Former MS developer says: "Windows as a Service acts as an adversary tool"

Posted on 2025-04-27 by guenni

Windows[German]An ex-Microsoft software engineer from Windows development has unflattering things to say about the current operating systems from Redmond. The former Microsoft software developer explains why Microsoft has switched to Windows as a Service and describes the current Windows (10/11) as "a tool that acts a bit like an adversary". Below you will find the core statements of the ex-Microsoft employee, as well as some comments on my part, set in […].

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Windows 10/11: Printer bug with random character output fixed (March/April 2025)

Posted on 2025-04-26 by guenni

Windows[German]Users of Windows 10 and Windows 11 may have had a problem with the January 2025 preview update installed and thereafter. Some USB printers may then "possibly" print random text. The problem was corrected promptly by the KIR function. However, this bug was finally fixed with the April 2025 security updates.

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Microsoft rolls out recall for Windows 11 24H2 on Copilot+ PCs

Posted on 2025-04-26 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has begun rolling out its controversial Recall function and other features in stages on April 25, 2025. The new features are coming in a staged rollout with the preview update KB5055627 for Windows 11 24H2, whereby the features are to be reserved for Copilot+ PCs systems.

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Outlook 365: CPU spikes will be fixed "soon"

Posted on 2025-04-26 by guenni

[German]Users of Microsoft Outlook Classic have been plagued by high CPU load peaks (e.g. when typing texts) for months. After Microsoft acknowledged this problem with Office 365 (from version 2406, build 17726.20126), there is now also a schedule for a bug fix.

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Windows 11 24H2: HCL Notes (Domino) won't launch after Update KB5055523

Posted on 2025-04-26 by guenni

Windows[German]Small addendum to an error under Windows 11 24H2, caused by an update. There are reports that the HCL Notes (Domino) application no longer wants to start after the KB5055523 update from April 8, 2025 has been installed on a machine. Below is some information on this issue.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 11 24H2: Preview Update KB5055627 (April 25, 2025)

Posted on 2025-04-25 by guenni

WindowsMicrosoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5055627 for Windows 11 24H2 on April 25, 2025. I have added some information about this update in the blog post Windows 10/11: Preview Updates April 22 and 25, 2025.

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Important Security Update for Connect Wise ScreenConnect

Posted on 2025-04-25 by guenni

Update[German]A brief note for readers who use the ScreenConnect product from Connect Wise. The provider has issued a warning that an important security update is available for this product. Users and administrators, that are using the on-premises version of this product, should install the update as soon as possible.

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Will all browsers and the web 'soon' be broken? "<" & ">" should be removed from innerHTML

Posted on 2025-04-25 by guenni

[German]A small note from the "world of web browsers". There is a discussion in the Chromium bug tracker about angle brackets ("<" and ">"), which can occur as characters in HTML attributes or innerHTML elements. Escape handling is now to be introduced to prevent mXSS attacks. However, this could "break" the Chromium browsers (and other browsers).

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Check Point ransomware report 1st quarter 2025

Posted on 2025-04-25 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security provider Check Point Research has published its ransomware report for the first quarter of 2025. In its latest State of Ransomware report, the security researchers at Check Point Research (CPR) report that the first quarter of 2025 saw a new high in the number of ransomware attacks reported by hackers.

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Microsoft Defender XDR classifies Adobe Acrobat Cloud links as "malicious" – resulting in sensitive documents becoming public

Posted on 2025-04-25 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Once again, there has been a serious "rattle". Microsoft Defender XDR has incorrectly classified Adobe Acrobat Cloud links as "malicious". As a result, thousands of Adobe users suddenly had more than 1,700 sensitive documents checked on the AnyRun online platform. The documents uploaded to AnyRun by Freeplan users were subsequently made public. This is particularly good for sensitive documents when they become public.

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