Windows 10 22H2: Inplace Upgrade to Windows 11 22H2 fails since August 8, 2023

Posted on 2023-08-18 by guenni

Windows[German]I recieved a report from a German administrator, telling me, that inplace upgrades from Windows 10 (22H2) to the current Windows 11 version 22H2 fails in his enterprise environment. The issue has been observed since August 8, 2023. After I've published the German edition of this blog post, more affected users confirmed that. Finally the administrator came back with a solution, the dynamic updates downloaded during setup seems to be the culprit. Here is an overview about that topic.

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CISA warns of Citrix ShareFile RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-24489

Posted on 2023-08-18 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)The US security agency CISA warns about the Citrix ShareFile RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-24489 (CVSS score 9.1) and has added it to its vulnerability list. Citrix ShareFile is a widely used cloud-based file sharing application. The vulnerability being attacked in the wild had been addressed by me as of August 1, 2023 in the blog post Citrix ShareFile RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-24489 is under attack.

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Firefox 116.0.3 released with bug fix – problems with Copy&Paste?

Posted on 2023-08-17 by guenni

Mozilla[German]A couple of weeks ago, Mozilla's developers has released Firefox version 116.0.0 und then version 116.0.1 on August 7, 2023. On August 16, 2023, version 116.0.3 was added as a new bug fix update. However, I have received a report that there were problems with the copy & paste function of the clipboard with this version – similar to the last WhatsApp update.

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Thunderbird 115.1.1

Posted on 2023-08-17 by guenni

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.1.1 on August 15, 2023. It is an update, which should fix bugs.

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Windows 11: SSD drive performance issues fixed by August 2023 updates?

Posted on 2023-08-17 by guenni

Windows[German]Since Microsoft released the March 2023 security updates for Windows 11, some users have complained about performance issues with SSD drives. It mainly affects SSD NVMEs that act as boot drives. Now I've come across a report that these performance issues with SSDs have been resolved by the August 2023 security updates for a majority of those affected.

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

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Google Chrome 116.0.5845.96/.97

Posted on 2023-08-16 by guenni

Chrome[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 116 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on August 15, 2023. These are security updates that will be rolled out in the coming weeks and should eliminate 26 vulnerabilities. Furthermore, there is an update to the Chrome app for Android.

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Defender for Endpoint: URL filtering broken?

Posted on 2023-08-16 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Quick question to my blog readers. I have received a report that URL filtering.in Defender for Endpoint is broken. In this context, it would be interesting to know if there are other people affected or if the reader is an isolated case. The affected companies are those where Defender for Endpoint is used in conjunction with Windows 11 22H2 and Microsoft 365.

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Microsoft's Storm-0558 cloud hack: US senator among the victims

Posted on 2023-08-16 by guenni

[German]It's been a few days since it became known that members of the suspected Chinese cyber group Storm-0558 managed to break into the Exchange Online and private outlook.com accounts of 25 organizations. Now a US senator came forward with the information that he had just been informed by the FBI that his personal email account was affected by this hack. And while we're on the subject, I'll put a second piece of information in this post. Administrators who are responsible for looking after the Microsoft Cloud in companies need to check whether tenants were affected by this hack. If necessary, a data protection incident report must then be submitted to the relevant authorities.

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Exchange Server August 2023 update: all patches pulled; workaround changed

Posted on 2023-08-15 by guenni

Exchange Logo[German]After the August 2023 security update for Exchange 2016 and 2019 caused massive installations issues for non-English installations, Microsoft had pulled finally all updates. In addition, Microsoft has made a change to the workaround proposed to overcome the install issues.; the newly created AD account may no longer be deleted. Another blog reader informed me about a bug that occurs after the update. Addendum: New versions of the updates has been re-released as of August 15, 2023.

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Windows 10: Updates KB5028244 and KB5029244 causes ClickOnce install issues with apps

Posted on 2023-08-15 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has confirmed a bug that was already distributed with the July 2023 preview update KB5028244 on Windows 10 22H2 and is also included in successor updates. Applications installed via ClickOnce prompts the user to reinstall them every time they are launched. Currently, Microsoft only provides a solution in the form of a Known Issues Rollback – or as a workaround, the request to uninstall and then reinstall the app.

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