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Outlook bugs: Fix for contacts overlay; workaround for password problem

[German]Brief addendum from this week for Outlook users or administrators. Microsoft seems to have fixed the bug that the Outlook Contacts view covers "People" windows as of October 11, 2022. Also, I have a workaround for the problem with Outlook … Continue reading

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Windows October 2022 Patchday: Fix for Domain Join Hardening (CVE-2022-38042) prevents domain join

[German]I'm posting a first warning about the October 2022 security updates for Windows here on the blog because a reader from the business environment pointed it out to me. The domain join hardening changes made with the updates to close … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Beware of a possible TLS disaster on October 2022 patchday

[German]Today, October 11, 2022 is Microsoft's patchday, and Windows 10 will also receive its monthly security update. As a precaution, I draw your attention to an issue that could possibly cause trouble in a few hours under Windows 10 20H2 … Continue reading

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Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft confirms performance issues when copying files

[German]Copying large files under Windows 11 22H2 can lead to a serious drop in speed. What was already known from user circles and described by individual Microsoft employees has now been officially confirmed by Microsoft. So far, there are only … Continue reading

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Edge 106.0.1370.37 with bug fixes; failed start issue not fixed

[German]Short addendum: Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 106.0.1370.37 on October 6, 2022. Is a bug fix update that is supposed to fix bugs in the Edge 106.0.1370.34 released on October 3, 2022. But … Continue reading

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

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Bug: Outlook no longer connects to the mail server (October 2022)

[German]Microsoft confirms another error in Outlook in Microsoft 365 in a support post. It may be that Microsoft Outlook can no longer connect to the email server. The IMAP or POP server has disconnected unexpectedly and the connection to the … Continue reading

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Microsoft releases fix for Outlook 365 crashes at startup (Oct. 5, 2022)

[German]Microsoft Outlook 365 users might be affected by crashes that occur right after application launch. As of September 5, 2022, Microsoft has published a support post with notes on a fix for these crashes. Here is a brief overview of … Continue reading

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Windows 11: Microsoft helps to re-gain gaming performance

[German]Gamers suffer in Windows 11 because this great, new, must-have operating system probably makes the machine slow. The reason is there are to many, great security features, that slow down a machine. Microsoft has now provided a guide how to … Continue reading

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Microsoft Outlook bug after update: Outlook Contacts "People" view hides window

[German]Microsoft has once again created a nice bug in the Click-2-Run version of Office 2016 – 2021. After updating to version 2209 (build 15629.20156) the contact window in the person view covers half of the Outlook window. The window cannot … Continue reading

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High CPU load, fan on full speed; Windows Defender struggles with Dell SupportAssist

[German]Brief information, which I'll cover in this post. Last week a tweet came to my attention in which a Microsoft MVP complained that the fan on his Windows system was running at full speed. A quick look showed that Microsoft … Continue reading

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