Category Archives: Office

Office Online Server will reach end of support on December 31, 2026.

[German]Microsoft announced the end of support for its Office Online Server in a TechCommunity post titled "Announcing the retirement for Office Online Server" on October 21, 2025. After this date, Office Online Server will no longer receive security updates, bug … Continue reading

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Bug causing Outlook 365 Classic not to start reportedly fixed

[German]For weeks, Microsoft Outlook 365 users have been plagued by a program that crashes on startup when connecting to Exchange Online. Microsoft now plans to roll out a fix to resolve the issue.

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Microsoft Office 2016/2019 End of Life; Keep it safe or say goodbye

[German]On October 14, 2025, Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 has expired and Microsoft will no longer provide support for them. This is an opportunity to think about your situation. You could continue to use these versions securely for another five … Continue reading

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (October 14, 2025)

[German]On October 14, 2025 (the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patch Day), Microsoft released several security updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. This month, serious vulnerabilities in … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (October 14, 2025)

[German]Microsoft hat am 14. Oktober 2025 Sicherheitsupdates für Windows-Clients und -Server, für Office – sowie für weitere Produkte  – veröffentlicht. Die Sicherheitsupdates beseitigen 167 Schwachstellen (CVEs), sieben kritisch, drei davon wurden als 0-day klassifiziert und zwei werden ausgenutzt. Nachfolgend findet … Continue reading

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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 ...


Microsoft 365: Companion apps will be rolled out at the end of October 2025

[German]Starting in late October 2025, the Microsoft 365 companion apps—People, Files, and Calendar—will be automatically installed on Windows 11 devices with Microsoft 365 apps and will integrate Copilot for contextual AI assistance.

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Word will not be able to edit certain documents after the September 2025 update

[German]I have received a report from an IT employee about a strange Word bug that appears to occur after the September 2025 security updates. Word can no longer edit certain documents. It would be interesting to know if there are … Continue reading

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Vibe Coding was yesterday; Microsoft is targeting "vibe working" in Office

[German]Microsoft's next move in AI agents. Microsoft wants to provide its Office users with AI agents (which could also be seen as forced happiness) and describes this "new step" as "vibe working." Together with the switch from OpenAI to Antrophic's … Continue reading

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Microsoft Outlook: SVG images blocked; inline images not displayed

[German]By mid-October 2025, Microsoft will complete a security measure in Outlook that blocks SVG image files used in attacks. And one reader complained that certain images have not been displayed in his Outlook Classic for years.

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Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365

[German]A quick reminder for administrators responsible for SharePoint Online. Microsoft will retire Azure ACS for SharePoint Online on April 2, 2026.

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