Tag Archives: Windows

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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Windows Update July 2024: Are there issues with Radius authentications?

Posted on 2024-07-16 by guenni

[German]Security researchers have disclosed the Blast RADIUS vulnerability. In this context, Microsoft has released security updates for its Windows systems. I have now received a user report that certain Radius authentications no longer work after installing the July 2024 updates. … Continue reading →

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July 2024 security update KB5040427 crashes Windows 10/Server LPD printing service

Posted on 2024-07-15 by guenni

[German]With the security updates of July 9, 2024, Microsoft has patched some bugs and vulnerabilities in the relevant Windows versions. However, I have received reports from readers that the July 2024 updates are causing problems with the print service. Users … Continue reading →

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Windows: Runtime-Error "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed"

Posted on 2024-07-13 by guenni

[German]A blog reader contacted me by e-mail a few days ago because he was facing a problem. Various programs cannot be installed on his Windows (in this case the phonostar client and UnigetUI). The installation is aborted with a runtime … Continue reading →

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Windows July 2024 updates break remote connections

Posted on 2024-07-12 by guenni

[German]There are isolated reports of issues in Windows caused by the July 2024 patchday security updates. Under Windows Server 2012 R2, there is a report that the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Agent service under Hyper-V is broken (albeit due to … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 update KB5040442 causes issues with Outlook 2021

Posted on 2024-07-11 by guenni

[German]Quick question for the readership: Are there any problems with Windows 11 23H2 if the preview update KB5039302 from June 2024 or the security update KB5040442 from July 2024 is installed? I have received reports that links can no longer … Continue reading →

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