Microsoft 365 Basic subscription (without Office and Windows) with 100 GB OneDrive storage for $1.99

[German]On January 30, 2023, Microsoft wants to offer a worldwide subscription for Microsoft 365 Basic at a price of $1.99 (or euros) per month. If you are hoping that the Office apps will be included in the package or that a Windows 10 subscription will be included, you will be disappointed. The nice-sounding name Microsoft 365 Basic only hides a subscription for 100 GB of OneDrive storage.

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Windows January 2023 patchday issues

Windows[German]The security updates released by Microsoft on January 10, 2023 for the various Windows versions (clients, servers) do close some critical vulnerabilities. However, there are a number of user messages that report installation problems. In addition, it looks like the fixed bugs like ODBC connection errors on SQL databases are not fixed for all users.

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Microsoft Exchange January 2023 patchday issues

Exchange Logo[German]As of January 10, 2023 (Patchday), Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, and Exchange Server 2019. These security updates close two vulnerabilities (Elevation of Privilege and Spoofing) in this software, but have known bugs and cause new issues during installation. Continue reading

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (January 10, 2023)

Update[German]On January 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Below is an overview of the available updates.

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Google Chrome version 109.0.5414.xx / 108.0.5359.179

Chrome[German]Google released the new Google Chrome version 109 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on January 10. These updates close vulnerabilities and fixes bugs. In addition, Chrome 108.0.5359.179 was released in the Extendes Stable Channel for Mac and Windows. Continue reading

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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 ...


Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2: Updates (10. Januar 2023)

Windows[German]For Windows 7 and 8.1 Ssecurity updates were released for the last time. The Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 also received security updates on patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server versions 2008 R2 and 2012/R2.

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Exchange Server Security Updates (January 10, 2023)

Exchange Logo[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 as of January 10, 2023. These security updates close two vulnerabilities (Elevation of Privilege and Spoofing) in this software. These updates should be installed on systems in a timely manner to close the vulnerabilities in question.

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (January 10, 2023)

Windows[German]On January 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities as well as issues.
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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 10, 2023)

Windows[German]On January 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details on the respective security updates for Windows 10.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 10, 2023)

Update[German]On January 10, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. The security updates eliminate 98 vulnerabilities, of which (11 are critical, one is a 0-day vulnerability. Below is a compact overview of these updates released on patchday.
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