Tag Archives: Virtualization

Windows Server 2022: Nov. 2023 update KB5032198 fixes VMware ESXi bug caused by KB5031364

Posted on 2023-11-17 by guenni

[German]October 2023 update for Windows Server 2022 (KB5031364) causes an issue in connection with VMware ESXi. Windows Server 2022 installed in virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESXi hosts can't start no longer and ended in a blue screen. Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2022: VMware ESXi problems confirmed by Microsoft update KB5031364, temporary fix

Posted on 2023-11-11 by guenni

[German]The October 2023 updates for Windows Server 2022 (KB5031364) are probably causing issues with VMware ESXi. Virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESXi hosts may not be able to start Windows 2022 (as a guest). Affected VMs trigger a blue … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Updates: VMware Player / Workstation 17.5; Fusion 13.5

Posted on 2023-10-22 by guenni

VMware has released an update for its virtualization solutions VMware Player and Workstation to version 17.5 this week. neowin.net describes here some improvements and fixes of the new version. VMware has released the security advisory MSA-2023-0021 (Aria, CVE-2023-34051, CVE-2023-34052, CVSSv3 index … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019/2022: Updates KB5031361/KB5031364 cause Hyper-V issues

Posted on 2023-10-17 by guenni

[German]I got reports that update KB5031361 for Windows Server 2019 (and Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC) is causing issues with VMs running on Hyper-V. The same is reported for update KB5031364 for Windows Server 2022. The virtual machines cannot be … Continue reading →

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FSLogix blocks OneDrive synchronization in virtual machines

Posted on 2023-05-06 by guenni

[German]Brief note for administrators who use FSLogix in the company on the one hand, but virtualize Windows instances on the other. In this combination, synchronization problems with OneDrive may occur. An error "FSLogix_unsupported_environment" is then reported. Microsoft confirmed this in … Continue reading →

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KVM bug: Windows VMs can hang at boot after 11 days

Posted on 2023-04-04 by guenni

[German]Over the past few months, some administrators have complained of Windows virtual machine boot issues in conjunction with the monthly security updates. In many cases, this could be traced back to VMware products such as ESXi – or turning off … Continue reading →

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Review of the VMware ESXi server cyberdebacle (Feb. 2023)

Posted on 2023-03-04 by guenni

[German]A brief flashback to February 2023 – since the beginning of the year, numerous VMware ESXi servers have been hijacked via a known vulnerability that has long since been closed. This VMware ESXi vulnerability has a huge threat potential and … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2022: VMware ESXi 7.0 U3k Patch for Secure Boot Issue (Update KB5022842, Feb. 2023)

Posted on 2023-02-22 by guenni

[German]VMware released VMware ESXi 7.0 U3k on Feb. 21, 2023, to address the Secure Boot issue of VMs. The background was that with the Feb. 14, 2023 patchday, an installed security update (KB5022842) for Windows Server 2022 prevented virtual machines … Continue reading →

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Parallels Desktop: Authorizes Windows 11 on Mac M1 processors

Posted on 2023-02-19 by guenni

Microsoft has authorized Arm versions of Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise for the Mac with Apple silicon for use in a virtual machine hosted with Parallels Desktop for Mac. IT administrators can now allow their users to run Windows 11 … Continue reading →

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Do we need RDS licenses for Citrix Virtual App/Desktop environments?

Posted on 2023-01-29 by guenni

Do we actually need Microsoft RDS licenses if we run an environment with Citrix Virtual App/Desktop? Citrix has discussed this in the article Do We Need RDS Licenses For Citrix Virtual App/Desktop Environment. Short answer: yes, you need both Citrix … Continue reading →

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