Category Archives: Office

Did anyone get the "Welcome to the Microsoft 365 app" nag screen?

Posted on 2024-12-30 by guenni

[German]A quick question for readers who use Windows. Has anyone seen a pop-up screen with the text "Welcome to the Microsoft 365 app" recently? Advertising

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Microsoft 365: Fix for spontaneously deactivated Office apps

Posted on 2024-12-23 by guenni

[German]There was a problem with the activation of Microsoft 365 apps. Users are noticing since months that the (Office) apps from are subscription are spontaneously deactivated and can then no longer be used. Microsoft has published a support article about … Continue reading →

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New Outlook app drops login error 0x80049dd3

Posted on 2024-12-18 by guenni

[German]Since December 6, 2025, some users are reporting login issues caused by Microsoft's new Outlook desktop app for Windows. The app refuses a loging and drops an error 0x80049dd3. Although Microsoft claimed they have fixed it the other day, it … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked

Posted on 2024-12-13 by guenni

[German]Recently a blog reader left a comment within this blog, dealing with an issue in Windows 11 24H2 combined with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. He noticed that user accounts in the Active Directory are being blocked suddenly on a recurring … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-11 by guenni

[German]On December 10, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. Below you will find an overview of … Continue reading →

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

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-10 by guenni

[German]On December 10, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates address 70 vulnerabilities (CVEs), including 16 critical vulnerabilities, one of which is classified as 0-day … Continue reading →

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Migration to new Outlook app for enterprise user in April 2026

Posted on 2024-12-10 by guenni

[German]Microsoft actually wanted to start migrating business users to the new Outlook app at the beginning of 2025. Redmond has now announced that this rollout will not take place until April 2026 for business users with an Microsoft 365 Enterprise … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Outlook now with GMail Workspace Syc compatible

Posted on 2024-12-07 by guenni

[German]Google has updated its GMail Workspace Sync so that the program is compatible with Windows 11 24H2. This means that Microsoft Outlook can be used with Google Workspace under this operating system. The fix was announced on December 5, 2024, … Continue reading →

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Update KB4484305: Fix for Excel 2016 add-in loading bug

Posted on 2024-12-03 by guenni

[German]Another addendum from November 2024: On November 19, 2024, Microsoft fixed a problem caused by the security update KB5002653 from November 12, 2024 in Microsoft Excel 2016 (MSI version). Add-ins could no longer be loaded there. Advertising

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November 12, 2024 Patchday issues (Office, Windows)

Posted on 2024-11-24 by guenni

[German]On November 12, 2024, Microsoft released a slew of security updates for Patchday. Bugs and security vulnerabilities were corrected, but there are also new inconsistencies. I have compiled some of the information that readers brought to my attention in comments … Continue reading →

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