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Microsofts Cloud PC "failed provisioning" error during Windows 365 setup

[German]A short information tidbit about Microsoft's Cloud PC and issues during setting up Windows 365. The cloud service is only available since a few days (see Windows 365 released) and Microsoft has already had to suspend the provisioning of the … Continue reading

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Windows 365 released

[German]On July 15, 2021, in the blog post Windows 365: The cloud PC presented at Inspire, I had reported on the new Windows 365, which was unveiled at the Microsoft Inspire conference. A month after that announcement, the Windows 365 … Continue reading

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Windows 365: The cloud PC presented at Inspire

[German]The rumors have been around for a while, I had reported the week in the article News from Microsoft's Cloud PC still about it and something to 14/15 July 2021, on the occasion of the Inspire partner conference expected. Now … Continue reading

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News from Microsoft's Cloud PC

[German]It has been speculated for quite some time that Microsoft is working on a so-called cloud PC (see Is Microsoft planning a 'Windows 10 Cloud-PC' for 2021?). However, a launch in spring 2021 has definitely not taken place and Microsoft … Continue reading

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Microsoft Azure: Urgently update PowerShell because of RCE vulnerability

[German]PowerShell versions 7.0 and 7.1 contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2021-26701, which has been assigned a CVSS score: 8.1. In a security alert, Microsoft is urging Azure customers to update PowerShell to version 7.0.6 or 7.1.3 in a … Continue reading

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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 ...


Azure Virtual Desktop: A bug blocks WSUS update downloads (June 2021)

[German]Microsoft is investigating an issue that is preventing the download of security updates via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for Azure Virtual Desktops. Virtual Desktop instances are stuck at the May 2021 update level.

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Fire in Amazon data center? Blink cameras no longer work

[German]Blink is the series name of surveillance cameras from Amazon that can be found in many households. I am a bit suspicious of the Blink surveillance cameras, since they involve Amazon via a user account. But there's more to come. … Continue reading

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Chinese UC browser leaks user data in iOS and Android, even in Inkognito mode

[German]The Chinese company Alibaba offers an app called UC Browser for Android and iOS via its subsidiary UCWeb (resides in Singapore). The browser is ranked fourth in the world by the number of users. Now it has come out that … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365 bug: Mails from Exchange Online and Outlook send to the spam folder

[English]Exchange Online and Outlook users are just noticing that mails end up in the SPAM folder of the mailbox when delivered. Microsoft is now investigating this Microsoft 365/Office 365 issue.

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Workaround for OneDrive login error 0x8004de40

[German]Users of Microsoft's cloud storage OneDrive occasionally run into login issues. The login is rejected with the error 0x8004de40 when logging in. Microsoft addressed the issue the other day and suggests a workaround for these cases.

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