[German]Next case of "HP rolls out a firmware update for printers and breaks them". The manufacturer HP has released a firmware update for printers which is intended to correct a number of errors. Shortly after the release, numerous users reported that their devices were broken and only displayed error 11. I am posting the facts here in the blog.
[German]On March 11, 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. No updates were released as of March 4, 2025. Below you will find an overview of the available updates.
[German]Microsoft has disclosed a new problem that affects both Windows 10 and Windows 11 and is caused for the first time by the January 2025 preview update. Some USB printers may then "possibly" print random text. The problem has already been fixed by rolling back a fix via the built-in KIR feature.
[German]On March 11, 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 along with some details for these Windows Server versions (from Windows Server 2012 to 2025). The updates fix the vulnerabilities described in blog post Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 11, 2025), that are relevant for Windows Server.
[German]On March 11, 2025 (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 issues.
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[German]Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office and other products on March 11, 2025. The security updates eliminate 56 vulnerabilities (CVEs), seven of which were classified as 0-day. Six vulnerabilities are already under attack. Below is a compact overview of the updates that were released on Patchday.
[German]Once again, I would like to address a topic that was brought to my attention by a blog reader. In his environment, he has noticed that customers can no longer start their Outlook Classic on Microsoft Terminal Server. Perhaps the swarm intelligence of the readership will help.
[German]March 10, 2025 was probably not such a stress-free day for the supporters at Microsoft and X.com. Both the successor to the former Twitter, x.com, was down for hours (there is said to have been a DDoS attack). Microsoft's cloud services also still seem to be experiencing disruptions, as readers have reported. However, I was unable to react earlier as I was out and about all day – so I didn't notice any of the disruptions.
[German]OneDrive users have been suffering for months from the fact that integrated folders are suddenly only displayed as shortcuts. It's probably a bug, as I found out. Now a person affected has told me that the shortcut has been turned back into a folder. I would be interested to know whether this observation can be confirmed by other readers.
[German]The US authority CISA has issued a warning because criminals posing as the "BianLian Group" have launched an extortion campaign. The criminals are sending blackmail letters to company executives and threatening to pass on sensitive information if they do not pay. Here are a few details about this warning.
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