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Tag Archives: Windows 10
Citrix connections broken after Windows update KB5018410 (October 2022) (TLS problem)
[German]Small addendum from last week. Since the October patchday (October 11, 2022), administrators of Citrix installations have noticed that connections no longer work for Citrix clients once Windows update KB5018410 has been installed. This update for Windows 10 version 20H2-21H2 … Continue reading
Microsoft confirms: Windows fails to detect dangerous drivers – block lists not updated
[German]Windows 10/11 and its server pendants should block known, malicious drivers when they are loaded, so that they cannot cause any damage, as Microsoft has claimed for years. Now, Microsoft has secretly admitted that they made a mistake there. Because … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (October 11, 2022)
[German]On October 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some … Continue reading
Windows 10: Beware of a possible TLS disaster on October 2022 patchday
[German]Today, October 11, 2022 is Microsoft's patchday, and Windows 10 will also receive its monthly security update. As a precaution, I draw your attention to an issue that could possibly cause trouble in a few hours under Windows 10 20H2 … Continue reading
High CPU load, fan on full speed; Windows Defender struggles with Dell SupportAssist
[German]Brief information, which I'll cover in this post. Last week a tweet came to my attention in which a Microsoft MVP complained that the fan on his Windows system was running at full speed. A quick look showed that Microsoft … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10/11: Microsoft installs Spotify app without user consent (Sept. 2022)
[German]Last week users running Windows 10 or Windows 11 went into trouble. Microsoft decided to install Spotify on many user systems, regardless of whether users wanted it or not. In addition, Spotify starts automatically when Windows is subsequently booted – … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: Strange issues since August 2022 updates
[German]German blog reader Henning contacted me via email because he has been experiencing Windows 10 and Windows 11 issues on several machines since the August 2022 updates. Four identical systems running Windows 10 or Windows 11 have been experiencing startup … Continue reading
Windows 10 22H2: Already distributed via WSUS in August 2022; Clients no longer find updates
[German]I got reports from a few people complaining that their Windows 10 clients didn't get updates via WSUS in September 2022. Then it turned out that their clients were already upgraded to version 22H2 via WSUS in August 2022 via … Continue reading
Windows 10/Server v1909 Preview Update KB5016690 (Sept. 20, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5017379 on September 20, 2022 (C-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows Server 2019 as well as Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC, etc. Below, I provide an overview regarding … Continue reading
Windows 10 20H2-21H2 Preview Update KB5017380 (Sept. 20, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5017380 on September 20, 2022 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 21H2-21H2. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10. This update disables TLS … Continue reading