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Microsoft probably secretly fixes vulnerability in Defender under Windows
[German]Microsoft Defender attracted attention some time ago due to a vulnerability in Windows that allowed malware to query the folders left out by the antivirus. It now looks like Microsoft has...
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Fujitsu computer: Windows restart after shutdown
[German]Blog reader Timo J. informed me about a special observation on February 7, 2022. He observed that since that date certain Fujitsu computers (P400 E85+) simply boot up again after shutdown, as...
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Does the WhatsApp desktop app throttle GPU performance?
[German]The meta-messenger WhatsApp has a client for the Windows desktop. A reader has now pointed out to me his observation that this app throttles the GPU performance of the desktop. I'm posting it...
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Microsoft Februar 2022 Patch day review
[German]February 8, 2022 was Microsoft's patchday, where a number of security updates for various products were made available. I had reported about these updates in the blog. At first glance, there...
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End of support for older Visual Studio versions in April 2022, and in May for...
[German]Last week, or rather in the last few days, Microsoft has already pointed out that certain products will reach the end of support in a few months and will no longer receive updates. This...
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Windows 11: Does "Microsoft Family Safety" work for you?
[German]Microsoft has offered a Windows a feature called "Microsoft Family Safety" since years, which allows parents to control what children can do with a system. This ranges from limiting the usage...
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Windows Update Error 0x8024001E
[German]It happens again and again that the update installation under Windows 10, Windows 11 or the Windows Server counterparts suddenly aborts with the installation error 0x8024001E. Then, of course,...
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Windows 10 / Windows Server Preview Updates (Feb. 15, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released optional, cumulative (preview) updates on February 15, 2022 (D-Week). These are intended to correct various bugs in Windows 10, Windows 11 and in the corresponding...
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Windows 11 / Windows Server 2022 Preview Update (Feb. 15, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) updates as of February 15, 2022 (D-Week). These are intended to fix various bugs in Windows 10, Windows 11 and in the corresponding Windows...
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Windows 10: Update KB5001716 for update service components (Feb. 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB5001716 for machines with older Windows 10 versions. The update updates the Update Service components so that the machine can be updated to a newer Windows...
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Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557 brings Start Menu Folders
[German]Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22557 in the Dev Channel on February 16, 2022. Normally, I don't discuss Insider Preview builds here anymore. But this new build...
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22 years ago: Windows 2000 released
[German]22 years ago, on February 17, 2000, Microsoft released the further development of Windows NT under the name Windows 2000 – internally the part was called Windows NT 5.0. Brings tears to my eyes...
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Windows 11: Internet connection and Microsoft account becomes mandatory...
[German]Microsoft is once again experimenting a lot with the online requirement for upcoming Windows versions. The cat was let out of the bag in the Insider Preview of Windows 11: An Internet...
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Windows 10/11 (21H2): Wipe does not delete user data
[English]Microsoft offers the possibility to reset a system with Windows 10 or Windows 11 to factory settings locally or remotely (via Intune). There is also the option to remove the user files. This...
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Windows 10: Unwanted reboots due to Microsoft Defender Application Control...
[German]Today, another short post for administrators who are using Microsoft Defender Application Control (WDAC) in a Windows 10 Enterprise environment or on Windows 11 Enterprise or Windows Server...
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Microsoft Security Update Revisions: Windows Vulnerability CVE-2021-26414...
[German]Microsoft has published a revision to the security advisory for Windows vulnerability CVE-2021-26414 as of February 24, 2022. The notification is informal only. CVE-2021-26414 is the Windows...
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Windows 11: A/B test shows watermark on unsupported systems
[German]Another small addendum from this week. Users who install Windows 11 with a trick on hardware that does not support the minimum requirements suddenly get a corresponding notice as a watermark on...
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Windows 10 20H2: January 2022 Updates breaks AGPM-Server
[German]Microsoft's fix for vulnerability CVE-2022-21920 may block NTLM authentication if Kerberos authentication is not successful. A German blog reader has notified me in January 2022 about issues...
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Microsoft confirms wipe issue on resetting Windows 10/11 (20H2 – 21H2)
[German]In Windows 10 and Windows 11, there is an issue with certain builds when resetting the operating system. Even if the option to delete all files with was selected, these (user) files remain...
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Windows 11: Fix for Explorer crash when opening Win+X menu in build 22563
[German]Windows 11 users complain about Windows Explorer crashes as soon as the Win+X context menu is opened via right-click. The whole thing probably refers to the Insider Preview Windows 11 build...
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