Category Archives: Office

Intel Arc and Iris Xe graphics driver 31.0.101.4972 fixes Office problems (Nov. 2023)

[German]Another small addendum from this week, which I'll pull out separately. Intel has released an update of its Intel Arc and Iris Xe graphics drivers to version 31.0.101.4972. This update is supposed to fix a number of problems (e.g. with … Continue reading

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Office 365: Mail attachments from Outlook cannot be opened in Word/Excel (Nov. 2023)

[German]A quick question for administrators in the readership who use Microsoft Office 365. A reader has contacted us because problems are occurring in his environment when opening mail attachments from Outlook. The attachments cannot be opened in Word or Excel. … Continue reading

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Microsoft fixes Office 365 Sign in Error 1001

[German]For months, users of the Microsoft Office 365 suite have been suffering from the fact that they suddenly receive error 1001 when trying to log in. I had already addressed the issue here in the blog. After Microsoft confirmed the … Continue reading

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Outlook bug for slow saving fixed – fix being tested with insiders

[German]Microsoft recently fixed a bug in conventional Outlook that caused problems when saving attachments. The problem has annoyed Outlook 365 users since July 2023 who wanted to save attachments to network shares. The saving processes took a very long time … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Updates (November 14, 2023)

[German]On November 14, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Below you will find an overview of the available updates.

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

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (November 14, 2023)

[German]On November 14, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – and for other products. The security updates eliminate 57 vulnerabilities (CVEs), three of which are 0-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited. Below is … Continue reading

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Beware: New Outlook app transfers access data to Microsoft

[German]I'm picking up on an (actually old) topic here in the blog, which is becoming virulent again with the new Outlook app introduced by Microsoft. The new Outlook app transfers all (actually secret) access data for mail accounts to Microsoft … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Updates (November 7, 2023)

[German]Small addendum, on November 7, 2023 (first Tuesday of the month) Microsoft released non-security updates for still supported versions of Microsoft Office. Here is a brief overview of the updates.

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Leak: New Office 2024, new Windows 12 are indirectly confirmed?

[German]Rumors about successors to current products such as Windows 11 and Microsoft Office 2021 have been around for some time. Now internal Microsoft documents (screenshots of an Office 2024 preview) and posts on X.com are providing fodder for new speculation … Continue reading

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Office 365 Sign in Error 1001: Microsoft releases a workaround

[German]Users of the Microsoft Office 365 suite keep reporting that they suddenly get error 1001 when trying to log in. I had already addressed the issue here on the blog. Now Microsoft has confirmed the problem and published a temporary … Continue reading

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