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Tag Archives: Windows
Important dates for Windows hardening in 2024
[German]Brief short note before the first patchday in 2024: Microsoft is carrying out hardening measures for Windows (clients and servers) over longer periods of time, where functions are secured via Windows Update on certain dates. Some of these hardening measures … Continue reading
Operating system/Windows share (December 2023)
[German]I haven't reported about it for a while, but it's time to take a quick look at the figures for operating system distribution on the desktop and, in particular, Microsoft Windows distribution and distribution across all devices. How is Windows … Continue reading
Steam has endet support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on January 1, 2024
[German]The time has come: The Steam platform has discontinued support for Windows 7, Windows 8.0 and Windows 8.1 as of January 1, 2024. This means that Steam client installations on these operating systems will no longer receive )(security) updates with … Continue reading
Microsoft disables ms-appinstaller protocol again; CVE-2021-43890 misused by ransomware
[German]Microsoft has disabled the MSXI ms-appinstaller protocol because it was being abused by malware groups. I remembered, that the vulnerability CVE-2021-43890 has been patched in Dec. 2021 and the protocol has been disabled long ago. Here is an overview of … Continue reading
Denial of Service vulnerability CVE-2022-44684 in Windows Local Session Manager (LSM)
[German]A brief security information. Shortly before Christmas, a warning popped up about a Denial of Service vulnerability in the Windows Local Session Manager (LSM). However, this DoS vulnerability with the CVE identifier CVE-2022-44684 is quite "strange". The identifier indicates that … Continue reading
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 ...
Fails at Microsofts Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool (KB5034510; HP Smart app fixer)
[German]Unfortunately, I have to bring up another topic that focuses on Microsoft's "competence" in terms of writing secure software. It's about Microsoft's Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool, which is provided under KB5034510. It is intended to resolve issues with printer icons … Continue reading
Microsoft declares Windows "Mixed Reality" – and also Defender Application Guard for Edge as deprecated
[German]The list of discontinued Windows features that will be removed in future is getting longer and longer every day. After Cortana and the WebDAV client were already discontinued in November 2023, Microsoft also declared the speech recognition introduced in Windows … Continue reading
Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool (KB5034510) fixes HP Smart App bug
[German]A small addendum from last week: Microsoft has published a support article and a Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool under KB5034510, which is intended to help resolve a problem that occurred at the end of November 2023. At that time, incorrect … Continue reading
Microsoft declares Windows legacy console mode as deprecated
[German]The list of discontinued Windows features that will be removed at some point is getting longer and longer. After Cortana and the WebDAV client were already declared as deprecated in November 2023, Microsoft also declared the speech recognition introduced in … Continue reading
Windows: December 2023 updates fail with error 0x8007000D
[German]I have got various reader reports about the installation error 0x8007000D in connection with the security updates for Windows that were rolled out on December 12, 2023. The problem is already present with the October 2023 updates, where the error … Continue reading