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Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 14, 2023)
[German]On February 14, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. The security updates fix 75 vulnerabilities, of which 9 are critical, 66 are important and … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: November 2022 updates cause DirectX issues on Intel graphics hardware
[German]The security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 released on November 8, 2022 can cause problems with DirectX on Intel GPUs in certain constellations. Outdated graphics drivers from Intel cause the apphelp.dll library from Microsoft to report an error … Continue reading
Winget: Currently issues with manifest validation? (Feb. 2023)
[German]It looks like there are currently issues with Microsoft's package manager Winget. Last week winget-pkgs was no longer able to validate packages or manifests. The problem seems to occur since the change to the 1.4 format and is discussed on … Continue reading
Microsoft says update KB5021751 to identify outdated Office versions respects your privacy
[German]Microsoft released update KB5021751 for Microsoft Office 2007 – 2013 on January 17, 2023 to track down users who are still using these outdated versions of Office. There was some puzzlement as to what this was all about. Now Microsoft … Continue reading
Windows 7/Server 2008/R2: Support until January 2024 (KB4522133)
[German]January 2023 was the scheduled end of support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 / R2 as part of the Extended Security Update program (ESU). February 2023 is the first month where there should actually be no more … 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 ...
.NET out-of-band update fixes XPS rendering issue in documents (Jan. 31, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has surprisingly released an unscheduled out-of-band update for .NET Framework on January 31, 2023. This should fix problems with XPS documents, which were caused by security updates from December 2022 in .NET Framework – I had reported in the … Continue reading
Windows 11 22H1: RDP issues fixed by preview update
[German]Users have been complaining about problems with remote desktop connections (RDP) under Windows 11 22H2 for months. In deed, first reports about that issue has been public sice December 2021. Last week, Microsoft released a preview update for Windows 11 … Continue reading
Windows Update CSP page refreshed (Jan. 2023)
[German]Quick note to administrators of Windows environments. Microsoft has updated the Policy CSP – Update web page as of January 27, 2023. This page documents group policies for Windows Update and now shows which policies should be used for what … Continue reading
Windows 11 22H2: Preview-Update KB5022360 (Jan. 26, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5022360 for Windows 11 version 22H2 on January 26, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these … Continue reading
Edge 109.0.1518.70 and 108.0.1462.95
[German]Microsoft upgraded the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 109.0.1518.70 on January 26, 2023 (thanks to readers for the tips here and here). In addition, the Edge in Extended Stable has been updated to version 108.0.1462.95.