[German]On April 12, 2022 (Microsoft's second Tuesday of the month patch day), several cumulative updates were released for supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version). Here are some details about each of the April 2022 patch day security updates.
[German]Europol has struck another blow against cyber criminals. The European police agency, together with other police agencies, has succeeded in shutting down RaidForums, one of the largest hacker forums in the world. The underground forum, founded in 2015, probably has more than half a million users, who supplied themselves with data from leaks (credit card or bank data, online access data, etc.). Charges have already been filed against the initiators.
[German]On April 12, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.
[German]Brief information for administrators of Windows systems, especially Windows Server. I have received information that the signature files for Microsoft Defender that have been delivered recently are causing problems. On some Windows Server systems, RAM usage may become unmanageable, affecting operation. Addendum: The issue seems to be known to Microsoft, they are supposedly working on it – see my attached information.
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[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium Edge browser to version Edge 100.0.1185.39 as of April 11, 2022. This is a maintenance update that closes a number of vulnerabilities. Microsoft has not yet published any information about the new version on the release notes and writes that they are still working on the update. Tom reports here that the version is already being rolled out. The fixed vulnerabilities should correspond with the notes in the blog post Chrome 100.0.4896.88 released, 11 vulnerabilities fixed. The browser should update automatically, but can also be downloaded here.
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome 100.0.4896.88 for Windows and Mac on the desktop in the stable channel as of April 11, 2022. The update closes 11 vulnerabilities. Chrome for Android has also been updated to version 100.0.4896.88. Here's a brief overview.
[German]The March 2022 updates KB5011551 and KB5011497 have caused various issues on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 on some machines. These range from password loops on Windows Server 2019 to remote desktop issues on Windows Server 2022. Since there are new security updates as of today, April 12, 2022, I'm summarizing the status of issues related to March 2022 updates in this post.
[German]On May Patchday, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, Windows 10 version 1909 (all editions) and Windows 10 version 20H2 (Home and Pro) will receive security updates for the last time. After that, both Windows 10 variants will drop out of support. Microsoft has pointed this out in the Windows Message Center. By default, these Windows 10 versions – at least in the Home and Pro versions – should be automatically updated to the newer builds.
[German]There is occasional feedback here on the German and English blogs from administrators who use WSUS to control the distribution of updates to Windows clients, and complain that clients have surprisingly pulled updates past WSUS and installed them. The cause may be a recommended group policy from Microsoft's baseline security templates. Here is some information on this issue, which a reader comment brought to my attention.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
