Tag Archives: issue

Edge 97 automatically opens during login

Posted on 2022-01-15 by guenni

[German]I'm once again addressing an issue with Microsoft's Edge browser into the blog. A reader informed me that in his environment (university), Edge 97 opens automatically upon login – an annoying endeavor. Here is some information on what I found … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2012/R2: January 2022 Update KB5009586 bricks Hyper-V Host

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft Hyper-V users running Windows Server 2012/R2 should be cautious about installing update security update KB5009586 or KB5009624 for Windows Server 2012/R2. The security updates released on January 11, 2022 have several unpleasant collateral damages at once. After installing the … Continue reading →

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Windows VPN connections (L2TP over IPSEC) broken after January 2022 update

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]The security updates for Windows released on January 11, 2022 have a very unpleasant collateral damage. All users who rely on VPN connections with L2TP over IPSEC will no longer work after installing the updates in question. Here is an … Continue reading →

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Windows Server: January 2022 security updates are causing DC boot loop

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]I'll pull it out separately as a blog post. Administrators of Windows Domain Controllers should be careful about installing the January 2022 security updates. I have now received numerous reports that Windows servers acting as domain controllers will not boot … Continue reading →

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Windows Terminal Emulator: DoS and "White Screen of Death" via Escape Characters to Change the Title

Posted on 2022-01-10 by guenni

[German]Windows offers the possibility to change the window title of windows of a terminal emulator via control characters (ANSI Escape Characters). Some blog readers still know this, was used to adjust colors of a DOS window for example. A security … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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December 2021 security update KB5008212 kills Outlook Search

Posted on 2022-01-08 by guenni

[German]The security update KB5008212 distributed on December 14, 2021 for Windows 10 version 2004 to 21H2 has an unpleasant collateral damage. Anyone who has installed the update may find that Outlook Search no longer works afterwards. Microsoft has now acknowledged … Continue reading →

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SonicWall E-Mail Security Appliance has also a Year 2022 Bug

Posted on 2022-01-03 by guenni

[German]A quick information/question for the administrators who have a SonicWall email security appliance in use. Do you have error messages in the log files since 1/1/2022 that indicate a date error? I guess the firmware has the same problem as … Continue reading →

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Temporary Fix for Exchange Year 2022 Bug FIP-FS Scan Engine failed to load (Jan. 1, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-03 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has now delivered a temporary fix for the year 2022 bug that prevents (on-premises) Exchange Servers to transport mails since January 1, 2022. Since I expect that Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, some people will discover that Exchange Server is … Continue reading →

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Microsoft confirms Exchange Year 2022 problem that FIP-FS Scan Engine failed to load (Jan. 1, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-02 by guenni

[German]Exchange servers (on-premises) have had woldwide a Year 2022 problem since January 1 (00:00 UTC), because mails are no longer transported due to a "date error". Meanwhile, Microsoft has confirmed this issue in a separate blog post. The developers are … Continue reading →

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Exchange Year 2022 Problem: FIP-FS Scan Engine failed to load – Can’t Convert “2201010001” to long (2022/01/01 00:00 UTC)

Posted on 2022-01-01 by guenni

[German]A short note to the administrators whose on-premises Exchange servers are currently on strike and cannot load the FIP-FS scan engine (virus scanner) and report an error Can't Convert "2201010001" to long. You are probably not alone, as of Jan. … Continue reading →

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