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February 2023 Patchday: EWS problems after Exchange Server security update
[German]After the installation of the February 14, 2023 security updates, I got some reports from administrators that Exchange Web Services (EWS) is causing issues. For example, the calendar update isn't working. Uninstalling the security update solved the problem. Microsoft has … Continue reading
Microsoft's February 2023 Patchday: Incorrect updates in WSUS, Exchange and Windows
[German]Microsoft has released a large number of security updates for Windows and Exchange on February 14, 2023. However, they made a mistake with some updates and simply delivered the wrong update packages via Windows Update, WSUS or the downloads. Some … Continue reading
Microsoft's TCP mess, how to optimize in Windows 10/11
[German]Microsoft has made a few mistakes in the TCP implementation of Windows 10 and Windows 11 that severely limit the possible performance of TCP/IP connections. A blog reader brought this to my attention and immediately pointed out ways to possibly … Continue reading
Microsoft 365: Bugs in Word 365 release 2301 – Write protection blocks changes and VBA AddIns
[German]A German blog reader has pointed out nasty bugs in release 2301 of Microsoft Word from Office 365 or Microsoft 365. Read-only files can only be changed after saving them under a different name. And VBA addins can no longer … Continue reading
Windows Server 2019/2022: Terminal Server / RDS with laggy or freezing Taskbar
[German]I'm picking up on a topic that has come to my attention in fragments from my blog readers as comments as well as on Twitter. I have received several reports about problems with a freezing Windows taskbar or Start button … Continue reading
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 ...
Windows 10/11: November 2022 updates cause DirectX issues on Intel graphics hardware
[German]The security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 released on November 8, 2022 can cause problems with DirectX on Intel GPUs in certain constellations. Outdated graphics drivers from Intel cause the apphelp.dll library from Microsoft to report an error … Continue reading
Windows 10/11 Home Edition and the OEM Bitlocker pitfall
[German]Today a topic that might have put one or the other user in an unpleasant situation. A machine with Windows 10 Home Edition (or Windows 11 Home) suddenly requests a Bitlocker key after an update or other change. The user … Continue reading
Outlook.com is down (Feb. 7 , 2023)
[German]Microsoft's e-mail service outlook.com is today (February 7, 2023) since about 5:00 am German time probably disrupted worldwide. There are currently indications that the disruption is receding. But the status pages of Microsoft 365 or Outlook 365 continue to report … Continue reading
Is Microsoft Defender killing applications like Outlook again? (Feb 3, 2023)
[German]Quick question to the round of administrators and users who use Microsoft Defender as a security solution in Windows. As of today, February 3, 2023, have there been any problems with applications such as Microsoft Outlook or do Office applications … Continue reading
Microsoft 365 ad screen blocks access to Windows 10 desktop for some users
[German]Microsoft has again dared to alienate some Windows users with ads for Microsoft 365. The affected users were blocked from accessing the Windows 10 desktop during a OOBE phase, because a full-screen banner permanently demanded ordering a Microsoft 365 test … Continue reading