[German]Brief addendum—vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware products such as VMware Tools, VMware vCenter, and NSX, which the manufacturer is patching with updates. Here is a brief overview of these issues.
[German]Microsoft has released the final version of Windows 11 25H2 on September 30, 2025. It can be installed as an ISO file, via the Media Creation Tool (MCT), or via an Enablement Update. Additionally, the administrative templates for Windows 11 25H2 have been released to administrators. Here's an overview.
[German]A blog reader recently brought a specific observation under Windows 11 to my attention. For several days now (end of September 2025), his event log has been flooded with entries saying "Gameinput Service reconfigured." This is apparently not an isolated case, and I am currently unaware of a solution.
[German]Microsoft released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5065789 for Windows 11 24H2/25H2 on September 29, 2025. Among other things, the preview update fixes the SMBv1 bug, which was already eliminated for Windows 11 23H2 on September 23, 2025, via a preview update. I have added the information to the post Windows 10 22H2/Windows 11 23H2-25H2: Preview Updates (September 23/25/29, 2025).
[German]The LockBit infrastructure was supposed to have been dismantled with Operation Cronos. Trend Micro is now sounding the alarm because a new variant, LockBit 5.0, has been discovered. The malware attacks systems running Linux, Windows, and VMware ESXi instances. Here is an overview.
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[German]If you use SonicWall VPN to access your IT networks, beware. There are reports that the ransomware group Akira is attacking SonicWall VPN accounts. And the group is apparently able to crack accounts that are secured with multi-factor authentication (MFA) under certain conditions.
[German]There has been an update to FSLogix version 25.09. Feedback from readers suggests that this fixes the error [58tm1] that frequently occurs in Outlook 365. In addition, the OneDrive bug in Windows Server 2019 that prevented folders from being renamed has reportedly been fixed. Neither error is documented in the FSLogix release notes, so I am highlighting this information separately in a post.
[German]On September 26, 2025, Microsoft lifted an upgrade block for Windows 11 24H2 that had been set for systems with Intel Smart Sound. This block had been in place since September 30, 2024, for systems with Intel 11th Gen Core processors because blue screens were triggered after upgrading to Windows 11 24H2.
[German]Are there any unused licenses in a Microsoft 365 tenant? I happened to come across a post on X where someone presented a PowerShell script that detects such unused licenses.
[German]I'm going to bring up a security issue surrounding Windows 11 24H2 that has been on my mind for about a week now. Security researchers at Zero Solarium have found a way to exploit the Windows file WerFaultSecure.exe to steal LSASS passwords from the cache. On the other hand, security applications can be frozen using WerFaultSecure.exe and a corresponding tool. However, Microsoft Defender detects this attempt to freeze the system. And the LSASS dump requires copying a Windows 8.1 file to the Windows 11 system.
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2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
