January 2022 Updates Prevent Netlogon Secure Channel Connections in Windows...
[German]The security updates rolled out by Microsoft on January 11, 2022, may cause an issue on Windows Server. Certain applications or devices may no longer be able to make Netlogon Secure Channel...
View ArticleWindows error ID 2001: Unable to read the “First Counter” value under the...
[German]Occasionally, users of Windows Clients and Windows Server notice an accumulation of error entries in the Event Viewer that seem to indicate a specific problem. An error with the ID 2001 is...
View ArticleWindows Server DC boot loop: Microsoft adds status information (Feb. 2022)
[German]With the January 11, 2022 security updates, an issue occurred that caused Windows Server Domain Controllers to enter a cyclic restart loop. I had reported in the blog and Microsoft had already...
View ArticleMicrosoft Defender falsely reports Trojans on Dell computers (March 2, 2022)
[German]It looks like Microsoft Defender under Windows is falsely reporting a Trojan. Affected are probably systems from Dell, where the DellSupportAssistRemediationService is criticized. This is...
View ArticleWindows 11: Microsoft wants your credit card data
[German]Is Microsoft eyeing the credit card data of its Windows 11 users in order to identify its users more precisely in the future and possibly charge them with additional fees? The information has...
View ArticleWindows 11: BSODs in battery mode with Lenovo Thinkpad L590?
[German]Does Windows 11 on Lenovo Thinkpad L950 models cause BlueScreens on battery power? I have a corresponding report from a reader and would like to post it again in the blog. Perhaps there are...
View ArticleMicrosoft Security Update Summary (March 8, 2022)
[German]On March 8, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Below is a compact overview of these...
View ArticlePatchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 8, 2022)
[German]On March 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) were...
View ArticlePatchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 updates (March 8, 2022)
[German]On March 8 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which will be released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to...
View ArticleWindows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (March 8, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on March 8, 2022. Among other things, corrections are being...
View ArticleWindows Server 2022: March 2022 update KB5011497 breaks remote desktop...
[German]A quick note for Windows Server 2022 administrators: Be careful when applying the security update KB5011497 from March 8, 2022. I have received a report from an administrator that this update...
View ArticleWindows 10 and 11: fTPM causes system stutter on AMD systems
[German]Windows 10 or Windows 11 and AMD are not a dream team and may cause trouble again and again. The processor manufacturer AMD has now confirmed in a support document that systems with fTPM cause...
View ArticleCERT-EU warns of SMBv3 vulnerability CVE-2022-24508, fix through Windows...
[German]With the March 8, 2022 security updates for Windows, Microsoft has fixed a number of vulnerabilities. Among them is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability (REC) in Windows SMBv3 Client/Server...
View ArticleStill wipe issues when resetting Windows 10 (20H2 – 21H2) and Windows 11
[German]In Windows 10 version (20H2 – 21H2) as well as in Windows 11 there is a problem when resetting the operating system if all user files are to be deleted (wipe) at the same time. The problem was...
View ArticleElectron Bot: Malware in Microsoft Store infects over 5,000 machines
[German]Security vendor Check Point has come across a new type of malware that enables a complete takeover of systems through a backdoor. In addition, the malware can take control of social media...
View ArticleWindows 11: Compatibility issues with Virtualbox fixed
[German]Since the release of Windows 11, there has been a compatibility problem with the virtualization software Virtualbox that prevented its use. Microsoft has now announced that this problem has...
View ArticleWindows 11: Microsoft tests again showing ads in file explorer
[German]Once again a topic, which I have to address again: Microsoft has started displaying ads for various of its own products in Windows Explorer. This affects Windows 11 users who are testing the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Defender falsely detected Office updates as ransomware activity...
[German]It looks like a classic false positive that Microsoft Defender pulled yesterday (Wednesday, March 16, 2022). If you suddenly had Microsoft Office updates quarantined as ransomware on your...
View ArticleWindows Server 2022: Fix for Remote Desktop problems with update KB5011497
[German]A brief note for Windows Server 2022 administrators who are experiencing issues after installing the March 8, 2022 security update KB5011497. This update can cause serious issues with remote...
View ArticleFirefox blocks F-Secure Browser Protection Add-on
[German]Brief information for users of the Firefox browser in Windows, who also have the F-Secure antivirus solution in use. Since March 18, 2022, the browser has blocked the F-Secure Browser...
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