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Microsoft finally offers update downloads via https
[German]After years, Microsoft decided to change something. As of April 1, 2022 (not an April Fool's joke), Microsoft seems to have finally adjusted its download offer for updates so that they are...
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Windows 11 upgrade block due to Internet Explorer 11 issue
[German]Here is a short addendum from last week. Microsoft has released an information for Windows 10 users on March 31, 2022, regarding issues upgrading to Windows 11. The issue is that Internet...
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Windows 7: Firefox 100 and beyond required Update KB4474419
[German]Brief information for blog readers who are still running Windows 7 SP1 and use Firefox as browser. In a few weeks, the change to version 100.x is due, and in order to install the browser then,...
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Windows Server 2019: Update KB5011551 causes password loop
[German]A brief information for administrators who running Windows Server 2019 as domain controllers. A blog reader informed me that update KB5011551 prevents passwords from being changed. This is the...
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Windows 11: Windows 365 Cloud PC will be integrated, new Explorer and more
[German]On April 5, 2022, Microsoft outlined the future roadmap for Windows 11. Thus, the Windows 365 Cloud PC will be integrated into Windows 11, i.e. it will not only be possible to run corresponding...
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New Security Features in Windows 11: "Smart App Control"& more
[German]Microsoft has not only outlined the future roadmap in terms of Windows 365 Cloud PC integration for Windows 11 on April 5, 2022. They announced also, that new security features will be...
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Autopatch for Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3/E5 offered for July 2022
[German]In July 2022, Microsoft plans to release a new feature Autopatch for Windows 10/11 Enterprise. The paid product, Windows Autopatch, is intended to manage all aspects of delivering quality and...
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Pitfall: Windows clients install updates past WSUS
[German]There is occasional feedback here on the German and English blogs from administrators who use WSUS to control the distribution of updates to Windows clients, and complain that clients have...
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Windows 10: Version 1909 and 20H2 reaching end of support on May 10, 2022
[German]On May Patchday, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, Windows 10 version 1909 (all editions) and Windows 10 version 20H2 (Home and Pro) will receive security updates for the last time. After that, both...
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Windows Server: Open issues from March 2022 Updates (KB5011551, KB5011497)
[German]The March 2022 updates KB5011551 and KB5011497 have caused various issues on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 on some machines. These range from password loops on Windows Server 2019...
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Microsoft Edge 100.0.1185.39
[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium Edge browser to version Edge 100.0.1185.39 as of April 11, 2022. This is a maintenance update that closes a number of vulnerabilities. Microsoft has not yet...
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Defender signatures cause extreme RAM usage (April 2022)
[German]Brief information for administrators of Windows systems, especially Windows Server. I have received information that the signature files for Microsoft Defender that have been delivered recently...
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 12, 2022)
[German]On April 12, 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...
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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (April 12, 2022)
[German]On April 12, 2022 (Microsoft's second Tuesday of the month patch day), several cumulative updates were released for supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version)....
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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (April 12, 2022)
[German]On April 12 (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...
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Windows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (April 12, 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 as of April 12, 2022. Here is an overview of these updates...
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Windows Server 2022: Update KB5012604 breaks Remote Desktop Gateway
[German]A brief note for administrators who are already running Windows Server 2022 in their environment. The update KB5012604 released by Microsoft on April 12, 2022 continues to cause problems. After...
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Windows 11 22H2: ISO of Insider Preview Build 22598 available
[German]Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22598 on April 13, 2022 (see this announcement with details on the Windows Blog). Now Microsoft has released an ISO image file of this...
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Security: Best Practice, for updating Windows Domain Controllers
[German]Enterprise environments often deploy Windows servers that act as domain controllers (DCs). Domain controllers are still a central part of the infrastructure for many companies (despite the...
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MS-Patchday wrap-up: Issues with April 2022 updates
[German]The security updates Microsoft released on April 12, 2022, has closed numerous vulnerabilities. In particular, the vulnerability CVE-2022-26809 is security-critical and should be patched...
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