Category Archives: Office

Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (September 8, 2020)

[German]On September 8, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft released various security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (September 8, 2020)

[German]On September 8, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here you will find a compact overview of these updates.

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Security update KB4484497 for Outlook blocks macros

[German]Microsoft  released security update KB4484497 for Outlook 2010 on August 11, 2020. However, I got reports, that this security update blocks the execution of macros.

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Outlook App: Family Calendar missing

[German]Users of the Microsoft Outlook desktop app complain that the family calendar has suddenly disappeared. The cause is currently not quite clear.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (September 1, 2020)

[German]On September 1, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here is a brief overview.

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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 ...


What is Microsoft's MeTAOS (Meta-OS)?

[German]Over the weekend, the news that Microsoft is working on an operating system MeTAOS made the rounds. The abbreviation MeTAOS is a special notation that stands for Meta-OS, i.e. a meta operating system. Here is some information about this topic.

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Exchange Online service disruption? (August 11,-14, 2020)

[German]Since 11.8.2020 Microsoft has been experiencing a disruption in Exchange Online service. The service is occasionally disrupted in sub-functions (login, access). Blog reader Andreas P. has provided me with some information from the Dashboard for Administrators.

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (August 11, 2020)

[German]On August 11, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft released various security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products.

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Support for Office services ends in October 2020 for older versions

[German]A short reminder for administrators and users who use Microsoft Office. Support for various Office services in older Office versions will end in October 2020. And for macOS, support for Microsoft Office 2016 will end.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (August 4, 2020)

[German]On August 4, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here is a brief overview.

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