Category Archives: ios

Apple releases emergency update iOS 18.3.1 (Feb. 10, 2025)

[German]Apple has released an update to iOS 18.3.1 on 10.2.2025. It is an emergency update, so to speak, which is intended to close an exploitable vulnerability. The update also contains bug fixes. The update installation is recommended for all users … Continue reading

Posted in devices, ios, Security, Update | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Windows 11 24H2: WSUS issue – missing SNMP client (FOD install fails)

[German]I'm picking up on a topic here in the blog that I've addressed a couple of days ago within my German blog. It likely causes problems for "enthusiastic" Windows 11 24H2 administrators who rely on the SNMP client (or other … Continue reading

Posted in ios, issue, Update, Windows | Tagged , | Leave a comment

HP Universal Print Driver Series (PCL 6) vulnerabilities

[German]There are vulnerabilities in older HP Universal Print printer drivers (PCL 6 and PostScript) for Windows. The background to this is that these printer drivers use the libjpeg, libpng, OpenSSL and zlib libraries and may have (older) vulnerabilities. HP has … Continue reading

Posted in devices, ios, Security, Software, Update, Windows | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Operating system/Windows share (end of January 2025)

[German]It's the beginning of February 2025 and Statcounter's figures on operating system distribution on the desktop are available for January 2025. So what about the figures for Microsoft Windows distribution on the desktop? Windows 10 will no longer be supported … Continue reading

Posted in Android, ios, Linux, macOS, Update, Windows | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Windows 11 24H2: Hanging RDP session as a problem

[German]I am posting the observation of a German blog reader also here in the blog, which relates to Remote Desktop Protocol sessions (RDP sessions) under Windows 11 24H2. In the reader's environment, there are massive problems with these RDP sessions … Continue reading

Posted in ios, issue, Update, Windows | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Microsoft'a Marketing tales: Windows 11 is free for a short time; support for Microsoft 365 app ends in October 2025 for Windows 10

[German]Microsoft reached last week into its marketing bag of tricks again and put some questionable things on the table to promote Windows 11. It says that "Windows 11 is free for a short time". And another joke is unpacked: Microsoft … Continue reading

Posted in General, ios, Office, Update, Windows | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Microsoft has started to force the upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 since January 16, 2025

[German]On January 16, 2025, Microsoft decided to open the floodgates for the feature upgrade of Windows 11 machines to version 24H2. This means that more users will suddenly be offered the feature update and their system will be upgraded to … Continue reading

Posted in ios, Update, Windows | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Active Directory vulnerability can cause unpatched Windows servers to crash

[German]A short information for administrators of Windows Server systems. In December 2024 Microsoft has released patches for LDAP vulnerabilities, that that allows attackers to run an DoS attack on Active Directory. Now a Poor of Concept has been released, that … Continue reading

Posted in ios, Security, Update, Windows | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Windows 10: End of support in October 2025 – Million systems about to be replaced?

[German]ESET says, currently 32 million systems with Windows 10 are still in use in Germany. The security company warns of a worst-case scenario, as support for Windows 10 will expire in October 2025. A "switchover" is being propagated. I am … Continue reading

Posted in ios, Update, Windows | Tagged | 1 Comment

Operating system/Windows share (End of December 2024)

[German]It's the beginning of 2025 and Statcounter's figures for operating system distribution on the desktop are available for the end of December 2024. What about Microsoft Windows share on the desktop? Windows 10 will no longer be supported after October … Continue reading

Posted in browser, ios, Update, Windows | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment