Windows Server: January 2022 security updates are causing DC boot loop

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

Windows[German]I'll pull it out separately as a blog post. Administrators of Windows Domain Controllers should be careful about installing the January 2022 security updates. I have now received numerous reports that Windows servers acting as domain controllers will not boot afterwards. Lsass.exe (or wininit.exe) triggers a blue screen with the stop error 0xc0000005. It can hit all Windows Server versions that act as domain controllers, according to my estimation.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (January 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

Update[German]On January 11, 2 Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems that are still in ESU support. Also with ESU Bypass v11 the whole thing still works. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2008 R2 with ESU support. Here is some information about the Monthly Rollup and Security only Updates for this operating system.

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Patchday: Windows 11 Updates (January 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

Windows[German]On January 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various issues. Here are some details about this update.

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

Windows[German]On January 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) were released. Here are some details about each of the Patchday security updates.

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Security updates for Exchange Server (January 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

Update[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 as of January 11, 2022. These updates are required to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners and found through Microsoft's internal processes. The updates apply to the Exchange Server on-premises installations listed below.

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Updates (January 11, 2022), boot loop reported

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

Windows[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. These security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. I have already received information from a blog reader that a boot loop has occurred with domain controllers. Here is some information on the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for this operating system.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-11 by guenni

Update[German]On January 11, 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.

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Europol must delete data collected illegal from individuals

Posted on 2022-01-11 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The EU police agency Europol has amassed a huge collection of personal data of individuals collected somewhere in the course of investigations, crime reports or hacked messenger services, as well as asylum seekers. This data collection has been done unlawfully, according to the EDPS. Europol was therefore ordered to delete the data of individuals who were never involved in any crime.

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Bug: Can't add new contacts to outlook.com

Posted on 2022-01-11 by guenni

[German]No idea if anyone from the readership uses outlook.om. As I just read, the web variant of Outlook seems to have a bug since a short time, which results in users not being able to create contacts anymore.

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Canon ships toner without manufacturer's chips and provides usage guidance

Posted on 2022-01-11 by guenni

[German]Printer manufacturer Canon currently has to deliver toner cartridges without the chips to check whether they are originals from this vendor. The reason is the current chip shortage on the market, which has now also hit this manufacturer. In order for the cartridges to work, Canon has included a manual to trick their own testing that blocks foreign cartridges. Shows how sick this system has become and it's good to see manufacturers now rushing into their own "DRM trap for customer bully".

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