Tag Archives: Virtualisierung

Windows 11: Parallels 17.1 supports virtual TPM 2.0 on Mac

Posted on 2021-10-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft does not support Windows 11 on Mac OS on their M1 processors and demands TPM 2.0 for virtual machines as well. Now the manufacturer Parallels has reacted and provides Parallels Desktop 17.1. This virtualization software also supports virtual TPM … Continue reading →

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VMware ESXi security updates fix vulnerabilities

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]Vendor VMware has released a new VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014 with a severity rating of "Important" as of July 13, 2021. VMware ESXi updates fix authentication and denial of service vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-21994, CVE-2021-21995). The whole thing affects VMware ESXi and … 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 10: Outlook 2013 fails, if virtualization software is installed

Posted on 2021-06-18 by guenni

[German]Today a blog post about a crude problem reported to me by a user (thanks for pointing it out). The Microsoft Outlook 2013 used in the environment seems to have problems under Windows 10 from version 2004, if one is … Continue reading →

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PoC for Hyper-V vulnerability (CVE-2021-28476) in vmswitch.sys

Posted on 2021-06-03 by guenni

[German]There is a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-28476) in Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization solution that allows a guest-to-host attack. Microsoft provided security updates in May 2021, so the vulnerability could be closed. Now a security researcher has published a proof of … Continue reading →

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VMware Security Updates (12./14.3.2020)

Posted on 2020-03-14 by guenni

[German]VMware has just received a security update for its virtualization products, including VMware Workstation Pro and Vmware Player. These updates address security vulnerabilities in the virtualization products. Advertising

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Docker for Windows collides with Razer Synapse driver tool

Posted on 2020-02-18 by guenni

[German]A short note for Windows users who intend to experiment with Docker for Windows. There are conflicts with the Razer Synapse driver tool. Funny is the reason why the two programs fails to work together. Advertising

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VMware ESXi: Hosts crash during VM shutdown with PCI passthrough

Posted on 2019-07-11 by guenni

[German]A brief note about an issue that may occurs with VMware ESXi virtualization solutions when PCI passthrough is used. Then the host may rashes when the virtual machines (guests) shut down. Advertising

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Virtualbox 5.2.12

Posted on 2018-05-12 by guenni

Oracle released the virtualization software VirtualBox version 5.2.12 on May 9, 2018. This is a maintenance update which should fix some bugs. Advertising

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