Monthly Archives: May 2023

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Firefox switches to Extended Support for Windows 7, 8, 8.1

Posted on 2023-05-31 by guenni

[German]Mozilla's developers have just announced that the Firefox browser will move to the so-called Extended Support channel starting with version 115 for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Firefox 115 will be the last browser version that will still … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 102.11.2

Posted on 2023-05-30 by guenni

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another maintenance update of the email client to version 102.11.2 on May 27, 2023. It is a bug fix update, which should eliminate bugs. Thanks to the blog reader for the tip. Advertising

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Microsoft provided workaround for failed Surface Pro X cameras

Posted on 2023-05-30 by guenni

Since May 23, 2023 the cameras on Microsoft's Surface Pro X don't work anymore. Microsoft has now confirmed the issue and provided workarounds for managed and unmanaged devices. I've added the details to my blog post Surface Pro X cameras … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 21H2 reaches end of live – forced upgrade to 22H2

Posted on 2023-05-30 by guenni

[German]Short reminder for Windows 10 users who are still running version 21H2. In June 2023, this Windows will receive security updates for the last time in certain variants and will then be removed from support. Microsoft has therefore started to … Continue reading →

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

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Cloud operating system Windows 365 available as preview

Posted on 2023-05-29 by guenni

[German]At the BUILD 2023 developer conference, Microsoft also announced the availability of its Windows 365 cloud operating system as a public preview. It is the long-awaited cloud operating system that can be booted from a Windows 11 workstation but runs … Continue reading →

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Microsoft explains Unified Update Platform (UUP) with Intune

Posted on 2023-05-29 by guenni

[German]At the end of March 2023, Microsoft has enabled the Unified Update Platform (UUP) for Windows 11 22H2. The platform is supposed to enable smaller and easier updates, as Microsoft explained. In this context, problems and shortcomings observed by users … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 gets AI with "Windows Copilot

Posted on 2023-05-28 by guenni

[German]At the Microsoft BUILD 2023 developer conference, there was also an announcement that "artificial intelligence" is to enter Windows. Specifically, Microsoft wants to integrate its AI technology "Windows Copilot" into the Windows 11 client operating system. Microsoft boss Satya Nadella … Continue reading →

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Windows: Patchday issues and fixes in May 2023 (Server 2022 effective access query, VPN)

Posted on 2023-05-28 by guenni

[German]Windows Updates shipped in May 2023 (and previous months has brought new Bugs to Windows. For example, Microsoft is now investigating a degradation in VPN connections. Quite badly, some administrators are no longer able to query permissions for files on … Continue reading →

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Tesla files: data leak shows Tesla's problems with its Autopilot

Posted on 2023-05-27 by guenni

[German]The German magazine Handelsblatt received 100 gigabytes of internal "Tesla files" by whistleblowers. The leak includes emails, personal data of the Tesla staff and customer complaints including descriptions of accidents. This data from around 23,000 files could be analyzed by … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: Known issues (May 2023)

Posted on 2023-05-27 by guenni

[German]In the last few weeks, various bugs (partly due to updates but also during development) have slipped into Windows 10 and 11versions. For example, there are issues when copying files under Windows 10 and Windows 11 – the operation can … Continue reading →

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