Tag Archives: Update

Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (November 9, 2021)

[German]On November 9, 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 (November 9, 2021)

[German]On November 9, 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.

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Exchange Server November 2021 Security Updates Close RCE Vulnerability CVE-2021-42321

[German]For administrators of Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019, Microsoft has released the security updates for the current month as of November 9, 2021. Most relevantly, a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2021-42321 is closed (was exploited at the Tianfu … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2008 R2 gets another year ESU support until January 9, 2024

[German]Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired on January 14, 2020. However, Microsoft had provided a paid Extended Security Update Support for the two operating systems, which provides updates until January 10, 2023. Now it has … Continue reading

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Update Service components Update KB4023057 for Windows 10 / 11 (Nov. 2021)

[German]Microsoft has again released the preparation update KB4023057 (Update for Windows Update service components) for machines with Windows 10/11 on November 5, 2021. The update is supposed to improve the reliability of the Windows Update Service, i.e. to find any … Continue reading

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

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Windows 11: Out-of-band update KB5008295 fixes app start issues (2021/11/05)

[German]Microsoft has released an unscheduled update KB5008295 for Windows 11 as of November 5, 2021. The purpose of this update is to fix the startup issues of the apps shipped with Windows 11. These apps have not been launching since … Continue reading

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Microsoft's deployment of Windows 10 21H1, 21H2, and Windows 11

[German]It's November 2021, time to take a look at the state of affairs regarding the distribution of feature updates. Microsoft started updating more compatible Windows 10 machines to Windows 11 a few days ago. Further, Windows 10 21H1 is now … Continue reading

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MacOS Monterey updates may break older Macs with Intel CPU

[German]Unpleasant surprise for some people who own an older Mac with an Intel CPU. Currently, there are more and more reports of people whose Macs can no longer boot after an update to macOS Montery. In case of doubt, hardware … Continue reading

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How-To: Import OOB Updates in WSUS without IE, but with Microsoft Edge

[German]WSUS administrators are facing issues when it comes to importing updates. For historical reasons, Internet Explorer is normally required for this import. However, Microsoft is relying on the Edge browser in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Now, instead of laboriously … Continue reading

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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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