Tag Archives: Patchday 10.2021

VMware ESXI 7.0: Windows Server 2012 R2 shows "non-accessible boot device" (Oct. 2021)

[German]It's an issue that seems to have blown up in some administrators' faces in mid-October 2021. VMware ESXI 7.0 administrators were getting a "non-accessible boot device" error message on virtualized Windows Server 2012 R2 machines. Then the server would no … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Update: Fix for Remote Desktop Smartcard Authentication (also YubiKey) issues

[German]As part of the October 2021 patchday wrap-up, I'd like to bring up a second topic in addition to the post Microsoft confirms Windows network printing issue after October 2021 updates. Microsoft has announced that the smartcard authentication issue with … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Windows October 2021 Updates: PrintNightmare Status and Network Printing Issues

[German]As of October 12, 2021, Microsoft has addressed new vulnerabilities in the environment of the security holes known as PrintNightmare via update. Therefore, a short look at the issue in question, which is still not off the table. In addition, … Continue reading

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (October 12, 2021)

[German]On October 12, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates. Advertising

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Security updates for Exchange Server (October 2021)

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 as of October 12, 2021. These October updates are required to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners and found through Microsoft's internal processes. … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 11 Updates (October 12, 2021)

[German]On October 12, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released the first cumulative update for Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various compatibility issues. Here are … Continue reading

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (October 12, 2021)

[German]On October 12, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems that are still in ESU support. Also with ESU Bypass v11 the whole thing still works. But these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2008 … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 Updates (October 12, 2021)

[German]On October 12, Microsoft released various updates for Windows 8.1. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information on the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for these operating systems. Advertising

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (October 12, 2021)

[German]On October 12, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to the current version 21H1) were released. Here are some details about the respective patchday security … Continue reading

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Microsoft Oktober 2021 Patchday (2021/10/12)

[German]On October 12, 2021, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. A list of updates can be found on this Microsoft page. Details about the update … Continue reading

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