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Monthly Archives: December 2022
Exchange Online PowerShell V2 soon deprecated, replaced by PowerShell V3
[German]Brief note for administrators of Exchange Online instances. Microsoft announced in December 2022 that PowerShell V2 will be "deprecated" as of June 2023. From then on, the relevant PowerShell modules will no longer work. Anyone using PowerShell modules to administer … Continue reading
Surface Laptop 2: End of support on December 27, 2022
[German]A brief note for owners of a Microsoft Surface Laptop 2. Today, December 27, 2022, Microsoft's support for this device expires. A quick look at what this means for owners of such a device and how long this model was … Continue reading
Reminder: Basic Authentication in Exchange Online will be switches off in 2023
[German]Microsoft has reminded the days that the so-called Basic Authentication in Exchange Online will be phased out and switched off next year. Actually, this has been known for a long time and I assumed that this will already be the … Continue reading
Windows Optimizer version 3.4 released
[German]Brief note for users of Windows10 XP and successor versions. There is a small project of German Windows users and software developers, who work on the optimization of Windows. The result is the Windows Optimizer (also available for English users). … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Linux Mint 21.1
[German]Brief addendum from last week: On December 21, 2022, the team released the official upgrade of Linux Mint 21 to version 21.1. Blog reader Wolle had already informed me by mail that the version was available for the Cinnamon, MATE … Continue reading
How to log off disconnected Citrix sessions after 1 hour via power shell
[German]A short tip for administrators of Citrix solutions (Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service). Sometimes administrators are need to log off users whose sessions have been in disconnected state for a long time. There is a PowerShell solution from Citrix … Continue reading
Windows 10/11 and Server 2022 December 2022 Refresh Media Available
[German]Short message for administrators who need installation media for Windows that are at the current patch level (i.e. already contain the current updates). Microsoft has released the installation images with the update status December 2022 as of December 20, 2022. … Continue reading
Private data of 400 million Twitter users are offered for sale on the darknet
[German]The Irish data protection authority DPC has just launched an investigation into a data leak involving 5.4 million Twitter user data (see Irish data protection authority launches investigation into Twitter after data breach). Now a new data breach seems to becomming … Continue reading
Merry Christmas 2022
to all my blog readers. Frozen Rose with ice crystals, Canon A20, December 2004
Irish data protection authority launches investigation into Twitter after data breach
[German]After 5.4 million user data of Twitter users or accounts were tapped by hackers via an API vulnerability and then shared in a hacker forum, the data protection authorities are also taking action. The data protection authority in Ireland, which … Continue reading