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- Anonymous on Windows 11: Still RDP issues (Feb. 2025)?
- John Blawkowski on WSUS problem: Clients have not logged in since 12.2.2025
- Techvet on WSUS problem: Clients have not logged in since 12.2.2025
- Anonymous on Windows 11 24H2: Hanging RDP session as a problem
- EP on Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft has published new CPU lists (Feb. 2025)
Recent Comments
- Anonymous on Windows 11: Still RDP issues (Feb. 2025)?
- John Blawkowski on WSUS problem: Clients have not logged in since 12.2.2025
- Techvet on WSUS problem: Clients have not logged in since 12.2.2025
- Anonymous on Windows 11 24H2: Hanging RDP session as a problem
- EP on Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft has published new CPU lists (Feb. 2025)
Tag Archives: Windows
Microsoft'a Marketing tales: Windows 11 is free for a short time; support for Microsoft 365 app ends in October 2025 for Windows 10
[German]Microsoft reached last week into its marketing bag of tricks again and put some questionable things on the table to promote Windows 11. It says that "Windows 11 is free for a short time". And another joke is unpacked: Microsoft … Continue reading
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Windows 11: Virtualbox collides with Hyper-V?
[German]An unpleasant observation that is being discussed in the Virtualbox community. Virtualbox only works under Windows 11 if Hyper-V has been removed as a platform (and other virtualization functions). Apparently the hypervisors (still) collide. But removing Hyper-V and the other … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Software, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged Hyper-V, issue, Virtualbox, Windows
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Review: Windows Patchday issues January 2025
[German]After Microsoft released security updates for Windows on January 14, 2025, there is some feedback on problems. Some systems fail with an installation error, on other systems the update is not offered due to missing SSUs. And there are some … Continue reading
Windows 10/Server 2022: SgrmBroker service no longer starts after Jan. 2025 update (KB5049981)
[German]Microsoft has distributed the security update KB5049981 for Windows 10 21H2-22H2 for the January 2025 Patchday (14.1.2025). After installing this update, administrators notice that the SgrmBroker service (broker for runtime monitoring of system monitoring) no longer starts. Administrators also notice … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 14, 2025)
[German]On the Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 14, 2025), Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 159 vulnerabilities (CVEs), eight of which are classified as … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Software, Update, Windows
Tagged Office, Patchday 1.2025, Security, Update, Windows
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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 ...
Microsoft: 2025 will be the year of Windows 11 PC updates
[German]In case anyone hasn't noticed, it's 2025. Microsoft has also come out and said that 2025 will be the "year of Windows 11 PC updates". After all, Windows 10 will cease to be supported in October 2025 and half to … Continue reading
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Operating system/Windows share (End of December 2024)
[German]It's the beginning of 2025 and Statcounter's figures for operating system distribution on the desktop are available for the end of December 2024. What about Microsoft Windows share on the desktop? Windows 10 will no longer be supported after October … Continue reading
38C3: Bitlocker bypassed via vulnerabilities (Dec. 2024)
[German]A small addendum from the weekend – at the 38C3 congress of the Chaos Computer Club, Thomas Lambertz, a security expert, showed how Microsoft's Bitlocker encryption can be circumvented by "downgrading" a patched vulnerability. The way in which secret services … Continue reading
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Vulnerabilities in G DATA Business software; fix with version 15.8.333
[German]Blog reader Fabian D. accidentally discovered a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the G Data Security Client at the beginning of April 2024 and was then able to prove a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the G Data Management Server during targeted … Continue reading
PayPal fraud via "guest account"; German consumer advice center warns
[German]The German consumer advice center of North Rhine-Westphalia warns of a nasty scam in which criminals abuse PayPal's ability to pay via a guest account. Anyone with a bank account can fall victim to this scam – regardless of whether … Continue reading