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Tag Archives: Windows
Windows 10/11: Microsofts HVCI-Memory Integrity Scan-Tool
Microsoft has already released a toool for HVCI-Memory Integrity Compatibility Checks (hvciscan.exe) for Windows 10 and Windows 11 at the beginning of May 2023. With this tool, administrators can check whether a system has compatibility problems with memory integrity or … Continue reading
Windows temp folder flooded with Aria-debug-xxx.log files
[German]I'm picking up an issue that a blog reader reported to me back in March 2023. While checking his temp folder under Windows, he noticed that there are several GByte-sized log files with the name Aria-debug-xxx. His guess is that … Continue reading
Firefox switches to Extended Support for Windows 7, 8, 8.1
[German]Mozilla's developers have just announced that the Firefox browser will move to the so-called Extended Support channel starting with version 115 for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Firefox 115 will be the last browser version that will still … Continue reading
Cloud operating system Windows 365 available as preview
[German]At the BUILD 2023 developer conference, Microsoft also announced the availability of its Windows 365 cloud operating system as a public preview. It is the long-awaited cloud operating system that can be booted from a Windows 11 workstation but runs … Continue reading
Windows shows internal SATA hard disks/SSDs as Removable
[German]It's a problem that some users experience with Windows: Internet SATA hard drives and SSD drives are shown as removable. This of course makes no sense and there have been instructions to fix this since Windows 7. The problem occurs … 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 ...
Threat Hunting with PowerShell – Security even with a small budget
[German]IT security should not be a question of money – these are often pretextual excuses. MVP Tom Wechsler has put some thought into the topic and shows how you can even use PowerShell and a few lines of code to … Continue reading
HWInfo 7.46 released with fixes
The developers of HWInfo have released version 7.46 on May 10, 2023. In the new version, various bugs, for example about CPU utilization under Windows 11, a possible crash on AMD Genoa/Bergamo systems or driver compatibilities, have been fixed. The … Continue reading
KB5025885: Secure boot hardening against vulnerability CVE-2023-24932 (Black Lotus)
[German]Microsoft has also released support post KB5025885 for the May 2023 patchday. This post explains how administrators and users need to secure Secure Boot in Windows against the Black Lotous boot kit vulnerability CVE-2023-24932. This vulnerability is exploited by the … Continue reading
Microsoft patches Outlook vulnerability CVE-2023-29325
[German]Microsoft has again delivered a fix for an Outlook vulnerability with Windows updates as of May 9, 2023. This update is intended to close a vulnerability in Outlook that was already incompletely patched in March 2023. Russian hackers have exploited … Continue reading
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Tagged Outlook, Patchday 5.2023, Security, Update, Windows
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (May 9, 2023)
[German]On May 9, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates fix 37 CVE vulnerabilities, six of which are critical and 36 are classified as important. … Continue reading
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Tagged Office, Patchday 5.2023, Security, Update, Windows
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