[German]It's simply marvelous how the Digital Markets Act of the European Union (EU) works. Microsoft has now announced that it is changing its approach in Windows 10 and 11, no longer making Edge the default browser for users, making the Store uninstallable and adapting certain apps and the search function – but only for users in the EEA.
Anyone considering using Google Pay on their smartphone and entering PayPal as a payment source in the Google Wallet app should perhaps wait. In any case, Google is kicking out this payment provider in the USA.
[German]A somewhat unconventional design decision by the Windows developers makes it possible for attackers to locally override group policies for users (user group policies). Normal user rights and a dll file shipped with Windows are sufficient. Microsoft has no plans to solve this problem, that might be around since over 25 years. This is the conclusion of a discussion between security researcher Stefan Kanthak and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) team. I was partially involved as a tester and have summarized it below.
[German]On this occasion, I'll take up a topic that came to my attention at the beginning of May 2025. Administrators noticed that the PowerShell Script Enforcement in AppLocker/WDAC had been broken for months. Although this should now be fixed with PowerShell 7.6, it shows that you can't look often enough when the worst comes to the worst.
[German]Another addendum from the May 2025 patchday. The update KB5058405 rolled out on May 13, 2025 for Windows 11 22H2 / 23H2 leads to a blue screen with the error code 0xc0000098 on some systems. The system hangs in recovery mode because the ACPI.sys is causing problems and then wants to be repaired. There has been an out-of-band update since May 31, 2025 to fix the problem.
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[German]On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 22H2 with the delivery of the last security updates. Enthusiasts want to use the end of Windows 10 in the "End of 10" campaign to persuade users to switch to Linux. This is because Linux runs on these systems, while Windows 11 has hardware requirements that are too high.
[German]Brief information for WhatsApp users among our readership with older devices. The developers are cutting the ability to run WhatsApp on certain older devices running iOS. This will end on June 1, 2025.
[German]Microsoft Authenticator is a free app that allows you to log in to online accounts without using a password. Instead, options such as fingerprint, facial recognition or PIN are used. The app could also store passwords. However, this function will be switched off in July 2025. The Microsoft Authenticator app has now started to warn users that the password saving function will soon be removed.
[German]I'm pick up on a topic that is somehow already known in this form. Owners of Microsoft Office 365 accounts receive appointment invitations that claim that an action needs to be carried out. But in the background is a phisher who is trying to rip off victims. I have now come across a case where the emails come from Microsoft.
[German]I'd like to discuss an email I allegedly received from Microsoft regarding an "expiring tenant". Something needs to be ordered because the tenant, which has been inactive for more than 200 days, will otherwise expire. Is it a legitimate mail or phishing, that is the question here? Spoiler: I have failed first to answer the question with 100 % certainty. Then a German blog reader directed me to the right platform – and yes, the phishing mail is a legit Microsoft mail – WTF!
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