Patchday: Windows 10/11 Updates (May 13,  2025)

Windows[German]On May 13 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft released cumulative updates for the still supported client operating system versions of 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 (May 13, 2025)

Update[German]On May 13, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 71 vulnerabilities (CVEs), seven of which were classified as 0-day. Five vulnerabilities have already been attacked. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.

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Outlook fails with error [4usqa] since May 2025

[English]Redmond has probably deactivated its "Microsoft Information Protection API" in the tenants. As a result, Microsoft Outlook no longer works, but throws the error [4usqa]. Here is a brief overview of the situation.

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Parallels survey: 63 percent of SMEs are looking for a new VDI or DaaS solution

Parallels, active in the field of virtualization and end-user computing (EUC), recently published the results of its 2025 State of Cloud Computing Survey. The study reveals a significant shift in the EUC market, driven largely by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Faced with rising costs and increasing complexity of their existing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), 63% of SMEs are actively looking for alternative VDI or DaaS (Desktop-as-a-Service) providers. Almost all SMEs surveyed (94%) plan to implement a new solution within the next 12 months.

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Surface models that do not get Windows 11

Microsoft hat die Tage ein Liste seine Surface-Modelle veröffentlicht, die nicht mit Windows 11 kompatibel sind. Diese Geräte lassen sich also nicht aktualisieren

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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 ...


MSI RTX 5090 graphics card: 12V 2×6 cable continues to melt

Modern graphics cards are power guzzlers and there is a risk that the plugs of connection cables will burn. For its RTX 5090 graphics card, manufacturer MSI supplies a 12V 2×6 cable with yellow-colored plugs for the power supply. However, this cable is also susceptible to scorching due to high current flows.

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Criminal business and malicious AI models on the darknet

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Check Point has published its new AI Security Report 2025. In it, the security researchers examine how artificial intelligence is changing the cyber threat landscape. This ranges from generative AI models built specifically for hackers, i.e. GPTs, on the darknet, deepfake attacks, data poisoning and account trading to the instrumentalization of generative AI models for cyber attacks and ransomware.

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Microsoft SharePoint Online migrates to new CDN starting June 2025

[German]A quick note for administrators of Microsoft SharePoint Online who have not noticed this. From June 2025, Microsoft will be migrating this service to a new Content Delivery Network (CDN). There will also be a new domain under which Microsoft SharePoint Online will be accessible.

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Exchange Online: False SPAM flagging bug with GMail fixed

Exchange Logo[German]A small addendum from the beginning of May 2025 regarding Exchange Online. Since April 25, 2025, there has been a problem with a machine learning model incorrectly marking emails from Gmail accounts in Exchange Online as spam. According to Microsoft, this problem was fixed at the beginning of May 2025.

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Broadcom sends cease-and-desist letters to users of VMware perpetual licenses without a maintenance contract

VMware[German]VMware by Broadcom wants to force customers with purchase licenses (perpetual licenses) into maintenance contracts. Customers with such VMware purchase licenses, but without a valid maintenance contract, have probably received cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom prohibiting the installation of updates.

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