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Docker Enterprise 2.1: w/ Windows Server 2003/2008 App-Migration
With the release of Docker Enterprise 2.1, the developers of Docker container technology plan to introduce a program for migrating Windows Server applications. Announcing Docker Enterprise 2.1 I...
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Windows 7 on Microsoft Azure as Windows Virtual Desktop
Support for Windows 7 SP1 will expire in January 2017. However, Microsoft offers enterprise customers the option of continuing to use Windows 7 via Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure. I had...
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Windows 10 V1809: Re-release on Nov. 13/14, 2018?
[German]At the moment there are rumors and hints that Microsoft is preparing the renewed release of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809) for the coming days. After Microsoft stopped the...
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Microsoft’s TLS issues
[German]Microsoft is planning to end support for TLS 1.0/1.1 in its products (Windows, Office 365 etc.) and switch to TLS 1.2/1.3. But it seems that this will cause some trouble at the moment. Here’s a...
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Windows 10 October Update (Version 1809): (Upgrade-) FAQ
[German]Microsoft has released its Windows 10 October 2018 update (version 1809) on October 2, 2018, but stopped this rollout on October 6th due to major issues. On November 13, 2018, I assume, the...
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Windows Server 2016: Express Updates shipping from 11/2018
[German]A brief information for administrators who update Windows Server 2016 via WSUS (or SCCM). Starting this month, Microsoft will roll out Express Updates again. In August 2017 I came across a...
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Windows Server 2019 released
[German]Microsoft has re-released today (Tuesday, November 13, 2018) Windows Server 2019 (and Windows Server 2018 V1809). Here are a few details about that topic. Windows Server 2019 has been released...
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Windows 10 V1809 re-released (Nov. 13, 2018)
[German]Microsoft has re-released the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809) to the public on November 13, 2018. Here is some information about this re-release. Two days ago I had pointed out in...
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Microsoft Security Update Summary for November 13, 2018
[German]As of November 13, 2018, Microsoft released numerous security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, etc. Here is a compact overview. A list of the updates can be found on this...
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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server Nov. 13, 2018
[German]On November 13, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4467107, KB4467106) for Windows 7 SP1 and further updates (KB4467697, KB4467703) for Windows 8.1 as well as for the...
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Patchday Windows 10-Updates (November 13, 2018)
[German]As of November 13 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates have been released for the supported Windows 10 builds. For a list of updates, visit this...
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Windows 10 V1807: Media Feature Pack re-released
Short info for users of Windows 10 October 2018 Update N variants. After Microsoft has released Windows 10 V1809 again, the Media Feature Pack for this version is also available again. Details can be...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18282 released
[German]Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18282 in Fast Ring. This is the 19H1 development branch, which will be released in spring 2019. The announcement of the Windows 10...
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Windows Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) (Nov. 13, 2018)
[German]Microsoft provides Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) for various Windows versions. These SSUs are mandatory to install other updates. Within this blog post I provide an overview which Servicing...
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Microsoft Patchday: Other Updates November 13, 2018
[German]As of November 13, 2018 (Patchday) Microsoft has released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. In this blog post the respective patches are added, which are not included...
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Windows 10 V1809: Network mapping broken
[German]Again another blog post about the endless topic ‘Network drive mapping doesn’t work in Windows 10’. Microsoft has now admitted in a blog post that mapping network drives is broken under Windows...
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German District Hospital: IT systems grounded by a virus
German District Hospital Fürstenfeldbruck (in Bavaria) has been offline for more than a week with it’s computer systems, due to a virus infection. Firt reports came from German news paper Merkur last...
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Microsoft has updated the Meltdown/Spectre information page
[German]Microsoft has released several updates to close Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Now the information page, that informs about that mitigation, has been updated again. The web site Windows...
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Windows 10 V1809: ADMX Template available, but flawed
[German]After the release of Windows 10 October 2018 Update (V1809), Microsoft also deployed the .admx template files for Group Policy. However, these are flawed. Administrative templates (.admx) The...
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Windows 7: From April 2019 ‘SHA-2-Support’ is required
[German]Users of Windows 7 SP1 (and its server counterparts) and WSUS will need a special update from April 2019, which will enable the machine to handle SHA2 code signatures. Without this update,...
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