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Windows 10/11: Microsoft confirms Taskbar issues with Barco ClickShare app calendar integration
[German]Small addendum to a problem of the last 14 days. Users of Windows 10 and Windows 11 may suffer from the fact that the taskbar does not work anymore. Especially from the business sector I know of some reports. Cause … Continue reading
Does the Microsoft Edge 109.x crash the Application Guard?
[German]Does Microsoft Edge browser version 109.x crash Microsoft's Application Guard security feature on Windows? That is the statement of a user in blog comments. After the person concerned provided me with some information, I am taking up the topic in … Continue reading
Office trouble: Excel calculation issues, and Outlook starts in safe mode (January 2023)
[German]In this post I would like to put online a small collection of problems or inconsistencies around Microsoft Office. The problems have come to my attention through the readership in the last few days. Possibly they are isolated cases, but … Continue reading
Windows 11 22H2: System Restore causes "This app can't open" error
[German]Once again a little hint for users of Windows 11 22H2. I still keep hearing "runs without any problem", but just in case, if Windows 11 22H2 should ever have hiccup and shows the error "This app can not be … Continue reading
Windows 10: Taskbar and Office apps suddenly broken (Jan. 18, 2023)
[German]Brief information for Windows 10 users who are annoyed by an unresponsive taskbar since January 18, 2023. I received a call for help from German blog readers – and we found an explanaition. Anyone using Barco's Clickshare solutions may have … 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 ...
Printing issues in Edge 109 branch – special characters like umlauts are the problem
[German]Some Microsoft Edge users are experiencing massive printing issues with the 109 development branch. For example, quick printing no longer works for some users. For other users, the printing process crashes. After investigations, it became obvious, that the Edge 109 … Continue reading
Edge 109.0.1518.52/55; enables password transfer to the cloud …
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel several times since Jan 12, 2023 (on Jan 12 to version 109.0.1518.49, on Jan 13 to 109.0.1518.52). In addition, Edge 109.0.1518.55 seems to have been waiting in the wings since … Continue reading
ASRmageddon: Why private users were affected, how to restore shortcuts
[German]Friday January 13, 2023 Windows users worldwide were affected by a buggy Defender signature update that deleted desktop shortcuts and more via an ASR rule. In a follow-up, I shed some light on why even home Windows 10/11 users could … Continue reading
Windows deleted shortcuts; Microsoft explains Windows Defender ASR issue Jan. 13, 2023
[German]Yesterday, Friday, January 13, 2023, Microsoft pretty much knocked out parts of its Windows user base by rolling out a buggy Defender signature via update. With ASR enabled, shortcuts were detected as malicious in Windows and deleted from the desktop, … Continue reading
Microsoft Defender update/ASR deletes desktop shortcuts, taskbar broken, Office apps don't start anymore
[German]Currently, there seem to be nasty problems with Windows and Microsoft Office. Users report in the blog that under Office 365, build 16.0.15831.20252, the taskbar in Windows is broken and the Office applications no longer start. In many clients, the … Continue reading