[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) updates for Windows 10 22H2 (KB5061979) and Windows 11 22H2-23H2 (KB5058502) on April 27, 2025. These updates contain corrections that can be tested and are then generally rolled out as fixes in the following month. Advertising It should be noted that preview updates must be manually initiated for download and installation…
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Windows 10/11: Preview Updates May 27, 2025
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BadSuccessor: Read up on the dMSA AD privilege increase issue
[German]Recently, security researchers have pointed out a potential vulnerability lurking in the delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) newly introduced in Windows Server 2025. By abusing dMSAs, attackers can take over any principal in the domain. A security researcher is critical of the fact that Microsoft is waiting with a patch. And a developer has created a .NET PoC that can be used to…
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Windows 10 end of support: The "End of 10" campaign to switch to Linux
[German]On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 22H2 with the delivery of the last security updates. Enthusiasts want to use the end of Windows 10 in the "End of 10" campaign to persuade users to switch to Linux. This is because Linux runs on these systems, while Windows 11 has hardware requirements that are too high. Advertising Microsoft recently reminded…
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Windows 11 22H2 / 23H2: Update KB5058405 causes BSOD 0xc0000098
[German]Another addendum from the May 2025 patchday. The update KB5058405 rolled out on May 13, 2025 for Windows 11 22H2 / 23H2 leads to a blue screen with the error code 0xc0000098 on some systems. The system hangs in recovery mode because the ACPI.sys is causing problems and then wants to be repaired. There has been an out-of-band update since May 31, 2025 to fix the problem.
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Windows 11 24H2: PowerShell AppLocker/WDAC Script Enforcement was broken for months
[German]On this occasion, I'll take up a topic that came to my attention at the beginning of May 2025. Administrators noticed that the PowerShell Script Enforcement in AppLocker/WDAC had been broken for months. Although this should now be fixed with PowerShell 7.6, it shows that you can't look often enough when the worst comes to the worst. Advertising AppLocker is an application…
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Windows design flaw allows disabling user group policies since over 25 years
[German]A somewhat unconventional design decision by the Windows developers makes it possible for attackers to locally override group policies for users (user group policies). Normal user rights and a dll file shipped with Windows are sufficient. Microsoft has no plans to solve this problem, that might be around since over 25 years. This is the conclusion of a discussion between security…
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EU DMA is working: Microsoft no longer imposes Edge, Store, Search etc.
[German]It's simply marvelous how the Digital Markets Act of the European Union (EU) works. Microsoft has now announced that it is changing its approach in Windows 10 and 11, no longer making Edge the default browser for users, making the Store uninstallable and adapting certain apps and the search function – but only for users in the EEA. Advertising The Digital Markets Act…
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Windows 11: Trouble with Intel driver update (XMG Neo 17 E24)
[German]Question: Has anyone observed issues with Windows 11 that are related to Intel driver updates? A blog reader has pointed out errors with an XMG Neo 17 E24 notebook. Advertising German blog reader Thomas owns an XMG Neo 17 E24 notebook that runs Windows (presumably Windows 11 24H2). He then wanted to install the Intel® Killer Performance Suite (last updated at the end of May…
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Operating system share (End of May 2025); Windows 11 don't climb
[German]It's June 2025 and Statcounter's figures on operating system distribution on the desktop are available again for the end of May 2025. Since Windows 10 will no longer be supported in October 2025, Windows 11 is the only option for many users. But it looks like Windows 11 has not been able to make up any ground in the last two months. Advertising The website statcounter.
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Microsoft publishes script to recreate inetpub
[German]On April 2025 Patchday, there was confusion under Windows 10/11 about a folder "inetpub" that had been created. Some users deleted this folder, although Microsoft requires it. Microsoft has now released a "repair" script that restores this folder on the Windows system partition. Advertising After the April 2025 patch day (April 8, 2025), there was an increase in…
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