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CrowdStrike: New report, current status, lawsuits and more
[German]After the CrowdStrike Falcon software paralyzed 8.5 million Windows computers some time ago, the provider has now issued a second statement. According to the statement, 99% of the sensors are now back in operation. Otherwise, some of those affected are … Continue reading
Windows Server: Confirmed that July 2024 updates will break Remote Desktop
[German]With the security updates that Microsoft rolled out for Windows on July 9, 2024, there are problems with remote connections. I have received some reports that the Remote Desktop Gateway service is broken and regularly crashes under some Windows versions … Continue reading
CrowdStrike incident: sensor failure as a previously unknown side effect?
[German]A faulty update to the CrowdStrike Falcon software brought around 8.5 million Windows computers to a standstill on July 19, 2024. The incident is already considered to be the world's largest computer failure to date and is likely to have … Continue reading
Windows 11 22H2/23H2: OOBE Update KB5041655
Microsoft has released the Out of Box Experience Update KB5041655 for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 on July 25, 2024. This update improves the out-of-box experience (OOBE) of Windows 11 during installation. This update only applies to the Windows 11 … Continue reading
Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5040527 (July 25, 2024)
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5040527 for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on June 25, 2024. This is an optional update whose fixes will be generally rolled out in the following month. For Windows 11 22H2, … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Microsoft confirms Bitlocker queries through Windows July 2024 updates
[German]On July 9, 2024, Microsoft released a series of security updates for Windows. For some users, this leads to a prompt for the Bitlocker recovery key appearing when booting. I had already reported on this for Windows 11. However, Microsoft … Continue reading
Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5040525 (July 23, 2024)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5040525 for Windows 10 22H2 on July 23, 2024 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs (including the WDAC problems or problems with printer redirects) in Windows 10 22H2. Below is … Continue reading
Why numerous IT systems around the world failed due to two errors on July 19, 2024
[German]On July 19, 2024, there were numerous outages to Windows IT systems worldwide. Operations at airports came to a standstill, banks could no longer work, trains were canceled and companies sent their employees home (e.g. Tegut) because the IT systems … Continue reading
Windows 11 23H2 is now generally available – new "Checkpoint" updates announced
[German]Microsoft announced on July 17, 2024 that Windows 11 version 23H2 is now available for all compatible devices. All restrictions in this regard were lifted on this date. Anyone with a compatible device can check for updates – and if … Continue reading
Windows systems throw BSOD due to faulty CrowdStrike update
[German]A couple of hours ago, we are facing two significant outages in Microsoft IT infra structure. Microsoft 365 have had an outage due to an Azure configuration change. And a faulty update from Cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike force Windows hosts into … Continue reading