Monthly Archives: November 2021

Microsoft 365: Service has been down (2021/11/02)

Posted on 2021-11-03 by guenni

On Nov. 2, 2021, Microsoft experienced a disruption in Microsoft 365 services that blocked users from accessing OneDrive and SharePoint files. This prevented users from opening Excel files stored on OneDrive or SharePoint. Meanwhile, Microsoft states that the issue has … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Releases – October 2021

Posted on 2021-11-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has published some Security Update Releases notifications and also revisions in October 2021. Since I have not been able to cover everything so far, I am summarizing the relevant notifications in a collective post. The security information ranges from … Continue reading →

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VMware ESXI 7.0: Windows Server 2012 R2 shows "non-accessible boot device" (Oct. 2021)

Posted on 2021-11-02 by guenni

[German]It's an issue that seems to have blown up in some administrators' faces in mid-October 2021. VMware ESXI 7.0 administrators were getting a "non-accessible boot device" error message on virtualized Windows Server 2012 R2 machines. Then the server would no … Continue reading →

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SolarWinds attackers target Microsoft partners – lack of basic cyber-security

Posted on 2021-11-02 by guenni

[German]A few days ago, more Russian cyberattacks against U.S. companies became known. These are patterned after the SolarWinds attack, this time targeting Microsoft partners. Security researcher Tenable criticizes cloud service providers for ignoring basic security practices, thus abetting these attacks.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows PrintNightmare status Nov. 1, 2021 (KB5006674, KB5006670)

Posted on 2021-11-01 by guenni

[German]It's November 1, 2021, and the question arises about the status of printing problems in Windows. After all, Microsoft has been patching the PrintNightmare vulnerability since summer, but keeps creating new problems. Even in early Nov. 2021, the printing problems … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 also floods folders with empty TMP directory garbage

Posted on 2021-11-01 by guenni

[German]Microsoft promised, with Windows 11 everything will be better, more beautiful and faster – at least if you believe Microsoft's marketing. The only thing that is a bit stupid is that the developers in Redmond are using old Windows 10 … Continue reading →

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