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Pitfall: Windows clients install updates past WSUS
[German]There is occasional feedback here on the German and English blogs from administrators who use WSUS to control the distribution of updates to Windows clients, and complain that clients have surprisingly pulled updates past WSUS and installed them. The cause … Continue reading
Atlassian: Jira-/Confluence outage affects customers since April 5, 2022
[German]Atlassian's Jira platform, popular with many companies, has been down for what seems like hours. This is causing trouble for all customers who need access to the Atlassian Jira Bug System. There, information about security problems and other sensitive details … Continue reading
Citrix ADV Virtual Appliance 13.0.85 is breaking Gateway-Service
Short information for administrators of Citrix systems. Citrix ADV Virtual Appliance 13.0.85 seems to cause problems with Citrix Gateway Services. After importing the VPX and configuring the ADC, the Citrix Gateway login page (ICA proxy) may not be accessible.
Was there a cyber attack at American Express? Worldwide service outage on April 1, 2022
[German]Here's a quick information about an information a reader has send me in a private Facebook message. American Express seems to be having service issues since April 1, 2022 – a 2FA login doesn't really work, transactions get stuck. And … Continue reading
Windows: Were there issues with CET daylight saving time changeover in 2022?
[German]A brief question for European reader about an issue, which has become almost a running joke here on the blog: Did Windows 10/Windows 11 switch correctly to European summer time (daylight saving time) on Saturday night (26/27 March 2022)? I've … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10/11: Backup and Restore from Win7 is broken since Jan. 2022
[English]Another short addendum from this week on a topic that should hardly concern anyone. Microsoft has admitted that the "Backup and Restore" function known from Windows 7 for saving and restoring backups is now simply broken in Windows 10 and … Continue reading
Windows 10: Microsoft fixes Bluetooth BSOD caused by update KB5011543 (2022/03/22)
[German]Microsoft has also fixed an issue that can cause bluescreens in Bluetooth functions with preview update KB5011543 dated 22 March 2022. This affects Windows 10 versions 20H2 to 21H2 and was caused by cumulative update KB5009596 dated 25 January 2022 … Continue reading
Firefox blocks F-Secure Browser Protection Add-on
[German]Brief information for users of the Firefox browser in Windows, who also have the F-Secure antivirus solution in use. Since March 18, 2022, the browser has blocked the F-Secure Browser Protection add-on in versions up to 4.0.52, allegedly for violating … Continue reading
Outlook.com: "Sync Email" settings error "Unable to load these settings. Please try again later."(March 2022)
[Geman]A brief article about Microsoft's Outlook.com: There is a problem for users who want to collect mails from other email providers via Outlook.com. The feature in question has not been usable for some time now, with an error message stating … Continue reading
Windows 11: Compatibility issues with Virtualbox fixed
[German]Since the release of Windows 11, there has been a compatibility problem with the virtualization software Virtualbox that prevented its use. Microsoft has now announced that this problem has been solved "externally". The developers, who now belong to Oracle, seem … Continue reading