[German]European cloud provider Hetzner is currently informing customers about a price increase for its cloud packages. This is justified by price increases for RAM, SSD, etc., as a result of the AI hype. Here are the details about this topic.
[German]A quick note to readers who use Microsoft email accounts. A reader informed me this morning that there are massive delivery problems to Hotmail addresses. There is also a second reader report in the discussion area asking about email problems at Microsoft. Microsoft is receiving an increasing number of reports of problems from administrators. Anyone affected?
[German]Outlook Classic users are once again plagued by a silly bug that Microsoft has built into the software. The bug causes the mouse pointer to disappear unintentionally. It can also affect OneNote or other MS 365 apps. Microsoft has finally confirmed the bug.
[German]The option for companies to defer use of the Outlook New app to Outlook Classic was originally scheduled to end in April 2026. Microsoft has now postponed this date by 12 months to March 2027.
[German]Brief information for users of the Microsoft Edge browser who have used a so-called primary password. Microsoft has just declared this feature "deprecated" and will remove it by summer 2026.
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[German]Brief information for users and administrators who use Outlook 365. Microsoft recently announced that it will discontinue "contact masking" in Outlook on March 31, 2026.
[German]Regular support for Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSC, the IoT version, and Windows Server 2016 will end in October 2026 and early 2027. Microsoft has now announced Extended Security Updates (ESU) programs for these Windows versions. The Windows versions can receive three years of paid ESU.
With his OpenClaw bot, Peter Steinberger set off quite an avalanche in January 2026 and embarked on a rollercoaster ride (the bot had to be renamed twice and has security issues). Two hours ago, Peter announced that he is joining OpenAI to develop a "bot for everyone."
Add-ins are ubiquitous as "software helpers." But there is a constant risk that such add-ins will suddenly have malicious functions implanted in them. A once popular Outlook add-in stole 4,000 login details and payment details after the developer abandoned the project and a criminal took over the domain.
In June 2026, UEFI Secure Boot certificates for Windows will expire. In October 2026, the next UEFI certificate for Secure Boot will expire. Microsoft has been trying to replace this Secure Boot certificate in UEFI for quite some time. In a post on the Windows blog, Microsoft commented on February 10, 2026, on what will happen when certificates expire.
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