Category Archives: issue

Windows 11: Virtualbox collides with Hyper-V?

Posted on 2025-01-18 by guenni

[German]An unpleasant observation that is being discussed in the Virtualbox community. Virtualbox only works under Windows 11 if Hyper-V has been removed as a platform (and other virtualization functions). Apparently the hypervisors (still) collide. But removing Hyper-V and the other … Continue reading →

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Attention: Problems with Windows January 2025 updates and Citrix environments (session recordings)

Posted on 2025-01-17 by guenni

[German]Take care when installing the Windows updates from January 2025 in Citrix environments. Administrators must ensure that the Session Recordings (SR), if installed, are switched off before the update installation. There is a support article from Citrix with some advices … Continue reading →

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Review: Windows Patchday issues January 2025

Posted on 2025-01-17 by guenni

[German]After Microsoft released security updates for Windows on January 14, 2025, there is some feedback on problems. Some systems fail with an installation error, on other systems the update is not offered due to missing SSUs. And there are some … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/Server 2022: SgrmBroker service no longer starts after Jan. 2025 update (KB5049981)

Posted on 2025-01-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has distributed the security update KB5049981 for Windows 10 21H2-22H2 for the January 2025 Patchday (14.1.2025). After installing this update, administrators notice that the SgrmBroker service (broker for runtime monitoring of system monitoring) no longer starts. Administrators also notice … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams: Are there issues with phone calls/chats (Jan. 2025)?

Posted on 2025-01-14 by guenni

[German]Quick question for the administrators and users of Microsoft Teams 2.0. Have there been any problems with the software in the last few days? A user has contacted me complaining about problems with phone calls via Microsoft Teams that his … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Win RE-Update KB5048239 causes re-install loop (Jan. 2025)

Posted on 2025-01-14 by guenni

[German]Over the last few days, I have received several emails from readers reporting that Microsoft is rolling out the Windows RE update KB5048239 for Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2. The problem is that this update is being installed again and … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Outlook 365 or other MS 365 apps are dropping suddenly errors

Posted on 2025-01-13 by guenni

[German]German blog reader Robert contacted me recently by emailed to report that he had run into problems with Outlook and other apps under Microsoft 365 on Windows Server 2016 (and 2019) Terminal Server. Microsoft Outlook, Excel crashes in a certain … Continue reading →

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Outlook: Hangs when copying and GMail connection problems fixed

Posted on 2025-01-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft announced this week that two problems with Outlook Classic have been fixed. One is the hangs that occurred when copying via Ctrl+C. In addition, a problem with the GMail account connection has been fixed. I'll pull the two topics … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2; Server 2025: msu update install error "Operation is not supported" explained

Posted on 2025-01-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has introduced the so-called Checkpoint Cumulative Updates for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. In September 2024, there were probably first reports of problems, users failed with the error "Operation is not supported". Microsoft has now updated a … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: No update installation in some cases

Posted on 2024-12-26 by guenni

[German]Pretty silly story affecting users of Windows 11 24H2. Microsoft has confirmed that the installation of the operating system may not be able to install new security updates. It affects installations made with media from October and November 2024. Microsoft … Continue reading →

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