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Tag Archives: Windows
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
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
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: 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
Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 12, 2023)
[German]On December 12, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – and for other products. The security updates eliminate 33 vulnerabilities (CVEs), four of which are critical vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these … Continue reading
Windows reports "Metadata Staging" Error (0x80070490) in DeviceSetupManager (Dec. 2023)
[German]Brief information for Windows users or administrators who come across "Metadata Staging" error entries of the DeviceSetupManager in the Event Viewer. This has probably been occurring under Windows since the end of November 2023 because a Microsoft Meta Data server … Continue reading
PEStudio: Program analysis for Windows
A little tip for analyzing Windows programs for malware or their components. There is a product called PEStudio by Marc Ochsenmeier that can be used to quickly analyze a Windows program and check its components for malware via VirusTotal.
Windows: Microsoft declares speech recognition as deprecated
[German]The list of discontinued Windows functions that will eventually be removed is getting longer and longer. After Cortana, WebDAV client, etc., Microsoft also no longer wants to retain the speech recognition introduced with Windows Vista. Microsoft declared these functions "deprecated" … Continue reading