Tag Archives: Windows

Grzegorz Tworek has published his Offline SAM Editor

Posted on 2024-08-28 by guenni

[German]Brief information that may be of interest to administrators. Developer Grzegorz Tworek has now released his Offline SAM Editor, which was announced some time ago. The Offline SAM Editor is intended for IT professionals, researchers and security enthusiasts who want … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 (22H2 – 23H2): Update KB5041585 causes performance problems

Posted on 2024-08-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has fixed some security issues with the August 2024 update KB5041585 for Windows 11 (version 22H2 – 23H2). Under Windows 11, however, systems can suddenly become very slow and CPU utilization can increase. Microsoft has now been informed about … Continue reading →

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Microsoft responds to Linux boot bricked by Windows August 2024 update

Posted on 2024-08-22 by guenni

[German]The August 2024 updates for Windows have caused collateral damage for Linux users. By switching the boot mechanism to Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT), the Linux boot loader refused to start on dual-boot systems following the update installation. Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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Windows August 2024 updates breaks new Item-Level Targeting in GPOs

Posted on 2024-08-22 by guenni

[German]I'll pull out one topic separately, which was brought to my attention by readers in comments and also directly by email. Administrators who installs the security updates from the August 2024 patch day (August 13, 2024) on their Windows systems … Continue reading →

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Windows August 2024 update 'paralyzes' Linux boot

Posted on 2024-08-21 by guenni

[German]Users who use Windows and Linux via Secure Boot on computers are likely to have a problem since August 13, 2024. Microsoft has changed something in the boot process with the August 2024 Patchday and switched boot entries from DBX … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability CVE-2024-7591 in Progress Kemp LoadMaster (Load-Balancer)

Posted on 2024-08-20 by guenni

[German]Brief note for administrators who use the load balancer LoadMaster from Progress Kemp. The provider issued a warning about a vulnerability CVE-2024-7591 in August 2024. Kemp will publish details later. Administrators using the product should update immediately. Advertising

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Citrix and Amazon AWS Workspace App: Issues with Intel XE graphics chips

Posted on 2024-08-19 by guenni

[German]Brief information for administrators of Amazon AWS and Citrix Workspace app environments. A reader pointed out to me that there are probably issues with the Workspace app when Intel XE graphics chips are used. The problem has been known since … Continue reading →

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Windows Bitlocker recovery key query bug fixed by August 2024 updates

Posted on 2024-08-17 by guenni

[German]A small addendum to the August 2024 patchday regarding Bitlocker. With the July 2024 updates, there was the problem that systems remained in a query for the Bitlocker recovery key on the next restart. Good for those who had the … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019/Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC: Performance Issues with Update KB5041578

Posted on 2024-08-16 by guenni

[German]The cumulative update KB5041578 for Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC and Windows Server 2019 was released on August 13, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft). In the meantime, I have received reports from readers about serious … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Defender: msmpeng.exe crashes (August 14, 2024)?

Posted on 2024-08-15 by guenni

[German]We had Microsoft's patch day on August 13, 2024, and as a result quite a lot of Windows patches. I got now a report from an English-speaking reader pointed out to me last night that people were having issues with … Continue reading →

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