Windows 11 24H2/Server 2025: Microsoft fixes remote desktop freezes caused by Feb. 2025 update

Windows[German]Users of Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 have been plagued by problems with remote desktop connections for months. Microsoft has now announced that it has at least fixed the freezing of remote desktop connections as a result of the February 2025 security update for these operating systems.

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Windows Server 2025: Microsoft has fixed BlueSceen and issues

Windows[German]A bug in Windows Server 2025 known since October 2024, which led to Blue Screens, hanging systems or extremely slow restarts in certain constellations, was confirmed by Microsoft, and has been fixed in November 2024. But Microsoft has documented this fix "a bit later", on April 22, 2025.

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MS365 apps prompt for data backup in OneDrive; two GPOs for OneDrive are removed

[German]I'll pull out two topics separately that became known about Microsoft OneDrive a few days ago. Microsoft is rolling out an update that causes the Office applications from Microsoft 365 to prompt users to back up files to OneDrive (known since March 2025, the rollout was postponed by one month). And Microsoft removes two outdated GPO settings for OneDrive.MS365 apps prompt to back up to OneDrive; Two GPOs for OneDrive are removed

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April 2025 patch for Windows Symlink vulnerability CVE-2025-21204 tears new security issue

Windows[German]On April 8/9, 2025, Microsoft rolled out numerous security updates for the supported Windows versions, which were also intended to close the symlink vulnerability CVE-2025-21204. This made waves due to the Inetpub folder being patched on all Windows systems. It is now known that the security updates have opened up a new vulnerability. Every local user can permanently prevent the update installation.

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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 ...


VMware ESX update without token: Today (23.4.2025) last day

VMwareQuick reminder or information for users or administrators of VMware by Broadcom vCenter installations. As of today, April 23, 2025, a change in vCenter updates will come into effect, so that updates can only be downloaded and installed with update tokens.

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Windows 10/11: Preview Updates April 22 and 25, 2025

Windows[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) updates for Windows 10 22H2 (KB5055612) and Windows 11 22H2-23H2 (KB5055629) on April 22, 2025. Addendum: The optional cumulative (preview) update for Windows 11 23H2 (KB5055627) was released on April 25, 2025. These updates contain fixes that can be tested and are then generally rolled out as fixes in the following month. It should be noted that preview updates must be manually initiated for download and installation by default (although Windows 11 22H2 and later contains options for automatic installation).
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Windows 11 Issues: BlueScreens and Update Fails (April 2025)

Windows[German]Systems with Windows 11 seem to be becoming more and more of a "trouble maker" in some cases. Either the users are annoyed by BlueScreens. Or the computers cannot install updates and fall into a boot loop and can hardly be revived. I have received several reports about this over the last few days.

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Windows NTLM vulnerability CVE-2025-24054 is being exploited

Windows[German]On March 11, 2025, Microsoft also publicly documented and patched the vulnerability CVE-2025-24054 contained in Windows. The vulnerability enables NTLM spoofing, but was classified by Microsoft as "difficult to exploit". Last week, Checkpoint pointed out that cybercriminals are attacking systems via CVE-2025-24054.

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Office 365: Microsoft will deactivate ActiveX by default

[German]A small addendum from the last few weeks. On April 11, 2025, Microsoft announced that support for ActiveX components would be deactivated by default in Microsoft 365 (i.e. Office 365).

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