024-05-01 by guenni

[German]Google recently released version 124 of its Google Chrome browser. In addition to vulnerabilities, the developers have also made some changes to the TLS encryption (X25519Kyber768 key encapsulation for TLS). However, there is now feedback from users complaining that this change can break the TLS handshake to web servers. This also affects Chromium-based browsers such as Edge 124.

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Windows 10/11: Bitlocker Error 65000 in MDM fixed

Posted on 2024-04-30 by guenni

Windows[German]Since October 2023 there has been a known issue with Bitlocker under Windows 10 and Windows 11, which can lead to problems with administration using MDMs. An error 65000 was then reported by Bitlocker. The problem was then fixed with preview updates in January 2024. But Microsoft did not make the information public until April 26, 2024.

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

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AnyDesk: They have signed the client with an old certificate (April 24, 2024)

Posted on 2024-04-30 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Brief information for AnyDesk (remote desktop software). On April 24/25, 2024, the remote maintenance provider AnyDesk rolled out a "rotten" version of its AnyDesk client, which is blocked by Microsoft Defender under Windows. The background to this is that the client was digitally signed with a revoked certificate. Several blog readers have pointed out the problem to me, but I have only just got around to addressing it in the blog. On April 29, 2024 my test confirmed, that there still versions of anydesk.exe downloadable from the internet, that has been signed with the revoked certificate. Here is a brief summary of the continuation of the chaos surrounding AnyDesk.

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End of support for Office 2016 and 2019 in October 2025

Posted on 2024-04-29 by guenni

[German]Brief information for Office users and administrators. Microsoft has remind its users recently once again that support for its Microsoft Office versions 2016 and 2019 will end in October 2025. The same applies to the associated Productivity Server, i.e. administrators and IT managers must consider how to replace the relevant Office versions in companies.

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Broadcom: "VMware is not suitable for everyone (in the charity sector)"

Posted on 2024-04-28 by guenni

[German]There has been a lot of criticism of VMware by Broadcom's licensing policy from customers who are faced with massive price increases. Particularly in the area of charitable organizations, there are indications that Broadcom wants to withdraw with VMware. Partners who negotiate with customers in the charity sector have been told that "VMware is not suitable for everyone". Continue reading →

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Edge version 124.0.2478.51 causes issues with http pages

Posted on 2024-04-27 by guenni

Edge[German]Brief information for blog readers that Maksymilian has just pointed out to me. Microsoft's developers updated the Edge browser to version 124.0.2478.51 on April 19, 2024. However, this causes problems with (insecure) http pages and blocks downloads, for example. It's stupid when this happens on an intranet in a corporate environment. Incidentally, this also applies to the Chromium counterpart. But there is a workaround that Maksymilian provided me with (thanks for that).

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Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 – Update to 7a (April 2024)

Posted on 2024-04-26 by guenni

[German]Brief information for the administrators among our readers who use Veeam Backup O365 to back up data from Microsoft Office 365. The manufacturer has released cumulative patches for Microsoft 365 7a to fix some issues with the product. I had reported on such problems. The workaround suggested there should then no longer be necessary.

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