[German]Microsoft has set an upgrade block for Windows 11 24H2 on systems where SenseShield Technology is installed. There is a problem with the compatibility between Windows 11 24H2 and the sprotect.sys driver. The Microsoft developers are investigating this with the manufacturer.
[German]Has the defense contractor Rheinmetall fallen victim to a ransomware attack? At least the Babuk2 ransomware group claims to have carried out a successful attack on the company. However, I currently have very little information, as the Babuk2 website is currently not accessible. And the group spread a lot of fake news.
[German]Hotpatching has been announced for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 for some time. This feature is now available for users of Windows 11 24H2 Enterprise, i.e. the restart after an update installation can be omitted a few times a year. However, there are certain restrictions that should be observed.
[German]Keine Überraschung für Nutzer von Microsofts Produkten. Redmond erhöht die Preise für seine On-Premises Server-Produkte am 1. Juli 2025 um 10%. Und auch Power BI ist am 1. April 2025 wohl drastisch (bis zu 40 %) teurer geworden, wie ich die Tage las.
[German]In September 2024, Microsoft published a support article on the Outlook error reporting a missing msls70.dll and reported that it was investigating the problem. Microsoft now claims to have fixed this error.
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[German]Information for administrators of Windows Server 2019, 2022, 23H2 and 2025 who use Veeam Backup & Replication. Their Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is causing problems in conjunction with the March 2025 cumulative updates. A Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with the code 0x00000149 may occur, or there is a high memory consumption on ReFS disks.
[German]As part of an international operation "Stream" coordinated by Europol, law enforcement officers and investigators have succeeded in shutting down Kidflix, a large child pornography streaming platform operating on the darknet.
[German]Brief information for users of Eufy cameras. A reader recently pointed out to me that there are probably problems with their cameras and the Eufy app. An app update from February 2025 seems to have caused problems for many users. Version 4.0, on the other hand, seems to work without any problems. Not the first problem with Eufy cameras.
[German]We have April 2025 and Statcounter's figures on operating system distribution on the desktop are available again for March 2025. Since Windows 10 will no longer be supported in October 2025, many users will only be able to use Windows 11. Could Windows 11 finally see a jump in usage?
[German]There are reports that VMware by Broadcom has broken the ability to automatically download updates for VMware Workstation. The cause seems to be a URL change to the update servers (something was changed on March 23/24, 2025), so that users receive a certificate warning.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
