[German]The security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 released on November 8, 2022 can cause problems with DirectX on Intel GPUs in certain constellations. Outdated graphics drivers from Intel cause the apphelp.dll library from Microsoft to report an error and there are problems with DirectX. However, this has only now been confirmed by Microsoft.
[German]Small addendum from yesterday, didn't get to it due to private appointments. Adobe and Microsoft announced Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, that Microsoft will implement Adobe Acrobat as the new default PDF reader in the Edge browser. The two companies are celebrating this as an innovation. It rather makes my head hurt as I see the Adobe PDF reader as more of a security hole and see many, many Microsoft Edge security updates and more trouble on the horizon.
[German]Short addendum, I have not gotten to it yet. Google has already released updates of the Google Chrome browser 110 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows until February 7, 2023. Thanks to Robert for the hint. Continue reading
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.7.2 on February 7, 2023. It is a bug-fix update, which should fix some problems. Just updated the client on my end.
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[German]Since last weekend, cyberattacks on vulnerable ESXi servers have been ongoing worldwide and there are probably a number of people affected (in Germany, a three-digit number is said to be affected). The attackers are exploiting a vulnerability that was already closed in 2021. Cybersecurity authorities around the world are warning of this danger. The US CISA has now published a recovery script to restore VMs for victims of the ESXiArgs ransomware.
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[German]Today a topic that might have put one or the other user in an unpleasant situation. A machine with Windows 10 Home Edition (or Windows 11 Home) suddenly requests a Bitlocker key after an update or other change. The user stands like a duck in a thunder storm, since he does not have this key and is actually not aware of ever having done anything with Bitlocker. The cause is a stupid chain of inadequacies in the form of Microsoft's implementation and the OEMs' anticipatory obedience.
[German]Microsoft's e-mail service outlook.com is today (February 7, 2023) since about 5:00 am German time probably disrupted worldwide. There are currently indications that the disruption is receding. But the status pages of Microsoft 365 or Outlook 365 continue to report a problem with this service. Users who rely on this cloud function can neither log in nor send or receive mails. Here's a quick overview of what's going on.
[German]NetScaler, a division of Cloud Software Group, has made the decision to end the sale (EoS) perpetual licensing of its hardware (MPX, SDX) and software (VPX/BLX) for NetScaler (Citrix ADC, Application Delivery Controller). It was announced that the sale of these licenses will end on March 8, 2023. Going forward, the products will be available through NetScaler subscription licenses.
[German]Microsoft will retire Internet Explorer 11 in most Windows versions on February 14, 2023. Microsoft Edge will then take over IE 11's tasks as the default browser via an update. Microsoft has updated a Techcommunity article with some hints and reminds about this replacement.
[German]This is an unpleasant story, actually a scandal, which I'm putting up for discussion here on the blog. Anyone using Microsoft 365 Apps for Business is in for an unpleasant surprise. Microsoft has pruned the product, so this product does not support macro execution management policies (GPOs, etc.). Only on the Microsoft 365 Enterprise variant provides this functionality.
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