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Tag Archives: Windows
Windows file preview broken with Oct. 2025 update: Microsoft explains why it's by design – Part 2
[German]The security updates for Windows released on October 14, 2025 cause the preview of files (e.g., PDF documents or Office documents) in Explorer to be blocked in some cases. I described the problem in Part 1. On October 22, 2025, … Continue reading
Windows: File preview in Explorer broken after October 2025 update – Part 1
[German]Die Oktober 2025-Updates für Windows scheinen einen negativen Effekt auf die Vorschau von Dateien im Explorer zu haben. Mir liegen Berichte vor, dass PDF-Dokumente oder andere Dokumentdateien nicht mehr in der Vorschau geöffnet werden – speziell, wenn sie auf Netzwerkfreigaben … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2-25/H2, Server 2025: SID duplicates cause NTLM/Kerberos authentication errors
[German]On October 21, 2025, Microsoft issued a statement regarding a problem with NTLM/Kerberos authentication. Authentication errors occur in these operating systems when SIDs are identical on multiple computers and certain updates from August or September 2025 are installed. This is … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2-25H2: Out-of-band Recovery Update KB5070762
[German]Microsoft has released an out-of-band recovery update KB5070762 for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 25H2 on October 20, 2025. This update is intended to update the Win PE environment and fix the issue caused by the October 2025 patch day, … Continue reading
Windows bugs: Update and shutdown; Lock screen; Start menu and search
[German]I'm going to compile a list of bugs and inconsistencies related to Windows 10/11 that I've recently come across in a single post. The "Update and shut down" function in the Start menu seems to be broken in Windows 11, … 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 ...
October 2025 update causes smart card issues
[German]Addendum from last week, where security updates for Windows Clients and Windows Server were rolled out on October 14, 2025. Microsoft has admitted that these security updates cause problems with smart cards. Under certain circumstances, these may no longer be … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: USB keyboard/mouse doesn't work properly in WinRE
[German]A brief update from this week. Blog reader Ingo contacted me immediately after Patch Day because he had encountered issues with his mouse in Win RE. Microsoft has now officially confirmed that there may be issues with USB keyboards and … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2-25H2/Server 2025: Microsoft confirms issue with IIS/localhost, offers KIR solution
[German]Update KB5066835 from October 14, 2025 (as well as the preview update from September) for Windows 11 24H2-25H2 and Windows Server 2025, comes with a bug. This causes Internet Information Server (IIS) and thus the localhost function to no longer … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Summary (October 14, 2025)
[German]Microsoft hat am 14. Oktober 2025 Sicherheitsupdates für Windows-Clients und -Server, für Office – sowie für weitere Produkte – veröffentlicht. Die Sicherheitsupdates beseitigen 167 Schwachstellen (CVEs), sieben kritisch, drei davon wurden als 0-day klassifiziert und zwei werden ausgenutzt. Nachfolgend findet … Continue reading
Operating system/Windows share (End of September 2025)
[German]It's October 2025, and Statcounter has released its latest figures on desktop operating system distribution for the end of September 2025. With Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, Windows 11 is really the only option for many users. So … Continue reading