Tag Archives: Windows 11

Windows 11: Does "Microsoft Family Safety" work for you?

Posted on 2022-02-15 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has offered a Windows a feature  called "Microsoft Family Safety" since years, which allows parents to control what children can do with a system. This ranges from limiting the usage time to specifying which applications can be called up. … Continue reading →

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Does the WhatsApp desktop app throttle GPU performance?

Posted on 2022-02-13 by guenni

[German]The meta-messenger WhatsApp has a client for the Windows desktop. A reader has now pointed out to me his observation that this app throttles the GPU performance of the desktop. I'm posting it man here on the blog with – … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (February 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-09 by guenni

[German]On February 8 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various issues. Addendum: In addition, Windows Server … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 may bricks MSSQL server instances; no longer executable

Posted on 2022-02-07 by guenni

[German]Windows 11 seems to be becoming a challenge for many people because of problems with drivers and software at all corners. A blog reader alerted me to a particular problem on a customer's machine. There, an MSSQL Server instance can … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 upgrade for compatible devices in final availability phase (Jan. 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has entered the final phase and increased the pace of the Windows 11 rollout on compatible Windows 10 devices. Released on October 5, 2021, the operating system can now be installed on all compatible devices as an upgrade by … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 11: Microsoft fixes issues rendering colors correctly

Posted on 2022-01-27 by guenni

[German]Since the release of Windows 11, users have complained about problems with color management and that the use of ICC color profiles does not work. Now Microsoft has fixed the problem, which was officially confirmed in 2021, with the preview … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 / Windows Server 2022 Preview Update (Jan. 25, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released some optional, cumulative (preview) updates on January 25, 2022 (D-Week). These are intended to fix various bugs in Windows 10, Windows 11 and in the corresponding Windows Server versions. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates … Continue reading →

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Installing Windows 10/11 in Hyper-V 2nd Generation

Posted on 2022-01-22 by guenni

[German]Installing Windows 10 or Windows 11 in virtual environments can present some challenges. Depending on the hypervisor, the installation may even fail completely. Blog reader Thomas S. emailed me back in December 2021 with his experiences installing Windows 10 as … Continue reading →

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Windows 11/Server 2022: Out-of-band Updates fixes Jan. 2022-Patchday Issues (Jan. 17, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released of security updates for all supported Windows versions (Windows 7 through Windows 11, as well as their server counterparts) as of Jan. 17, 2022. These updates try to fix the DC boot loop issue, the missing ReFS … Continue reading →

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Windows VPN connections (L2TP over IPSEC) broken after January 2022 update

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]The security updates for Windows released on January 11, 2022 have a very unpleasant collateral damage. All users who rely on VPN connections with L2TP over IPSEC will no longer work after installing the updates in question. Here is an … Continue reading →

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