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Category Archives: Office
Outlook stores IMAP password DAPI-encrypted in the registry
[German]Another little hint on Sunday. Microsoft's developers store the passwords for accessing IMAP accounts for Outlook in the registry. Is indeed DAPI-encrypted, but can be decrypted in the system with an API call. This approach is also used by tools … Continue reading
Microsoft confirms Outlook bug dropping error 603: Can't configure Exchange Online mailbox
[German]Microsoft has published a new support article that addresses an error in the Outlook desktop application. Users receive error 603 "Can't configure Exchange Online mailbox" during autodiscover while configuring a connection to an Exchange Online mailbox.
Outlook 365 Outbox: Online mode no longer possible for shared mailboxes
[German]Call for help from a blog reader struggling with Outlook 365 and shared mailboxes. In Outlook clients, online mode is no longer possible with shared mailboxes. Mails are no longer moved from the Outbox to the Sent Mail folder. The … Continue reading
Microsoft kills Office; it's branded Microsoft 365 in the future
[German]During the Ignite 2022 conference, it also became known that the strategists from Redmond want to abandon the Office product brand. The applications previously marketed under Microsoft Office will be offered under the name Microsoft 365 in the future.
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
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 ...
Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (October 11, 2022)
[German]On October 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. The updates are available for the installable MSI version of Microsoft Office (the click-to-run packages obtain … Continue reading
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (October 11, 2022)
[German]On October 11, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates fix 84 vulnerabilities, 13 of which are critical and one 0-day … Continue reading
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
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
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