Linux Mint 22.1 released

Posted on 2025-01-17 by guenni

The maintainers of Linux Mint have released version 22.1 (Xia). Linux Mint 22.1 is a version with long-term support until 2029 and brings updated software packages, some refinements and many new features. The release notes with known issues can be found here, the installation instructions can be found here and the ISO files can be downloaded here.

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Attention: Problems with Windows January 2025 updates and Citrix environments (session recordings)

Posted on 2025-01-17 by guenni

Windows[German]Take care when installing the Windows updates from January 2025 in Citrix environments. Administrators must ensure that the Session Recordings (SR), if installed, are switched off before the update installation. There is a support article from Citrix with some advices on this problem. There are workarounds to install the January 2025 updates. Continue reading →

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Review: Windows Patchday issues January 2025

Posted on 2025-01-17 by guenni

Windows[German]After Microsoft released security updates for Windows on January 14, 2025, there is some feedback on problems. Some systems fail with an installation error, on other systems the update is not offered due to missing SSUs. And there are some problems after installation. Here is a brief summary of what I have encountered.

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Windows 10/Server 2022: SgrmBroker service no longer starts after Jan. 2025 update (KB5049981)

Posted on 2025-01-16 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has distributed the security update KB5049981 for Windows 10 21H2-22H2 for the January 2025 Patchday (14.1.2025). After installing this update, administrators notice that the SgrmBroker service (broker for runtime monitoring of system monitoring) no longer starts. Administrators also notice the same behavior under Windows Server 2022. I will summarize the information I have in this regard.

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (January 2025)

Posted on 2025-01-16 by guenni

Update[German]On January 14, 2025 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. Non-security updates were released on January 7, 2025. Below you will find an overview of the available updates.

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Patchday: Windows Server-Updates (January 14, 2025)

Posted on 2025-01-15 by guenni

Windows[German]On January 14, 2025 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported versions of Windows Server. Below I have extracted the provided updates including some details for these Windows Server versions (from Windows Server 2012 to 2025).

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Patchday: Windows 10/11 Updates (January 14, 2025)

Posted on 2025-01-15 by guenni

Windows[German]On January 14, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for the still supported versions of the client operating systems Windows 10 and Windows 11. Here are some details about these updates, which are intended to fix vulnerabilities and problems.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 14, 2025)

Posted on 2025-01-14 by guenni

Update[German]On the Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 14, 2025), Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 159 vulnerabilities (CVEs), eight of which are classified as 0-day. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.

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Microsoft Teams: Are there issues with phone calls/chats (Jan. 2025)?

Posted on 2025-01-14 by guenni

Teams[German]Quick question for the administrators and users of Microsoft Teams 2.0. Have there been any problems with the software in the last few days? A user has contacted me complaining about problems with phone calls via Microsoft Teams that his users are experiencing. However, there is not much information available.

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Windows 10: Win RE-Update KB5048239 causes re-install loop (Jan. 2025)

Posted on 2025-01-14 by guenni

Windows[German]Over the last few days, I have received several emails from readers reporting that Microsoft is rolling out the Windows RE update KB5048239 for Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2. The problem is that this update is being installed again and again under Windows 10. The operating system gets into an "update loop".

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