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Category Archives: Office
Microsoft 365: Find unused licenses
[German]Are there any unused licenses in a Microsoft 365 tenant? I happened to come across a post on X where someone presented a PowerShell script that detects such unused licenses.
Running Windows 10 and Office 2016/2019 securely after October 2025 – Part 2
[German]n Part 1, I mentioned that Windows 10 22H2, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2019 will no longer be supported as of October 14, 2025. In Part 2, I would like to discuss the implications and also highlight the … Continue reading
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Tagged EOL, Office 2016/2019, Windows 10
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Austrian Armed Forces goes open source (LibreOffice)
[German]The Austrian Armed Forces have switched from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, an open source project. The reasons for this were not the licensing costs, but rather Redmond's "cloud push" and the army's desire for digital sovereignty.
End of support for Windows 10 and Office 2016/2019 in October 2025 – Part 1
[German]Quick note for users of Windows 10 22H2, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2019. Microsoft recently reminded users that support for these products will end on October 14, 2025. On this date, security updates for Windows 10 and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Office 2016, Office 2019, Security, Windows 10
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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (September 9, 2025)
[German]On September 9, 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
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 Security Update Summary (September 9, 2025)
[German]On September 9, 2025, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, and other products. The security updates address 81 vulnerabilities (CVEs), eight of which are critical, two of which were classified as zero-day vulnerabilities and are publicly … Continue reading
Microsoft Word should automatically save to the cloud
[German]Microsoft is adapting Word so that this application will automatically create documents in the cloud instead of locally in the future. It has already been implemented in Insider Previews. For Microsoft, this is an opportunity to use data for AI … Continue reading
0patch secures Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 after October 2025
[German]Microsoft will end support for Microsoft Office 2016 and Microsoft Office 2019 as planned on October 14, 2025. After that, these versions of Office will no longer receive security updates. However, ACROS Security will continue to secure these two versions … Continue reading
Is Office 365 been causing HP printer/scanner malfunctions since August 18, 2025?
[German]Last week, I received a reader's tip about a problem involving Microsoft 365 Office apps and HP multifunction devices with scanning functionality. Since August 18, 2025, there have been increasing reports that scanning no longer works in this environment. HP … Continue reading
LibreOffice 25.8 released August 20, 2025
Quick note for LibreOffice users: The developers released LibreOffice 25.8 on August 20, 2025. The new version is supposed to be faster, more compatible with Microsoft Office, and supports PDF 2.0.