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VMware sues Siemens for lack of licenses
[German]A dispute between VMware by Broadcom and Siemens AG. The two parties are at loggerheads over licensing. VMware has now sued Siemens for unlicensed products.
Solution for no access to Microsoft 365 mail account via Samsung Mail app
[German]There have been massive problems with Microsoft 365/Exchange Online since March 2025. And some readers and users are complaining that access to mailboxes via the Samsung Mail app is not working. A blog reader sent me a "spooky" solution to … Continue reading
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Windows RDP issues confirmed by Microsoft's January 2025 update
[German]Users of Windows 11 24H2 have been struggling with RDP problems for months. Connections break off or cannot be established. Microsoft has now confirmed these problems, which I addressed in a blog post. The preview update from January 2025 is … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Workarounds for "File with password protection cannot be opened multiple times in Excel 2016"
[GER1, GER2]Since the end of 2024, users of Microsoft Excel 2016 have been running into a strange issue. Excel files that have been password protected cannot be opened multiple times. It seems to be a problem caused by Windows 11 … 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 ...
Windows 11 24H2: Preview Update KB5053656 (March 27, 2025)
Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5053656 for Windows 11 24H2 on March 27, 2025. I have added some information about this update in the blog post Windows 10/11: Preview Updates March 25/27, 2025.
Oracle hack confirmed by companies – 6 million data stolen?
[German]A small addendum from this week. A few days ago, I came across the news on X that the US company Oracle had been hacked. Oracle as a company denies a hack. But companies listed in the Oracle data captured … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Attention with Veeam backups; recovery does not work
[German]A short note or addendum for users of Windows 11 24H2 who rely on Veeam Backup & Recovery. Rudi has already pointed out to me on March 22, 2025 that the restore functionality of Veeam backups via Veeam Recovery in … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: Preview Updates March 25/27, 2025
[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) updates for Windows 10 22H2 (KB5053643) and Windows 11 22H2-23H2 (KB5053657) on March 25, 2025. Addendum: The preview update KB5053656 for Windows 11 24H2 has been released on March 27, 2025. These updates contain … Continue reading
VMware vCenter: Update tokens required as of April 23, 2025
[German]Brief information for users and administrators of VMware by Broadcom vCenter installations. It looks like Broadcom is going to throw the next chicane into the ring for VMware vCenter customers. From April 23, 2025, vCenter administrators will probably only be … Continue reading
Does Outlook.com store attachments in OneDrive? Microsoft 365 will use OneDrive from March 2025
[German]One of my followers on Mastodon recently pointed out to me that emails with attachments sent via outlook.live.com are "unintentionally" saving these attachments in OneDrive. Has anyone else noticed this? I then did some research and found that there was … Continue reading