[German]A German blog reader has informed me that the RemovableStorageDevice blocking GPI is broken in Windows 10 and 11 . USB device control via GPO simply no longer works since the April 2025 patchday. This has been confirmed by Microsoft, a fix is in the works. I'll post the information here in the blog in case other administrators stumble across the issue.
[German]At the end of June 2025, there were reports (at least that's how I interpreted them) that virus scanners would "soon" no longer be allowed to use the Windows kernel mode. According to Microsoft, the CrowdStrike case, which paralyzed millions of Windows systems, was the final warning to take this step. The question now is whether we are experiencing a paradigm shift or whether it is a deceptive package and what is behind it all.
Brief information for users who have ever been on the Microsoft Answers forum for Windows, Edge, Office or other Microsoft products or have visited the Xbox forum. Their days are numbered, everything is being moved to Microsoft Q&A.
Microsoft has already updated its template files (Administrative Templates, ADMX/ADML files) for Microsoft Office 2016 and higher to version 5506.1000 on May 29, 2025. The template files contain the group policies for managing Microsoft Office.
[German]Warning to IT service providers and blog readers who ever buy a used Windows notebook, tablet or desktop PC system on eBay or other shops. A reader pointed out to me a couple days ago, that he had ordered refurbished Panasonic Toughpads FZ-G1(F) from Priceholes-com via eBay, but then discovered that they were infected with malware. He found the Chinese worm Synaptics.exe on the systems.
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[German]Microsoft released the preview update KB5060829 for Windows 11 24H2 on June 26, 2025. The update corrects errors, but causes trouble. For example, administrators suddenly find entries triggered by the Windows Firewall for Advanced Security in the Windows Event Viewer. Microsoft now states that these entries can be ignored.
[German]From September 30, 2025 Microsoft intends to discontinue the standard connectivity of outbound connections for VMs in Azure and switch to new methods.
[German]Brief information for administrators in the blog readership who use Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and are migrating clients to Windows 11. Under Windows 11 24H2 there is a problem that the App Attach feature of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) does not work. Microsoft has developed a fix that is being delivered in stages.
[German]The June 2025 update KB5060842 for Windows 10 24H2 was provided with an wrong timestamp (20.6.) in the meta files. This resulted in the update being delayed for installation on managed systems with update delay policies. The problem also occurs with Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11 23H2. Microsoft has now confirmed this and will not fix anything, it's up to administrators to fix things. In addition, the "Print to PDF" issue I mentioned has also been confirmed as a problem. Continue reading
[German]Microsoft has also announced the availability of its Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition (SE) as of July 1, 2025. This is intended to provide and maintain an on-premises solution for Skype for customers who do not wish to rely on the Microsoft Teams cloud solution.
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