Issues with Exchange March 2022 Updates

Update[German]As of March 8, 2022, Microsoft has released several cumulative updates for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019. However, some systems are experiencing issues such as Exchange Control Panel (ECP) no longer working. On some systems, the "Microsoft Exchange Service Host" crashes regularly. However, there is a solution for this crash.

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March 2022 Internet Explorer Update KB5011486, and NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.3 Update KB5012417

Update[German]As of March 8, 2022, Microsoft has also released a cumulative security update KB5011486 for Internet Explorer. This closes the vulnerabilities CVE-2022-23299 and CVE-2022-24502. Furthermore there is a .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.3 update KB5012417. Here is some information about these updates.

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Windows 10 and 11: fTPM causes system stutter on AMD systems

Windows[German]Windows 10 or Windows 11 and AMD are not a dream team and may cause trouble again and again. The processor manufacturer AMD has now confirmed in a support document that systems with fTPM cause problems under Windows 10 and 11. Intermittent system stuttering can occur when fTPM is enabled under Windows 10 and 11. The remedy is to disable fTPM, as the manufacturer writes in a support document.

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Access:7 vulnerabilities impacting medical and IoT devices

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security vendor Forescout has found no less than seven vulnerabilities in the PTC Axeda agent during an investigation. This software is used in medical and IoT devices, which means that the vulnerabilities grouped under the name Access:7 have an impact on the security of such devices. Here is a brief overview of the facts.

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (March 8, 2022)

Update[German]On March 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products like SharePoint Server. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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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 ...


Edge 99.0.1150.36: Edge Insider ads can finally be deactivated via GPO

Edge[German]Small addendum for administrators in enterprise environments. Microsoft released Chromium Edge 99.0.1150.36 on March 7, 2022. With this browser version, the group policy to prevent the display of ads in corporate environments finally works.

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Thunderbird Version 91.7.0

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.7.0 on March 8, 2022. It is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch, which brings various fixes.

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Fortinet Vulnerability Advisories March 2022

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]US security provider Fortinet has already published security advisories on major vulnerabilities in its products (firewalls etc.) at the beginning of March 2022. Blog reader Martin H. had informed me about these security advisories via email the other day. So I'm just posting the information here without commenting.

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Windows Server 2022: March 2022 update KB5011497 breaks remote desktop gateway role

Windows[German]A quick note for Windows Server 2022 administrators: Be careful when applying the security update KB5011497 from March 8, 2022. I have received a report from an administrator that this update can cause severe problems with remote services. Certain roles are no longer available after installing this update – and this could be verified on several server instances.

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Windows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (March 8, 2022)

Windows[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on March 8, 2022. Among other things, corrections are being made to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Here is an overview of these special updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server versions 2008 R2 and 2012/R2.

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