Category Archives: issue

Microsoft 365 Issues (February 13, 2020)

[German]It seems that Microsoft's Cloud has issues today. Microsoft has reported a glitch on Microsoft 365 in its cloud. But not too much details are known now.

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Windows 10: Update KB4532693 kills user data/profile

[German]There are reports that cumulative update KB4532693 for Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 dated February 11, 2020, is causing significant issues for some users. Desktop gone, files gone, icons gone and more.

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Windows 10: Search bug widley fixed…

[German]News from the broken Windows 10 search feature in start menu. Microsoft believes it will soon be able to fix the bug for all users. This bug caused a worldwide failure of the Windows 10 startmenu search on February 5, … Continue reading

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Win 7/Server 2008 R2: Boot issues with Update KB4539602

[German]Administrators and users should be careful about installing the out-of-band update KB4539602 on Windows 7 SP1 or on Windows Server 2008 R2. If the SHA-2 update KB4474419, dated September 2019, is missing, the machine will not boot after the update … Continue reading

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Chromium Edge: Issues with User data directory

[German]The Chromium Edge browser has nasty problems in the corporate environment when managing a user data directory. When user data directories are enabled, the Chromium Edge cannot be used by the same user on different clients at the same time.

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

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Windows 10: Addendum to the broken search and fixes – Part 2

[German]In Windows 10, the search in the Start menu repeatedly fails (as on February 5, 2020). This seems to be a recurring problem for which a blog reader sent me another observation and a solution that he uses in his … Continue reading

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Resetting a broken Windows 10 Search by Script – Part 1

[German]If the search on the desktop fails you can reset it. Microsoft has released a script to fix a broken search in 2019. Within this blog post I will show, what Microsoft provides on solutions to fix a broken search.

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Windows 7 / 10 prevents shutdown / restart (Feb. 2020)

[German]Some Windows 7 users (Addendum: and Windows 10) may be surprised to find that the operating system suddenly shuts down or restarts. The operation is rejected because of missing permissions (You do not have permission to shutdown this computer). Addendum: … Continue reading

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Issues with Exchange Online/Outlook (Feb. 7, 2020)

[German]A brief message for users of Microsoft Exchange Online: There is a service disruption. Outlook has problems to retrieve the subject of e-mails correctly. Basically, we have been jerking around with recurring disruptions of the Microsoft Cloud in the area … Continue reading

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Twitter is broken (Feb. 7, 2020)

Currently, the Twitter service is probably struggling with technical difficulties. You can read tweets and 'like' to them, but you can't post anything else. Tom Warren is reporting this as well (and has an article here). But currently I'm able … Continue reading

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