[German]Microsoft recently fixed a bug in conventional Outlook that caused problems when saving attachments. The problem has annoyed Outlook 365 users since July 2023 who wanted to save attachments to network shares. The saving processes took a very long time or aborted. Microsoft now claims to have fixed the bug, but is first testing it on a Windows Insider Preview version.
[German]It is a real quake and the employees of OpenAI are probably shocked. The founder and figurehead of OpenAI has been fired as CEO and Greg Brockman has also been removed from the board. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati is to take over as CEO on an interim basis. Microsoft was probably informed a minute before the whole thing became public.
[German]Microsoft offers its Microsoft Teams client both on the desktop and for mobile devices. The MS Teams client on Android has the shortcoming that it does not support chats. A reader pointed this out to me by email. I'll post it here in the blog as information and possibly for discussion. It seems, that it's a Microsoft license thing.
[German]Good news for Windows 11 users who want to download a Windows 11 23H2 installation image from the Microsoft servers using the Media Creation Tool (MCT) and put it on a USB stick. After the Media Creation Tool (MCT) was previously only able to download Windows 11 22H2 from the Microsoft servers, this has now changed. A Windows 11 23H2 installation image can now be created on a USB stick using the Media Creation Tool (MCT).a Creation Tool available
[German]October 2023 update for Windows Server 2022 (KB5031364) causes an issue in connection with VMware ESXi. Windows Server 2022 installed in virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESXi hosts can't start no longer and ended in a blue screen. Microsoft has now fixed this problem with the November 2023 cumulative security update KB5032198. Continue reading
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[German]Microsoft has released an update of the Chrome browser in the Extended Stable to 118.0.2088.109 on November 16, 2023, as well as an update to Edge 119.0.2151.72. Thanks to the reader for the tip. Here is some information about the update.
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[German]Microsoft has to move and is adapting some features/behaviorof Windows 10 and 11 due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) applicable in Europe. For example, Microsoft Bing web search will be uninstallable – and it will also be possible to remove Microsoft Edge from Windows. These and other changes have just been announced with the latest Windows Insider Preview. Microsoft has also documented the delivery of the Remote Desktop Connection in another Insider Preview.
[German]New twist in the cat-and-mouse game between ransomware groups and their victims. Some victims try to keep a cyber incident secret. The ransomware group AlphV (also known as BlackCat) has made a new volte face in the field of extortion. As of November 15, 2023, the cybercriminals have filed a complaint against their victim MeridianLink with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to report a security incident to the SEC.
[German]In May 2023, there were probably two waves of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure (KRITIS) in Denmark, as has only now become known. In a report published by SektorCERT, the whole thing is described as the largest known cyberattack on Danish critical infrastructure. In the two waves of attacks, 22 energy companies from Denmark were compromised. The focus was on vulnerabilities in Zyxel devices (firewalls), some of which could be exploited as 0-day.
[German]After it became public knowing, that the new Outlook app transmits access data for mail accounts (credentials and content) to Microsoft, Redmond has now explained the issue to German news site heise and made some statements. Tenor: If you use the new Outlook app, we will send all emails and appointments from the configured accounts via the Microsoft servers. I summarize the topic in this blog post.
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