Category Archives: Office

Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (July 12, 2022)

[German]On July 12, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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Outlook/Apps failing sending mails? Microsoft has disabled SMTP (July 2022)

[German]Very brief information for users and administrators who use Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Office 365 with Exchange Online and are suddenly confronted with the problem that the sending of emails in Microsoft Outlook or in other applications is on strike. … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 12, 2022)

[German]On July 12, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates also eliminate 84 vulnerabilities, including one 0-day. Below is a compact … Continue reading

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Office macro blockade: suspension is only temporary

[German]Microsoft has explained itself regarding the deactivation of VBA macros in Office applications. The fact that the disabling of the macros has been withdrawn is only a temporary measure. At some point in the future, VBA macros in Office applications … Continue reading

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Outlook search in Windows 11 broken again (July 2022))

[English]Quick note to people with Windows 11 who use Outlook and are wondering why search doesn't work. It's not you, Microsoft broke Outlook search again and is investigating how that could happen. At least there's confirmation that this is a … 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 Office 365 version 2206 fixes cloud access crash bug

[German]Microsoft has released a new version 2206 (build 16.0.15330.20230) in the Current Channel. This version is intended to fix crashes in Office applications that caused crashes in Word, Excel and PowerPoint when accessing cloud documents in the old Office 365 … Continue reading

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Microsoft does not want to block macros in Office by default after all

[German]Macros in Office are a gateway for malware like Dridex, Emotet, Trickbot, Qbot, etc. Microsoft had plans to disable macros in Office 365 by default. Now this idea seems to have been scrapped again, macros will not be blocked by … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Updates (July 5, 2022)

[German]As of July 5, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft has released non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. This month, however, there are only updates for Microsoft Office 2016, again fixing Access issues and … Continue reading

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Office 365 version 2206.15330.20196: Excel bug prevents display of cell contents (OP396850)

[German]Users who have upgraded Microsoft Office 365 as a Click-2-Run variant to version 2206.15330.20196 (released June 29, 2022) report a strange bug. In Microsoft Excel, the contents of cells (rows and/or columns)in a spreadsheet are no longer displayed, but are … Continue reading

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Outlook: Login error since the last June 2022 update

[German]I just got a user information on my desk that there are problems with the user login in Microsoft Outlook "since the last update" (probably from June 2022). Problem seems to be that the program can no longer distinguish between … Continue reading

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