[German]It's October 2025, and Statcounter has released its latest figures on desktop operating system distribution for the end of September 2025. With Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, Windows 11 is really the only option for many users. So what exactly do the market shares look like?
A brief announcement that, in my opinion, will have little impact. Microsoft will finally discontinue SharePoint add-ins in Microsoft 365 in spring 2026.
[German]If you are still using Windows 10 22H2 and plan to create a Windows 11 25H2 installation medium using the Media Creation Tool (MCT), you must not attempt to do so in Windows 10. Microsoft has confirmed that the MCT for Windows 11 25H2 does not work in Windows 10. They are investigating that, but there is a workaround.
[German]Starting in late October 2025, the Microsoft 365 companion apps—People, Files, and Calendar—will be automatically installed on Windows 11 devices with Microsoft 365 apps and will integrate Copilot for contextual AI assistance.
[German]There is a bug that's causing problems with Windows Server 2025 when it is used as a domain controller (DC) and a schema master role is used. In mid-August 2025, I reported that the bug leads to duplicate entries. Microsoft has now confirmed this bug, and the condition, when it occurs, in a Tech Community post.
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[German]Since October 4, 2025, security experts at Huntress have observed a sharp increase in compromised SonicWall SSLVPN instances. The nature of the attacks and the speed with which the attackers penetrate the systems suggest that they have valid login credentials.
[German]I have received a report from an IT employee about a strange Word bug that appears to occur after the September 2025 security updates. Word can no longer edit certain documents. It would be interesting to know if there are any other observations of this kind.
[German]Tenable recently revealed something very unpleasant. Google's Gemini Suite contained a vulnerability dubbed "Gemini Trifecta," which was uncovered by Tenable security researchers. This marks a decisive turning point in AI security: cybercriminals could not only have attacked Gemini, but also exploited it for attacks, according to the report.
[German]Microsoft's next move in AI agents. Microsoft wants to provide its Office users with AI agents (which could also be seen as forced happiness) and describes this "new step" as "vibe working." Together with the switch from OpenAI to Antrophic's LLM, this fits in well, and Office users are being forced to use the functionality with CoPilot.
[German]It was a security incident waiting to happen; the only question was how soon it would occur. The AI provider localmind.ai has currently shut down all services. A "readily avoidable security vulnerability" could have allowed third parties to extract sensitive customer data. A reader informed me by email after receiving notifications to this effect.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
