Category Archives: Cloud

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

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Office 365 blocks emails from Google & LinkedIn domains

[German]Currently it seems that users of Microsoft Office 365 are facing issues receiving emails send from Google & LinkedIn domains. These emails are rejected in some cases. Microsoft has confirmed that and is working on a solution, and it seems … Continue reading

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Will Samsung users soon face Microsoft account lockout and loose access to content?

[German]Brief information, after a blog reader send me a question/hint. Samsung has teamed up with Microsoft and will soon host the Samsung Cloud at OneDrive. That raises concerns that Samsung Cloud users may facing similar issues like OneDrive users: Microsoft … Continue reading

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DNS Issue: Xbox Live, Teams, Office 365, OneDrive and Bing affected (1./2.4.2021)

[German]A few hours ago, there was a worldwide outage of the Microsoft cloud services Xbox Live, Teams, Office 365, OneDrive and Bing. A DNS resolution error was probably the problem. The problem seems to be solved at the moment..

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Veeam backup fails due to Azure AD issue; patch for Veeam Backup for Office 365

[German]The worldwide disruption in Microsoft's Azure Active Directory on March 15,/16, 2021 has affected many services. Among others, backup solutions that rely on Microsoft services provided by Azure AD for authentication have likely failed. This includes Veeam Office 365 backups. … Continue reading

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XBox Live down (Feb. 25./26. 2021)

[German]Microsoft's gaming service Xbox Live has been disrupted since about 10 p.m. (Feb. 25, 2021), with the disruption continuing on Feb. 26, 2021, but already subsiding.

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