Monthly Archives: June 2023

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Exchange Online: Updated requirements for SMTP relay as of November 1, 2023

Posted on 2023-06-20 by guenni

[German]Quick note for administrators who use Exchange Online as an SMTP relay to send bulk email. Microsoft is adjusting the requirements for using SMTP relay functionality accordingly as of November 1, 2023. The company made the announcement in a June … Continue reading →

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AI is when ChatGPT gives you "valid keys" for Windows 10/11

Posted on 2023-06-20 by guenni

[German]It's a little bit of fun that shows that Microsoft doesn't really have a handle on its AI solution ChatGPT (yet). What only Chinese bot farms have been able to do so far, could also be done with ChatGPT (or … Continue reading →

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Cloud outages: Microsoft reveals details of DDoS attack by Anonymous Sudan/Storm-1359

Posted on 2023-06-19 by guenni

[German]It was hacker attacks that brought Microsoft cloud services to their knees for hours on and off since June 5, 2023. My reports here on the blog that a hacktivist group called "Anonymous Sudan" claimed responsibility didn't turn out to … Continue reading →

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Edge 114.0.1823.51

Posted on 2023-06-19 by guenni

Microsoft has already updated (after the Chrome security update) the Edge browser to version 114.0.1823.51 (security and bug fixes) on June 15, 2023 in the Stable and Extended Stable Channel. In the meantime, the release notes are online and state … Continue reading →

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Office 365 (Current Channel, Build 16501.20210) can't print multi-pages of tasks

Posted on 2023-06-19 by guenni

[German]Quick question to my blog readers who are using Microsoft 365/Office in the Current Channel. Are there any complaints that multi-page output is not possible when printing tasks (but not from calendars or mails)? I just received a user report, … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2: Windows Defender Application Control blocks programs, files, network drives, websites (June 2023)

Posted on 2023-06-18 by guenni

[German]To secure Windows, Microsoft recommends Windows Defender Application Control in enterprise environments. The last few days, however, this feature seems to cause issues due to an definition update. I have received reports that users "suddenly" could neither open files nor … Continue reading →

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Microsoft's cloud outage was result of a DDoS attack

Posted on 2023-06-17 by guenni

[German]Since June 5, 2023, there have been repeated problems with the availability of the Microsoft cloud and the services offered there. I had speculated in my blog posts that there might be an attack behind it, especially since a hacktivist … Continue reading →

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Outlook 365 damages PDF and Office files since April 2023

Posted on 2023-06-17 by guenni

[German]Short addendum from this week. I received a tip that Microsoft Outlook 365 has been constantly corrupting Office files – and probably also PDF documents – since April 2023. If you don't have a backup, you may lose attachments – … Continue reading →

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Firefox Update 114 enables DoH-this may cause issues

Posted on 2023-06-17 by guenni

[German]The days I noticed some comments in my German blog that users report issues with Firefox. The possible cause is the activation of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and use of the Cloudflare DNS server, as one user told me. Advertising

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Windows 11 22H2: Update KB5027231 causes Google Chrome to crash or hang in MalwareBytes

Posted on 2023-06-16 by guenni

[German]Users of Google Chrome browser are facing  issues after installing the Windows 11 22H2update KB5027231 from June 13, 2023. The browser suddenly crashes or does not start anymore. There are reports that it may be related to MalwareBytes, which prevents … Continue reading →

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