Tag Archives: Windows Server

Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 Updates (Feb. 25, 2020)

Posted on 2020-02-26 by guenni

[German]On February 25, 2020, Microsoft released a monthly preview rollup for Windows 8.1 as well as optional updates for older Windows 10 versions.

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App-V publishing fails due to UserConfig files

Posted on 2020-02-22 by guenni

[German]Here's an article about App-V and a problem that publishing App-V applications fails because a UserConfig file is used. Windows returns the error code 0x0FD0A725-0000000057 in the log file when the App-V packages are delivered.

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Windows Server: Vulnerability CVE-2020-0609 in Remote Desktop Gateway

Posted on 2020-01-15 by guenni

[German]A small security note for administrators running Windows (Essentials) Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016/2019 with the Remote Desktop Gateway role enabled If you want users to be able to access the RCE vulnerability CVE-2020-0609 on ports 443 and 3389, … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Jan. 14, 2020)

Posted on 2020-01-15 by guenni

[German]On 14 January 2020, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and further updates for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Windows Server 2008/R2: In-place upgrade description updated (01/06/2020)

Posted on 2020-01-08 by guenni

[German]A small note in the margin for administrators of Windows Server 2008/R2 who may still be facing an upgrade: Thomas Maurer has updated his blog post at Microsoft, which explains the complex approach to in-place upgrading a Windows Server 2008/R2 … Continue reading →

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

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Microsoft enforces secure connections to the Domain Controller from January 2020

Posted on 2019-12-25 by guenni

[German]Just a brief information for Administrators of domain controllers in the Windows Server environment. As of January 2020, Microsoft requires secure connections to these domain controllers.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Dec. 10, 2019)

Posted on 2019-12-11 by guenni

[German]On December 10, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.

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AWS: Bring-Your-Own-License Experience für Microsoft Windows Server und SQL Server

Posted on 2019-12-04 by guenni

Amazon has just announced a change for its Amazon Web Services (AWS) in terms of hosting Microsoft's Windows Server and Windows SQL Server with its own licenses. Details may be read at A New, Simplified, Bring-Your-Own-License Experience for Microsoft Windows … Continue reading →

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Create a Windows Server 2019 Reference image

Posted on 2019-10-26 by guenni

[German]A brief information for administrators who are involved in creating reference images for Windows Server 2019. I came across a post that might be helpful.

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates (October 15, 2019)

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]As of October 15, 2019, Microsoft Preview has released Rollup Updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. At the same time, a preview rollup update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012/ R2 was released.

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