Tag Archives: Windows

Windows 11 22H2/23H2: OOBE Update KB5041655

Posted on 2024-07-27 by guenni

Microsoft has released the Out of Box Experience Update KB5041655 for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 on July 25, 2024. This update improves the out-of-box experience (OOBE) of Windows 11 during installation. This update only applies to the Windows 11 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft confirms Bitlocker queries through Windows July 2024 updates

Posted on 2024-07-25 by guenni

[German]On July 9, 2024, Microsoft released a series of security updates for Windows. For some users, this leads to a prompt for the Bitlocker recovery key appearing when booting. I had already reported on this for Windows 11. However, Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Administrative template files (Microsoft 365, Office) July 2024

Posted on 2024-07-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has published updated administrative template files for Microsoft 365 including various Microsoft Office versions as of July 16, 2024. These can be used in corporate environments to manage functionality and settings via group policies. Advertising

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Review of the CrowdStrike incident, the biggest computer glitch of all time

Posted on 2024-07-24 by guenni

[German]It is considered to be the world's biggest computer glitch to date, paralyzing 8.5 million Windows systems and causing billions in damage. In the meantime, the clean-up work, the finger-pointing and the "washing of hands in innocence" have begun. I … Continue reading →

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CrowdStrike analysis: Why an empty file led to BlueSceen

Posted on 2024-07-23 by guenni

[German]On July 19, 2024, a faulty update of the CrowdStrike Falcon EDR software – specifically a file for a driver – caused millions of Windows computers worldwide to fail with a blue screen, while macOS and Linux systems were not … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Why numerous IT systems around the world failed due to two errors on July 19, 2024

Posted on 2024-07-21 by guenni

[German]On July 19, 2024, there were numerous outages to Windows IT systems worldwide. Operations at airports came to a standstill, banks could no longer work, trains were canceled and companies sent their employees home (e.g. Tegut) because the IT systems … Continue reading →

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Windows systems throw BSOD due to faulty CrowdStrike update

Posted on 2024-07-19 by guenni

[German]A couple of hours ago, we are facing two significant outages in Microsoft IT infra structure. Microsoft 365 have had an outage due to an Azure configuration change. And a faulty update from Cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike  force Windows hosts into … Continue reading →

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Windows Patchday news: MSHTML 0-day vulnerability CVE-2024-38112 exploited by malware

Posted on 2024-07-19 by guenni

[German]A small addendum to the July 2024 patchday at Microsoft. With the security updates, Microsoft has also closed an MSHTML spoofing vulnerability. There was information that this vulnerability (CVE-2024-38112) was and is being exploited by malware. The vulnerability is in … Continue reading →

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Workaround for broken Windows Remote Desktop Gateway service after July 2024 updates

Posted on 2024-07-19 by guenni

[German]There are some issues with the security updates that Microsoft rolled out for Windows on July 9, 2024. I have received some reports that the Remote Desktop Gateway service is broken under some Windows versions (Windows Server 2019, Windows Server … Continue reading →

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Microsoft's fixes for various Windows bugs (July 2024)

Posted on 2024-07-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has fixed some annoying bugs in Windows 10 and Windows 11 in recent weeks (since the release of the preview updates at the end of June 2024) (these fixes can be found on this Microsoft website). The problem of … Continue reading →

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