Tag Archives: Windows Server

Linux: Microsoft recommendation on enforcement mode against Active Directory takeover may cause issues

Posted on 2022-01-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft recommends installing the November 2021 security updates on Windows servers that operate as DCs as protection against a domain takeover caused by the vulnerabilities CVE-2021-42287 and CVE-2021-42278. And Micrsooft also recommends enabling so-called enforcement mode to protect against the … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 / Windows Server 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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Out-of-Band Updates for Windows (Jan. 17/18, 2022) doesn't fixes ReFS Issues complete

Posted on 2022-01-20 by guenni

[German]The security updates for Windows released by Microsoft on January 11, 2022 resulted in the loss of support for the ReFS file system and disks being displayed as RAW. As of January 17 and 18, 2022, Microsoft has released special … Continue reading →

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Windows Server: January 2022 security updates are causing DC boot loop

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]I'll pull it out separately as a blog post. Administrators of Windows Domain Controllers should be careful about installing the January 2022 security updates. I have now received numerous reports that Windows servers acting as domain controllers will not boot … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]On January 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) were released. Here are some details about each of the Patchday … Continue reading →

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

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Windows Server: Out-of-Band Update fixes Remote Desktop issues (2022/01/04)

Posted on 2022-01-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a special update (out of band update) for Windows Server on January 4, 2022. This is supposed to eliminate massive problems that can occur with remote desktop connections. The problem actually affects all Windows Server versions, but … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019/2022: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint fails after Nov. 2021 updates

Posted on 2021-11-25 by guenni

[German]Short message for administrators who are already productive with Windows Server 2019 or even Windows Server 2022 and use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as virus protection. Microsoft has admitted that after installing certain updates on these Windows Server versions, problems … Continue reading →

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0-Day LPE Vulnerability in Windows Installer (Nov. 2021)

Posted on 2021-11-23 by guenni

[German]A security researcher has found a 0-day vulnerability in Windows Installer that allows a local attacker to gain administrative privileges. The 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege' vulnerability CVE-2021-41379 has been patched in November 2021. But there is a workaround, the … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/Windows Server: Out-of-band updates fixes DC authentification error (2021/11/14)

Posted on 2021-11-15 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released unscheduled, so-called out-of-band updates for various versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 / 2019 as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on November 14, 2021. These are intended to fix … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019: No refresh for Citrix apps

Posted on 2021-10-15 by guenni

[German]Brief information for administrators who virtualize Citrix apps via Windows Server 2019 on Windows 10. When publishing Virtual Apps on Windows Server 2019 (as well as Windows 10 clients), there is an issue that no refresh is performed in file … Continue reading →

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