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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (March 14, 2023)
[German]As of March 14, 2023, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in the 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still run on Windows 7 SP1)....
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MS Supporter activates Windows 10 Pro using a crack …
[German]It is a strange story that a user reported and probably also documented. Because he could not activate an official Windows 10 Pro license purchased from Microsoft with the included product key,...
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Windows 10/11: Microsoft releases script for WinRE BitLocker bypass fix
[German]It has been known since November 2022 that there is a Bitlocker bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-41099 in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). Patching it, however, is anything but easy (see...
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Windows 11: "Windows Security Health Service exe no longer functional" due to...
[German]A couple of days ago a German user contacted me with a strong observation. On a fresh installed Windows 11 22H2 he received an event log entry that says (translated) "Windows Security Health...
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Windows 11 22H2 Defender causes "Local Security Authority protection is off"...
[German]Windows 111 22H2 users are annoyed since months by a Defender warning "Local Security Authority protection is off". It seems that it correspondents with Windows Defender update KB5007651. Some...
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Windows 11: March 14, 2023 updates slow down some (SSD NVME) boot drives
[German]After the release of the cumulative security updates for Windows 11, reports have surfaced on the Internet that the performance of SSD drives has noticeably decreased following the update...
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Optional Windows updates from April 2023 in 4th week of the month
[English]Microsoft has once again announced a change in the update cycle for Windows (10 and 11 as well as Sever). Non-security-relevant preview updates will always be rolled out in the fourth week of...
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Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft confirms Defender bug "Local security protection...
[German]I had already reported on issues with Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 11. Affected people reported a defender warning "Local Security Authority protection is disabled". However, the LSA...
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Windows 10: Preview Update KB5023773 and OOBE Update KB5025801 (March 21, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released two updates for the currently supported Windows 10 versions on March 21, 2023. Once there is the optional Windows 10 preview update KB5023773 (C-Week). In addition,...
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Google Chrome 111.0.5563.110/.111 (Desktop) – and for Android/iOS
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome browser 111 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on March 21, 2023. These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities. The...
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Windows: Login to client in a domain extremely slow because of TEMP files
[German]Some days ago an administrator reported in my German blog that he had this problem when logging in to Windows clients that were members of a domain. After various tests, it turned out that very...
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Windows 11 OOBE Updates and Windows 10 Dynamic Update (21.3.2023)
[German]Small addendum from Tuesday, because Microsoft has released other updates for March 21, 2023, in addition to various updates for Windows 10 (see Windows 10: Preview Update KB5023773 and OOBE...
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Windows 10/11: AppReadiness and the slow login
[German]A German blog reader contacted me the other day because he noticed a very crude effect under Windows 10 and Windows 11 in his enterprise environment. The user logon to the user account...
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Reminder: UUP updates for Windows coming March 28, 2023
[German]Brief reminder for administrators in enterprise environments. On March 28, 2023, Microsoft will turn on its Unified Update Platform (UUP). This applies to Windows 11 version 22H2 for now and is...
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Windows 11 22H2: Preview Update KB5023778 (March 28, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB023778 for Windows 11 version 22H2 on March 28, 2023. The update distributes a number of new features and, most importantly, a...
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Windows 11 21H2: Preview-Update KB5023774 (28.3.2023)
[GermanMicrosoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5023774 for Windows 11 version 21H2 on March 28, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially a long list of bug...
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Microsoft confirms: Defender has flagged legitimate URLs or files as...
[German]Have you had more frequent messages from Microsoft Defender blocking legitime URLs the last few days when accessing websites? Or was the access to files blocked because of alleged malware?...
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Windows 7/8.1: Firefox will be support until 3. Q. 2024 at least
[German]Good news for users of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 who want to continue using these operating systems, which have (largely) fallen out of support with Microsoft, for a while longer. Mozilla...
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Windows 11 22H2: Fix for script error in Group Policy Preferences (GPP)
[German]Good news for Windows 11 client administrators (version 22H2). Microsoft has fixed the script error in Group Policy Preferences (GPP) in the preview updates from the end of March 2023 and will...
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KVM bug: Windows VMs can hang at boot after 11 days
[German]Over the past few months, some administrators have complained of Windows virtual machine boot issues in conjunction with the monthly security updates. In many cases, this could be traced back...
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