[German]This is a critical issue that I have come across recently and illustrates the risk of IT shutdowns by vendors/manufacturers or countries. The Chinese manufacturer Deye, also represented in German balcony power plants and solar system installations with inverters, has switched off such devices in the USA, Great Britain, Pakistan and several other countries as of November 15, 2024. The solar systems are dead!
[German]If you own a business PC HP Prodesk 600 G4 with Windows 11 23H2, you could run into problems when upgrading to Windows 11 24H2. The sound from the Synaptics audio unit is missing after the upgrade because the driver provided by HP causes problems. However, blog reader Markus Grosche sent me a workaround by e-mail and in the discussion area, with which you can "get sound again" (thanks for that).
[German]In addition to the problems with Ubisoft games under Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft has also admitted to difficulties with USB scanners. USB scanners are simply not found if they use the eSCL scan protocol. A scanner problem has already been reported by a reader, but I have not yet been able to identify it. Here are the details on this issue.
[German]Other minor problems that Microsoft has acknowledged for Windows 11 24H2. On systems on which certain Ubisoft games are installed, there is a show stopper for upgrading to this Windows version. Below is an overview of what's going on. I will deal with a problem with scanners in a separate article.
[German]A quick information for all blog readers: Are you experiencing problems with Exchange Online? Microsoft is investigating reports of problems with Exchange Online in connection with the Microsoft Teams calendar. Some users are reporting a 404 error when attempting to access it. Here is some information on what I know so far. Addendum: Seems to affect more Microsoft 365 services.
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[German]The end of support for Windows 10 is coming in October 2025, so we're back to Microsoft's popular game of showing Windows 10 users "ads" as a full-screen display to show them what great alternatives Microsoft has to offer. But the full-screen ads that Windows 10 is out of support and you should switch are probably not yet available.
[German]Today, another incredible story that was passed on to me by a security expert. Someone tried to use ChatGPT to create code for an application that was supposed to be able to transfer cryptocurrency. Malicious code was built into it, which caused the victim to lose $2,500 to a scam site. The scammer's account is said to have reached $75,000 in the meantime.
[German]On November 12, 2024, Microsoft released a slew of security updates for Patchday. Bugs and security vulnerabilities were corrected, but there are also new inconsistencies. I have compiled some of the information that readers brought to my attention in comments and messages.
[German]Months ago, Redmond had to withdraw the first version of its Windows AI solution Recall due to heavy criticism. Microsoft has now released a revised version of its AI function Recall, which has been highly controversial for months, for testing on November 22, 2024. The AI solution is available for Windows Insiders to try out, but only on Copilot+PCs.
[German]Windows 11 is, according to Microsoft, already the "most secure operating system in the galaxy", but it is set to become even more secure – the Microsoft Secure Initiative sends its regards. Microsoft has therefore announced the "Quick Machine Recovery" function on it Ignite 2024 conference, held this week. A feature to get Windows up and running again more quickly after debacles such as Crowd Strike. Virus scanners will no longer run in kernel mode and applications will require administrator rights less frequently. Here is a summary of the numerous "promises".
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2013 – 2016
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