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Microsoft Security Update Summary August 14, 2018
[German]On August Patchday (August 14, 2018) Microsoft has again released numerous security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Visual Study etc..
Microsoft Office Patchday (August 7, 2018)
[German]On the first Tuesday of each month (Office Patchday) on August 7, 2018, Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft 2013 and Office 2016.
Looking back at Microsoft’s July 2018-Patches
[German]July 2018 represents another low with regard to issues caused from Microsoft's updates. Since the month is almost over, here is a look at security advisories and problematic updates, as well as some basic thoughts..
Install Office Click-n-Run and MSI version on same machine
[German]Can we run Microsoft Office as a click-to-run installation parallel to an MSI installation? Microsoft says no to this. But it seems that there is still a trick that works and bot packages may be installed in parallel.
An undocumented Office 365 REST api for Outlook activities
[German]It's an interesting discovery for administrators. Microsoft Office 365 has an undocumented API that allows administrators to read the activities of Outlook email accounts.
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 intends to push Office 365, but that thing is slow
[German]Microsoft intends to tighten the 'thumbscrews' at Office and force enterprises customers to subscribe to Office 365. On the other hand, a large number of companies using Office 365 complain about performance issues.
Outlook 2016: Search doesn’t returns results
[German]Microsoft Outlook users may run into the issue, that a search in all mailboxes or address books no longer return results. This is probably due to a recently installed update. A search in contacts that doesn't return results could be … Continue reading
Office 365: Zero-Font bypassing weakens email security
[German]Cyber criminals are currently using a well-known zero-font bypassing technology to trick Office 365's Microsoft security filters on emails and smuggle spam onto systems.
Hotfix for Excel 2013/2016 Chart dll crash bug
[German]Users of Excel 2013 and Excel 2016 have been suffering since April 2018 patchday from a bug that crashed the program when accessing charts . But there are hotfixes to fix the problem.
WSUS synchronized 45 updates (06/16/2018)
A brief information for administrators. Blog reader Markus K. informed me that 45 updates for Windows, Office etc. were re-synchronized in WSUS on Saturday, June 16, 2018..