[German]Microsoft has confirmed in a support article that there is a bug in Outlook 365 that can cause crashes when starting up. If I understand correctly, intervention by Microsoft Exchange Online Support is required to fix this bug. And there appears to be a zero-day vulnerability in Outlook Classic that can be exploited via emails.
[German]Owners of Dell devices running Windows may currently be surprised by Defender false positives reporting a "BIOS update."
[German]A quick update – things aren't going well at VMware when it comes to maintaining its cloud management portal. The company has apparently botched two portal updates within two weeks. Here's a brief overview of these issues.
[German]At the end of August 2025, I reported on reader reports of Remote Desktop Server freezes that could be traced back to Trend Micro security software. A blog reader informed me that Trend Micro version 6.7.4065/14.3.1342 should eliminate these freezes. Has anyone tested the update and can confirm this?
[German]Asahi, one of Japan's largest breweries, has been the victim of a successful cyberattack. As a result of this attack, all deliveries have had to be halted, and orders are currently not being accepted. The company has not disclosed exactly what happened in a statement.
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[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.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
