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Does AMD's Windows WHQL driver bricks RDNA 2 RX 6000 GPUs?
[German]Can a driver update bricks AMD graphics cards (AMD 6800/6900 GPUs) from AMD? There are hints from users that exactly this might have happened after a driver update – whereby we are talking about WHQL Windows drivers certified by Microsoft. … Continue reading
Windows January 2023 patchday issues
[German]The security updates released by Microsoft on January 10, 2023 for the various Windows versions (clients, servers) do close some critical vulnerabilities. However, there are a number of user messages that report installation problems. In addition, it looks like the … Continue reading
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Microsoft Exchange January 2023 patchday issues
[German]As of January 10, 2023 (Patchday), Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, and Exchange Server 2019. These security updates close two vulnerabilities (Elevation of Privilege and Spoofing) in this software, but have known bugs … Continue reading
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Windows: Microsoft Workaround for ODBC SQL connection issues (Jan. 5, 2023)
[German]Since the release of the November 2022 updates, issues can occur when accessing SQL databases. This has already been admitted by Microsoft. Here on the blog, readers had suggested a workaround in the form of an ODBC driver replacement. Now … Continue reading
Thunderbird IMAP an oAuth connect issue with Exchange Online fixed
Just a short note: It seems that Microsoft has fixed an issue, that prevents Thunderbird mail client to connect successful with Exchange Online using IMAP and oAuth2 (see my addendum at Thunderbird can't connect via IMAP an oAuth with Exchange Online … 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 ...
Attention: Central Adobe CA certificate expires on January 7, 2023 – no new certificate for perpetual licensing customers!
[German]Brief note for users or administrators of Adobe perpetual licensing software. A German blog reader alerted me about the expiration of a CA certificate on Adobe AEM servers or Adobe LiveCycle ES servers. As of January 7, 2023, any Adobe … Continue reading
Microsoft Office: End of Life dates and feature drops in 2023
[German]There will be some changes for Microsoft Office users in 2023. For example, Microsoft Office 2013 will reach the end of support and access to Microsoft online services will no longer be supported in Office 2016/2019. Furthermore, features in mobile … Continue reading
Thunderbird can't connect via IMAP an oAuth with Exchange Online (outlook.office365.com)
[German]At the turn of the year 2022/2023, Microsoft has deactivated Basic Authentication for Exchange Online. This forced Thunderbird users into connection issues with mail servers via IMAP. Thunderbird reports that the user is authenticated (via oAuth2) but is not connected. … Continue reading
Windows 11: Update KB5021255 / KB5021234 cannot be installed
[German]There are reports from Windows 11 users about issues installing Dec. 13, 2022 security updates KB5021255 (Windows 11 22H2) or KB5021234 (Windows 11 21H2). A German blog reader has contacted me because in his company all Windows 11 clients refuse … Continue reading
D-Link: End of support for mydlink Home and mydlink Baby Monitor Apps and Cloud Services (Dec. 30, 2022)
[German]Are you using D-Link products like the mydlink Baby Monitor or mydlink Home. Today, December 30, 2022, vendor D-Link will shut down certain cloud services. The aforementioned devices will then become electronic junk because their functionality will be lost. An … Continue reading