Category Archives: Office

Fix for connection issues with Microsoft 365 apps (March 2023)

[English]In February 2023, I had a poll on the blog regarding connection issues with Microsoft 365 applications. Some administrators had responded with confirmations. Now an administrator has contacted me on the blog, and posted a solution that works for him, … Continue reading

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Improved Office macro security leads to new attack methods via OneNote and other filetypes

[German]Since Microsoft and Windows system administrators are investing more in macro security, attacks via this vector are becoming more difficult. Cybercriminals are looking for new ways to deliver malware to users. OneNote occupies a prominent position as a gateway – … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Microsoft Security Update Summary (14. März 2023)

[German]On March 14, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates fix 76 CVE vulnerabilities, 9 of which are critical, 66 are important, and two are … Continue reading

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Microsofts FSLogix: Hotfix 1 (2.9.8440.42104) released for buggy v2210

[German]Brief note for troubled administrators in companies who use FSLogix and are annoyed by the numerous bugs in version 2210. Microsoft has now released FSLogix 2210 Hotfix 1 (2.9.8440.42104). This is supposed to fix the numerous problems of version 2210. … Continue reading

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LibreOffice can't start after ugrade to Linux Mint 21.1

[German]A short post from the Linux world, although I'm not yet sure if and how widespread the problem is. A blog reader contacted me last Friday and complained that his LibreOffice wouldn't start after he upgraded a Linux Mint system … Continue reading

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Microsoft Defender is forcibly installed for Microsoft 365 users

[German]Microsoft Defender is already integrated into the operating system as virus protection in Windows 10 and Windows 11. However, Microsoft has further plans and wants to integrate the Microsoft Defender app into its Microsoft 365 product (for consumers). This means … Continue reading

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Connection issues with Microsoft 365 applications? (Feb. 2023)

[German]Question for Microsoft 365 administrators and service providers. Has there been increased feedback in recent days that apps are losing their connection to Microsoft services? Affects for example Office, Outlook, OneDrive, so that users have to log in again every … Continue reading

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (February 14, 2023)

[German]On February 14, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Word is closed. Below is an overview of the … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 14, 2023)

[German]On February 14, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. The security updates fix 75 vulnerabilities, of which 9 are critical, 66 are important and … Continue reading

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Microsoft plans according to a report, to add ChatGPT-4 features to Office

[German]Does Microsoft plan to extend its Office applications in Microsoft 365 with functions of the "Prometheus Model" from the OpenAI product ChatGPT-4? After the ChatGPT extension of the Bing search engine, that would be Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with … Continue reading

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