Tag Archives: Windows

Windows Admin Center v2110 released

Posted on 2021-11-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft announced the general availability of its Windows Admin Center v2110 during its Ignite 2021 conference. Windows Admin Center is a locally deployed, browser-based app for managing Windows servers, clusters, hyper-converged infrastructure and Windows 10/11 PCs.

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Windows 10/11: 56 new group policies

Posted on 2021-11-04 by guenni

Microsoft has introduced a total of 56 new group policies in Windows 10 and Windows 11 with version 21H2 for device management, PrintNightmare, Sandbox, Defender and so on.

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Windows PrintNightmare status Nov. 1, 2021 (KB5006674, KB5006670)

Posted on 2021-11-01 by guenni

[German]It's November 1, 2021, and the question arises about the status of printing problems in Windows. After all, Microsoft has been patching the PrintNightmare vulnerability since summer, but keeps creating new problems. Even in early Nov. 2021, the printing problems … Continue reading →

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Surface Pro 3 and the (Card Blanche) TPM vulnerability

Posted on 2021-10-31 by guenni

[German]Here is another addendum to the topic "we are becoming more secure with hardware and software". Recently, Microsoft had to admit a TPM vulnerability (Card Blanche) for its Surface Pro 3 and sent a corresponding security notification around. In addition, … Continue reading →

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Sysinternals Disk2vhd v2.02 released

Posted on 2021-10-31 by guenni

[German]A brief information for readers who occasionally need to transfer a Windows installation to a virtual machine. Microsoft has released the disk2vhd v2.02 tool in the free Sysinternals suite in October 2021. The tool lets you have a Windows installation … Continue reading →

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

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Windows WPBT vulnerability allows Rootkit installation

Posted on 2021-10-30 by guenni

[German]I would like to once again flush up a security issue that affects users of Windows systems. In September, it became known that a vulnerability in WPBT allows attackers to install a rootkit on Windows machines. There is virtually nothing … Continue reading →

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Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (0-day) in all Windows Versions

Posted on 2021-10-29 by guenni

[German]In all Windows versions, including Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022, there is an unpatched Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. This should have been patched since August 2021, but the security update in question did not close the vulnerability completely. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft no longer signs Windows drivers for Process Hacker

Posted on 2021-10-23 by guenni

[German]Brief  information, which is already here with me since August 2021, but which I have not yet addressed in the blog. David Xanatos has pointed out to me that Microsoft is refusing to sign drivers for the new Process Hacker … Continue reading →

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Microsoft confirms Windows network printing issue after October 2021 updates

Posted on 2021-10-19 by guenni

[German]Since the release of the October 12, 2021 security updates, administrators have been complaining about network printing issues. Administrative permissions are required for every print operation – I had reported. Now Microsoft has confirmed this issue, but released the whole … Continue reading →

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Windows October 2021 Updates: PrintNightmare Status and Network Printing Issues

Posted on 2021-10-15 by guenni

[German]As of October 12, 2021, Microsoft has addressed new vulnerabilities in the environment of the security holes known as PrintNightmare via update. Therefore, a short look at the issue in question, which is still not off the table. In addition, … Continue reading →

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