Microsoft's new Windows boss wants to improve Windows 11 Start; Copilot button for new PCs

Posted on 2024-01-04 by guenni

Windows[German]The new head of the Windows product group at Microsoft, Mikhail Parakhin, wanted to know from Windows 11 users at the end of the year what could be changed or improved in the user interface of the operating system. One of the suggestions was that users should be able to scroll through the list of apps under Start. Parakhin has now signaled that they want to work on this "feature". Could come with the feature dropout (Moments 5) update expected in February 2024. Oh yes, new Windows PCs are to get a "Copilot" button on the keyboard.

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Office update KB5002500 from January 2, 2023 fixes OneNote 2016 sync problem

Posted on 2024-01-03 by guenni

[German]On January 2, 2023 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft released a non-security update for Microsoft Office 2016. It is the update KB5002500, which is supposed to fix a synchronization problem in Microsoft OneNote 2016. Here is some information about this update.

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Operating system/Windows share (December 2023)

Posted on 2024-01-03 by guenni

[German]I haven't reported about it for a while, but it's time to take a quick look at the figures for operating system distribution on the desktop and, in particular, Microsoft Windows distribution and distribution across all devices. How is Windows distributed on a desktop, and how Windows 10 is used compared to other operating systems? Continue reading →

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Steam has endet support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on January 1, 2024

Posted on 2024-01-02 by guenni

Windows[German]The time has come: The Steam platform has discontinued support for Windows 7, Windows 8.0 and Windows 8.1 as of January 1, 2024. This means that Steam client installations on these operating systems will no longer receive )(security) updates with immediate effect. Steam Support will also no longer provide technical support to users of these operating system platforms for issues related to the old operating systems. Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2024

Posted on 2024-01-01 by guenni

That's what I wish all of my blog readers. 2024 will bring some changes for me – after blogging here since 2012 (and writing as a freelance author for 30 years) – it's time for me "to let it slowly fading out and enjoy my retirement, before it's too late". I will address it in a separate blog post soon.

(Source: Born – Vessel in the form of a flower – photo taken during a working stay in Japan)

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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The 3CX MySQL security vulnerability and how the provider deals with critical words

Posted on 2023-12-31 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Recently, there was a warning to customers of the telephone system provider 3CX who have integrated an SQL database into the software for CRM purposes. I reported on the issue in the blog post 3CX warning: Disable SQL database integrations (Dec. 15, 2023). Users of the 3CX software complained about the slow processing of the early reported security vulnerability. One user subsequently contacted me by email because the response to criticism in the provider's forum was very specific: The posts were deleted. And the reader's account was also blocked – but the whole thing can be recapitulated, which I have done below.

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Undocumented Google OAuth function misused by malware for account hijacking

Posted on 2023-12-30 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]There is an undocumented feature in Google's OAuth implementation that is being abused by several malware strains. These use an exploit that allows them to recover expired cookies. This allows them to then log in to online accounts, steal information or take over the account. The login even works if an online account has been reset. It is currently unclear whether Google has fixed the problem in the browser.

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Outlook 365 bug: Signature entries are automatically entered vertically when creating an email

Posted on 2023-12-30 by guenni

[German]Before the end of the year, I will address a bug fix from Microsoft that was already fixed in November 2023. The bug affected Microsoft Outlook 365 and left users quite baffled. When you created a new email, the signature characters were inserted vertically into the email. Occurred when two <br> tags appeared in the signature.

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Microsoft disables ms-appinstaller protocol again; CVE-2021-43890 misused by ransomware

Posted on 2023-12-29 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Microsoft has disabled the MSXI ms-appinstaller protocol because it was being abused by malware groups.  I remembered, that the vulnerability CVE-2021-43890 has been patched in Dec. 2021 and the protocol has been disabled long ago. Here is an overview of hat story.

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New Outlook for Windows 11: Adding of business accounts denied due to missing licensing

Posted on 2023-12-29 by guenni

[German]There is a strange story that users of the new Outlook client under Windows 11 have already encountered. The new Outlook client refuses to add additional mailboxes if you do not have a "corresponding license" (e.g. Exchange Online Plan 1). Microsoft has already confirmed this. I'll summarize some of the information that Jan pointed out to me in an email a few days ago.

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