Windows 11 21H2 Preview Update KB5025298 (April 25, 2023)

Windows[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5025298 for Windows 11 version 21H2 on April 25, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.

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Windows 11 22H2: Preview-Update KB5025305 (April 25, 2023)

Windows[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) update KB5025305 for Windows 11 version 22H2 as of April 25, 2023. The update distributes a number of new features/bug fixes. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.

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Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5025297 (April 25, 2023)

Windows[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5025297 for Windows 10 on April 25, 2023 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 22H2. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10. The information about the updates can be found in the Windows 10 update history page.

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Firefox 112.0.2: Fix for Memory Leak

Mozilla[German]The Mozilla developers have probably corrected the bug in Firefox 112.0.1, which led to high memory consumption with version 112.0.2. As of April 25, 2023, the maintenance update to version 112.0.2 has been released, which is supposed to fix the bug.
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Thunderbird 102.10.1

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another maintenance update of the email client to version 102.10.1 on April 24, 2023 (I had not addressed 102.10.0). It's a bug fix update which should eliminate bugs.

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Microsoft agrees not to bundle Teams with Office reported

[German]Microsoft is making a 180-degree turn and will no longer automatically bundle its Teams video conferencing and messaging app with its Microsoft 365 packages as an Office solution. That's reported be Financial Times. With this move, Redmond is trying to take a step towards the EU Competition Commission and hopes to prevent an official antitrust investigation by EU regulators.

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Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2 ISO install media refresh April 2023 in VLSC and MSDN

Windows[German]Microsoft has updated the ISO installation images for various Windows 10 versions to include the April 2023 cumulative updates. The image files are available for download from Microsoft Visual Studio Subscription (MVS), formerly MSDN Subscription, and the Volume License Center (VLSC). The ISO files for Windows 11, on the other hand, do not yet appear to be offered in the April 2023 variant.

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Tip: GUI for Windows LAPS with history view

Windows[German]Today a little tip for administrators in enterprise environments using Windows LAPS. German blog reader Heiko informed me on about a a graphical environment he wrote in PowerShell that lets you view Windows LAPS passwords, including password history.

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Active Directory: Bug in LDAP_MATCHING_RULE_IN_CHAIN-Abfrage?

Windows[German]It seems that there is a bug in Active Directory (AD) regarding query capabilities via LDAP_MATCHING_RULE_IN_CHAIN. This is supposed to resolve recursive groups and find users who are members. A blog reader contacted me about this and described the bug, but could not do any additional verification because a second AD is missing for testing. I'll post it, maybe other administrators can confirm.

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Parallels RAS licenses expire on April 24, 2023; reactivation required

Stop - Pixabay[German]Brief note for administrators who use Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server). If the "big bang" breaks out on April 24, 2023 because the Parallels RAS refuses to work, it's probably not your fault. It looks like the vendor "screwed up" the licenses as of April 22, 2023, so Parallels RAS will stop working on April 24, 2023. The licenses will need to be reactivated in order to use the product again.

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