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Tag Archives: Windows Server
Windows Server vNext Insider Preview Build 20201
Microsoft has also released the Windows Insider Preview Build 20201 for Windows Server vNext on August 26, 2020. This is the variant from the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). This release includes both the Desktop Experience and Server … Continue reading
Windows Domain Controller suddenly generate EventID 5829 warnings (August 11, 2020)
[German]Administrators of Active Directory (AD) domain controllers may notice EventID 5829 warnings in the Event Viewer since August 2020 Patchday (August 11, 2020). This is intentional, Microsoft is addressing a problem with a vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) in Netlogon connections. Admins have … Continue reading
Windows 10/Server 2016: Security policy Inactivity limit does not work
[English]A German blog reader noticed that the local security policies for locking a user account during inactivity seem to stop working on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 and 2019. I'm going to put it up for discussion here, maybe … Continue reading
Critical update for SigRed Bug in Windows DNS Server
[German]There has been a bug in the code of the Windows DNS server for 17 years that leads to a critical vulnerability. The worm exploitable vulnerability could be exploited to gain domain administrator privileges and compromise the entire underlying corporate … Continue reading
Windows 10: Critical codec vulnerabilities patched
[German]Microsoft has patched vulnerabilities CVE-2020-1425 and CVE-2020-1457 in the Windows Codecs Library in an emergency update on 30 June 2020. This affects Windows 10 and its Windows Server counterparts.
Posted in Security, Software, Update, Windows
Tagged Update, Vulnerability, Windows 10, Windows Server
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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 ...
Windows 10: Out-of-band update to fix printer issues – I
[German]Microsoft Microsoft has released a batch of Out-of-band updates to fix the printer issues that occurred after the last patchday in Windows 8.1 as well as Windows 10 – including its server counterparts. Updates are now available for Windows 10 … Continue reading
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Tagged fix, KB4567512, KB4567513, KB4567514, printer, Update, Windows 10, Windows Server
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Patchday: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Updates (June 9, 2020)
[German]On June 9, 2020, Microsoft released several (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is an overview of these updates.
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Tagged ESU, KB4561643, KB4561669, KB4562030, Patchday 06-2020, Security, Update, Windows 7, Windows Server
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WSUS error during feature update to Windows 10 V190x
[German]Administrators who use WSUS to deploy a feature update to Windows 10 V190x reports that this fails with error codes such as 0x80070057 or 0xc1900298. There are now two different cases that have come to my attention or have been … Continue reading
MS-Teams on Windows Server: Keep an eye on your RAM
[German]Brief information for administrators who are responsible for Windows servers and have Microsoft teams (Citrix, RDS, VDI) in use. Keep an eye on virtual memory, teams are a memory hog.
Windows Server: Find LDAP bindings on DCs
[German]Another brief blog post about LDAP channel binding and LDAP signature request for Windows. How can you find LDAP bindings on a Windows Server Domain Controller?