[German]On Windows systems, it was possible that Microsoft Outlook or other 32-bit apps or applications were prevented from starting after installing the June 13, 2023 security updates. The issue occurred in conjunction with anti-virus, anti-malware or security software from certain vendors (Trellix was named). Trellix resolved the issue by releasing an update.
[German]Here's an issue that is probably affecting Outlook users (from Microsoft 365 Business) since long. Incoming (html) emails from some providers are displayed with black text on a black background. It hits sporadic some accounts and some mails, sometimes it's fixed suddenly.
[German]Microsoft has finally responded with the June 2023 Preview updates and claims to have fixed annoying bugs in Windows 10 as well as Windows 11 that affect the Start menu, Windows Search and UWP app launches. I had reported here on the blog about the issues, including causes application accesses such as BARCO ClickShare to Microsoft's Office APIs several times since January 2023. So fixing this bug has taken almost half a year.
[German]Another short addendum from last week (readers had pointed it out in comments, but I was in vacation last week). Microsoft plans to offer Windows 11 as a cloud operating system to private users as Windows 365 via a subscription solution has leaked. For Microsoft, this is a logical step, which is already available as Windows 365 for enterprise environments. This solution offers the option to generate continuous revenue for Redmond, among other things. Whether the project makes sense for private users is another question.
[German]What are the options for keeping malware or adult content off individual devices or a network? Some use their own software or security solutions to do this. The days I learned that Cloudflare runs public DNS servers that are supposed to block malware or adult content.
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Microsoft has updated the Edge browser to version 114.0.1823.67 as of June 29, 2023. The release notes state that various bugs and performance issues have been fixed for the Microsoft Edge browser stable and extended stable channel. According to the colleagues from deskmodder 3 vulnerabilities have been fixed.
[German]Unpleasant surprise of a special kind by Twitter. As of June 30, 2023, users who do not have an account with Twitter will no longer be able to access content on the short messaging service. They will be redirected to a registration page.
[English]Microsoft has fixed the Effective Access issue in Explorer with the Windows 11 22H2 Preview update KB5027303, dated June 27, 2023. The issue was caused by the May 2023 security updates for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Continue reading
[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) update KB5027292 for Windows 11 version 21H2 as of June 28, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially bug fixes (including the fix for the problems with copying). Below I give an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.
[German]Microsoft has just rolled out an update for the Windows Defender scan engine to version 1.391.2901.0. Now I have a report that this drives up CPU usage, e.g. when printing. Remedy is to remove the definition update.
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