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Out-of-band updates for Windows 11 24H2 LTSC and Windows Server 2008/R2 (May 2025)
[German]A small addendum for administrators of Windows Server 2008/R2. There were out-of-band updates for these operating system versions on May 13, 2025 to close security gaps. And for Windows 11 24H2 Enterprise LTSC, Microsoft has probably also released a special … Continue reading
Windows: Issues with Zebra label printer (May 2025)
[German]A quick question for the blog readers who administer Zebra label printers. Have there been problems with the output under Windows for a few days? A blog reader who works as an IT supporter contacted me by e-mail on May … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 10/11 Updates (May 13, 2025)
[German]On May 13 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft released cumulative updates for the still supported client operating system versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Here are some details about these updates, which are intended to … Continue reading
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (May 13, 2025)
[German]On May 13, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 71 vulnerabilities (CVEs), seven of which were classified as 0-day. Five vulnerabilities have already been … Continue reading
Warning: iVentoy 1.0.2 installs obscure certificates and drivers
[German]A short warning to blog readers who use the iVentoy tool to distribute operating system images via a network and a PXE server. There is currently a discussion that the tool (currently version 1.0.2) installs an insecure kernel driver and … 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 ...
WSUS/ConfigMgr: No Defender updates since May 2, 2025
[German]A short note for administrators who distribute updates for Microsoft Defender via WSUS or ConfigMgr (MECM ). There was probably a problem at Microsoft, so that the update distribution has stalled since May 2, 2025, although updates are available from … Continue reading
Windows: RDP access possible with old cached credentials
[German]It has recently become known that remote desktop connections (RDP access) can also use old, revoked passwords from the cache for connections. Some people see this as a security risk. Microsoft has been informed by the security researcher, who discoved … Continue reading
When Microsoft managers use Apple's macOS instead of Windows
[German]"I would have been fired for this tweet under Steve Ballmer" is the confession of a Microsoft product manager who uses a Mac with macOS for his work, but has a VM with Windows 11 running on it.
PowerShell Script Cleanup-AdminCount
[German]A little tip for administrators of Windows systems. Mark Heitbrink has sat down and built a small PowerShell script that checks the Active Directory under Windows for orphaned administrator accounts and cleans the system of such corpses. The PowerShell script … Continue reading
Windows 7: Why logging in with solid desktop background color was slow
[German]A little "story from the past of Windows": In Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2), users had to experience that logging into their user account was very slow if a solid color was used for the desktop's background. After … Continue reading