Tag Archives: Update

Microsoft Security Update Summary (August 13, 2024)

Posted on 2024-08-14 by guenni

[German]On August 13, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 88 vulnerabilities (CVEs), including seven critical vulnerabilities, 10 of which are classified as 0-day … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: Bypass Welcome Wizard for Inplace Upgrade

Posted on 2024-08-13 by guenni

[German]Users who migrate from Windows 10 to Windows 11 via "Inplace Upgrade" are then greeted by a welcome wizard, which then asks for all kinds of things in various steps. Anyone who wants to upgrade several systems in view of … Continue reading →

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MS Edge update distribution via WSUS a bit chaotic again?

Posted on 2024-08-10 by guenni

[German]Question for administrators who distribute their updates for the Edge browser via the WSUS: Are there any inconsistencies at the moment (August 8, 2024). A user has left a comment at this time that points to a somewhat chaotic situation … Continue reading →

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Windows Server at risk from PoC exploit for CVE-2024-38077

Posted on 2024-08-09 by guenni

[German]Another follow-up to the July 2024 patchday, in which Microsoft closed the vulnerability CVE-2024-38077 in the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing (RDL) service of Windows Server. This is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability that has been rated with a CVSS … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability in Windows Update allows downgrade attacks (August 2024)

Posted on 2024-08-08 by guenni

[German]A security researcher from SafeBreach has taken a closer look at the Microsoft Windows update architecture. He discovered vulnerabilities in the operating system's update function (which are basically serious design flaws) that enable a downgrade attack. An attacker can thus … Continue reading →

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Office Updates from August 6, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-08 by guenni

[German]Small addendum from Tuesday this week. On August 6, 2024 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2016. I'll summarize some information about these updates here in the blog. Advertising

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CrowdStrike: New report, current status, lawsuits and more

Posted on 2024-08-07 by guenni

[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 →

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Windows Server: Confirmed that July 2024 updates will break Remote Desktop

Posted on 2024-07-29 by guenni

[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 →

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CrowdStrike incident: sensor failure as a previously unknown side effect?

Posted on 2024-07-27 by guenni

[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 →

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Windows 11 22H2/23H2: OOBE Update KB5041655

Posted on 2024-07-27 by guenni

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 →

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