Category Archives: issue

FYI: Citrix ShareFile worldwide down (24, Aug. 2023)

Brief information for administrators who are responsible for Citrix ShareFile. David M. just emailed me about a worldwide outage (thanks for that). He noted that this afternoon (8/24/2023) the connection to Citrix Sharefile became slower and slower. Then the connection … Continue reading

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Chrome browser installs apps/shortcuts on Windows & Linux clients automatically, without user consent

[German]I received yesterday a report from a German blog reader and administrator in an enterprise environment just emailed me about an unpleasant observation. The Google Chrome browser is automatically creating shortcuts or installing its own apps in their Windows environment. … Continue reading

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Citrix: FSLogix causes logon and logoff errors

[German]Are there sudden login problems or errors when logging out of a session under Citrix VDI? If FSLogix is used and it uses cloud cache locations for profiles or ODFC containers along with App Layering Elastic Layers, this may be … Continue reading

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Firefox 116.0.3 released with bug fix – problems with Copy&Paste?

[German]A couple of weeks ago, Mozilla's developers has released Firefox version 116.0.0 und then version 116.0.1 on August 7, 2023. On August 16, 2023, version 116.0.3 was added as a new bug fix update. However, I have received a report … Continue reading

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Windows 11: SSD drive performance issues fixed by August 2023 updates?

[German]Since Microsoft released the March 2023 security updates for Windows 11, some users have complained about performance issues with SSD drives. It mainly affects SSD NVMEs that act as boot drives. Now I've come across a report that these performance … Continue reading

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

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Exchange Server August 2023 update: all patches pulled; workaround changed

[German]After the August 2023 security update for Exchange 2016 and 2019 caused massive installations issues for non-English installations, Microsoft had pulled finally all updates. In addition, Microsoft has made a change to the workaround proposed to overcome the install issues.; … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Updates KB5028244 and KB5029244 causes ClickOnce install issues with apps

[German]Microsoft has confirmed a bug that was already distributed with the July 2023 preview update KB5028244 on Windows 10 22H2 and is also included in successor updates. Applications installed via ClickOnce prompts the user to reinstall them every time they … Continue reading

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Outlook "open window" bug at startup a permission issue?

[German]Since the Office updates of late June 2023, users have been complaining that every time they start Outlook, it asks if they want to reopen windows open in the previous session (which do not exist). I have information that this … Continue reading

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Updates: Internet Explorer; .NET framework with installation issues (Aug. 8, 2023)

[German]As of August 8, 2023, Microsoft has patched other software in addition to security updates for Windows and Office. There is a security update for Internet Explorer for various Windows Server versions. And there are also security updates for the … Continue reading

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Office 365: Sign in Error 1001

[German]There are reports that users of the Office 365 suite are suddenly getting error 1001 when trying to log in. An IT service provider contacted me about this because this was occurring with their customers. However, there is a workaround … Continue reading

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