Author: Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

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QuickTip – Removing IE11 Via Command Line

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]
IE11 Support Lifecycle

Now that multiple services have stopped supporting IE11 coupled with the end of support for legacy Edge, it is imperative that we transition to an updated browser on all of our devices.  IE11 is already unsupported for multiple Microsoft services, and the list will grow over time.  For example Microsoft Teams support ceased on the 30th November 2020, and overall Microsoft 365 support ends on the 17t… Read the rest “QuickTip – Removing IE11 Via Command Line”

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Exchange 2019 CU9 Released

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Volume Licensing Download Site

Exchange 2019 CU9 has been released to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Center!  Exchange 2019 has a different servicing strategy than Exchange 2007/2010 and utilises Cumulative Updates (CUs) rather than the Rollup Updates (RU/UR) which were used previously.    CUs are a complete installation of Exchange 2019 and can be used to install a fresh server or to update a previously installed one. Exchange… Read the rest “Exchange 2019 CU9 Released”

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Exchange 2016 CU20 Released

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Exchange 2016 CU20 has been released to the Microsoft download centre!  Exchange 2016 has a different servicing strategy than Exchange 2007/2010 and utilises Cumulative Updates (CUs) rather than the Rollup Updates (RU/UR) which were used previously.    CUs are a complete installation of Exchange 2016 and can be used to install a fresh server or to update a previously installed one. Exchange 2013 h… Read the rest “Exchange 2016 CU20 Released”

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Install March 2021 Security Update–Exchange 2013 Net Framework 4.7.2

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

You will have seen the multiple posts and communications around the Hafnium Exchange security issue.  One of the most disconcerting issues has been the number of Exchange installs that have not been patched in several years.  Once the storm has abated, I'll put down some thoughts and talk through some of the most problematic issues, but for now let's focus on the task in hand.  Security updates ar… Read the rest “Install March 2021 Security Update–Exchange 2013 Net Framework 4.7.2”

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Collected Links For Hafnium – March 2021 Exchange Security Issue

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The below are a series of links, tips and some very brief thoughts on Hafnium.  I will purposefully not include the content of the other locations as it is changing so rapidly, and there is no way to ensure that it would be updated here in a timely fashion.

 

 

If you read nothing else, please ensure that you install the update from an elevated CMD prompt if you are manually installing. 

Fai… Read the rest “Collected Links For Hafnium – March 2021 Exchange Security Issue”

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Exchange 2010 SP3 RU32 Released

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Today is an out of band security release for Exchange.  Due to the way that Exchange 2010 is serviced, security updates are released as a new update rollup (RU).

You can visit the Microsoft Security  Response Center to read the details about this and the other released security updates.

Download Exchange 2010 SP3 RU32

Note – The image does not show RU 32, and I'll update it once the download site is corrected. 

This is build 14.03.… Read the rest “Exchange 2010 SP3 RU32 Released”

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Out of Band Critical Exchange Security Updates–March 2021

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Security updates were released today for Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.  Attacks were detected which leveraged these vulnerabilities, so an out of band set of updates was released

This a remote code execution on TCP 443 and is already being exploited as a 0-Day attacks against on-premises Exchange servers.

Microsoft strongly recommends installing this update immediately.  Internet facing server… Read the rest “Out of Band Critical Exchange Security Updates–March 2021”

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Defender For Identity Sensor Service Fails To Start on AD FS – Sequence Contains No Elements

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

After installing Defender for Identity sensor onto AD FS, you may experience an issue where the service does not enter the running state.

In the Microsoft Defender for Identity portal the sensor is reported as "Not Configured"

Lab Starting Reference Point

Since the AD FS sensor is new (January 2021), you initially installed sensors onto all of your AD Domain Controllers.

The below indicates that all o… Read the rest “Defender For Identity Sensor Service Fails To Start on AD FS – Sequence Contains No Elements”

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Unable to Install Windows Updates or Windows Components

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Checkdsk Scan To Troubleshoot DISM Issues

The below post initially stemmed from an Exchange Risk Assessment which noted that all of the customer's Exchange servers were missing critical Windows updates.  The customer's security team were slightly upset as they believed (mistakenly) that all assets were properly updated.  This was not the case.  When we looked into the details, the monthly Windows Server 2012 R2 updates had been failing to… Read the rest “Unable to Install Windows Updates or Windows Components”

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Most Popular Blog Posts For 2020

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Well, good bye to 2020.  That was some year to put it mildly…

 

Again, we see that on-premises content has been reduced and the overall focus is Office 365 and Hybrid.  AD FS certificates keep on expiring and so do WAP, thus those articles remain popular as ever.

 

Most Popular 2020 Posts

    1. How To Run Manual DirSync / Azure Active Directory Sync Updates
    2. Remote Desktop Connection Manager Download
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