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Windows 11 22H2: Windows Hello upgrade blocker will be lifted in mid-October 2022
[German]If the upgrade to Windows 11 22H2 is not offered on actually compatible machines, the cause may be a problem with Windows Hello. Microsoft has confirmed this in its own October 10, 2022 status post. However, the problem can be … Continue reading
Windows October 2022 Patchday: Fix for Domain Join Hardening (CVE-2022-38042) prevents domain join
[German]I'm posting a first warning about the October 2022 security updates for Windows here on the blog because a reader from the business environment pointed it out to me. The domain join hardening changes made with the updates to close … Continue reading
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Tagged NetJoinLegacyAccountReuse, Patchday 10.2022, Problem, Security, Update, Windows
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (October 11, 2022)
[German]On October 11, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates fix 84 vulnerabilities, 13 of which are critical and one 0-day … Continue reading
Windows batch files: Strange behavior of the IF command
[German]German blog reader Frank contacted me about a problem on Windows that I don't really have an explanation for. Originally it was about the IF command in batch files returning wrong values when comparing. So Frank tested the whole thing … Continue reading
Windows GPO bug (copy/move) caused by Sept. 2022 update confirmed by Microsoft
[German]Since Microsoft released its cumulative (security) updates for Windows on September 13, 2022, copying or moving files via Group Policy (GPO) no longer works. I had addressed this here on the blog. Now a blog reader has provided me with … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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WSUS chaos: Preview updates for Windows and Net withdrawn as superseded on 9/21/2022
[German]Small addendum from this week. Microsoft had released several preview updates for Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2019/2022 as well as .NET Framework on September 20, 2022. However, it looks like Microsoft withdrew these updates from WSUS (and … Continue reading
Lexmark firmware update closes vulnerability and fixes Windows printer issue
[German]Good news for owners of Lexmark printers. The manufacturer has finally provided the firmware updates for various models. On the one hand, these are supposed to eliminate a vulnerability in more than a hundred Lexmark printer models, which Lexmark already … Continue reading
Windows 10 Update KB5017308 causes issues when creating/copying files via GPO
[German]Sort September 2022 patchday recap. It looks like the cumulative (security) update KB5017308 released on September 13, 2022 for Windows 10 comes with collateral damage. I have received several reports from readers that following the update installation, creating or copying … Continue reading
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Tagged issue, Patchday 9.2022, Security, Update, Windows
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Windows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (September 13, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on Patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 9.2022, Security, Update, Windows
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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (September 13, 2022)
[German]On September 13 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which will be released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various problems. In addition, Windows Server … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 9.2022, Security, Update, Windows
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