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Microsoft fixes slow Outlook start and freeze bug; fix will be shipped in November 2023

[German]Microsoft has addressed the problem that Outlook from Microsoft 365 takes a very long time to start and then sometimes hangs completely (freeze bug). If the application is closed and restarted, Outlook is opened directly. According to an announcement, the … Continue reading

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Exchange Online: Microsoft deaktiviert Spam-Regel, die alles als Junk-Mail betrachtet hat (EX682041)

[German]Exchange Online administrators may have received a number of copies of their users' outgoing emails classified as spam in the last few hours. The cause was a spam rule causing false-positive spam notifications. Microsoft has confirmed the whole thing as … Continue reading

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Exchange Active Sync-Bug in iOS 17.0.3

[German]Brief note to administrators who manage mobile devices with a mail connection to Microsoft's Exchange. A reader informed me about an annoying bug in iOS 17.0.3, which leads to problems with the appointment management (appointment commitments are delivered multiple times).

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Windows 10 Update KB5031356 fails with error 0x8007000D

[German]The security update KB5031356 released on October 10, 2023 for Windows 10 22H2 fails with installation error 0x8007000D for some users. Microsoft has admitted the issue as of October 13, 2023 and is rolling back the flawed component on consumer … Continue reading

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Exchange Server Oct. 2023 updates fail with error 0x80070534

[German]As of October 10, 2023, Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019. On a number of Exchange Server systems, the installation of the October 2023 updates ends with error 0x80070534. The cause seems to … 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 ...


Exchange Online: Incident EX680695 (Oct. 11, 2023)

As of October 11, 2023, Exchange Online has experienced a severe mail traffic disruption. Several readers reported problems receiving emails from external email addresses. Microsoft has confirmed the incident and claims to have already rolled out a fix. Spoiler: They … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2022: September update KB5030216 causes boot problems (also VMware and Hyper-V)

[German]I'm bringing up again an issue that has been bothering administrators for months, but probably hit some machines running Windows Server 2022 with the September 2023 security updates. After installing security update KB5030216, the machines can no longer boot. This … Continue reading

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Windows September 2023 updates KB5030219 and KB5030310 are causing issues

[English]Various updates for Windows 10 and 11 were released by Microsoft in September. The cumulative update KB5030219 for Windows 11 22H2 from September 12, 2023 (patch day) causes a broken Start menu, problems with games or trouble with Explorer. Then … Continue reading

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Office Patchday Issues After September 2023 Update

[German]As of September 12, Microsoft has released various security updates for Office 2013, 2016 and the click-to-run variants (2016-2021 as well as Office 365). There has been some feedback from users on the blog regarding problems. I'll summarize the problems … Continue reading

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iOS 17.0.3 fixes CVE-2023-42824 and the iPhone 15 heat problem

[German]Apple released the update to iOS 17.0.3 for compatible iPhone models on October 4, 2023. On the one hand, this update is supposed to close the vulnerability CVE-2023-42824 in libvpx. On the other hand, Apple promises to fix the heat … Continue reading

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