Tag Archives: Windows

Windows WinRE update (for Bitlocker Bypassing vulnerability CVE-2024-20666) fails with installation error 0x80070643 (Jan. 2024, KB5034441)

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 (and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022) on January 9, 2024. This update also includes a fix (according to KB5034441) to eliminate the BitLocker Security Feature Bypass vulnerability CVE-2024-20666 in … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 9, 2024)

[German]On January 9 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 9, 2024)

[German]On January 9, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office and for other products. The security updates eliminate 48 vulnerabilities (CVEs), two of which are critical vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates … Continue reading

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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

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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. Advertising

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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