Category Archives: browser

Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of obstruction

Posted on 2024-12-08 by guenni

[German]The Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of actively restricting users' choice of browser. Microsoft is said to be hindering consumers' ability to use alternative web browsers by forcing users to use Edge despite other options. Advertising

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Browser trouble II: Nov. 2024 updates for Server 2008/R2 bricks older browsers

Posted on 2024-11-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft seems to have released security updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 on November 12, 2024. Anyone who had these updates installed subsequently found that the older browsers that could previously be used on these machines no longer work. However, … Continue reading →

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Browser trouble I: Edge tries again to import Google Chrome tabs (Nov. 2024)

Posted on 2024-11-15 by guenni

[German]Brief addendum from this week. Microsoft has once again resorted to dirty tricks to force its users onto the Edge browser. The Edge browser is trying to take over the settings for tabs from the Chrome browser. Advertising

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Security Baseline for Edge version 128: Option blocks printer driver

Posted on 2024-09-10 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has published the security baseline for Edge version 128 a few days ago. However, administrators should be careful when applying this security baseline. This is because the specifications ensure that users can no longer print because the printer drivers … Continue reading →

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Firefox 115 support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 until March 2025

Posted on 2024-09-10 by guenni

[German]Mozilla Firefox 115 still runs on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, but has been in extended support for some time. It was previously known that the developers wanted to support this browser version until Q3 2024. The Mozilla developers have … Continue reading →

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

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Google Chrome 128.0.6613.84/.85

Posted on 2024-08-22 by guenni

[German]On August 21, Google released an update of the Google Chrome browser (branch 128) in the stable channel, which closes 38n vulnerabilities (some of them critical). One vulnerability is already under attack. The Extended Stable Channel and the apps for … Continue reading →

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iOS: No access to Microsoft 365 in the Edge browser for some users (July 24, 2024)

Posted on 2024-07-25 by guenni

[German]As of July 24, 2024, Microsoft has posted information in the Microsoft 365 admin dashboard that addresses resource issues that some iOS users are experiencing in the Edge browser. However, there is a workaround for this issue. Advertising

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User identification via Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave)?

Posted on 2024-07-13 by guenni

[German]Luca Casonato already pointed out an issue in connection with Chromium browsers on July 9, 2024. In the browser, all Google websites are granted full access to system data such as CPU usage, GPU utilization, memory usage and processor information … Continue reading →

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Outlook: Old clients will be deactivated in mid-July 2024

Posted on 2024-07-08 by guenni

[German]I'm posting some information here on the blog that I came across a few days ago. From mid-July 2024, older Outlook clients and web browsers will refuse to work with Microsoft email accounts. Users will then have to update their … Continue reading →

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Microsoft removes the falsely "Edge installed" Copilot app from Windows

Posted on 2024-06-15 by guenni

[German]Along the lines of "We made a mistake", Microsoft rolled out the Copilot app to Windows (Windows 10/11 clients and Windows Server 2022) in March 2024 with an "accidental" Edge update. Redmond has since "cleaned up" and gradually uninstalled the … Continue reading →

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