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Is Microsoft retiring Windows MSDT in 2025?
[German]It looks like the developers at Microsoft are planning to phase out the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) for Windows 11. At least, Rafael Rivera noticed a corresponding note in the current Windows 11 Insider Preview. The Microsoft page in question, which is referred to, is currently not unlocked yet. Here is some information about what exactly it is about.
Windows deleted shortcuts; Microsoft explains Windows Defender ASR issue Jan. 13, 2023
[German]Yesterday, Friday, January 13, 2023, Microsoft pretty much knocked out parts of its Windows user base by rolling out a buggy Defender signature via update. With ASR enabled, shortcuts were detected as malicious in Windows and deleted from the desktop, Start menu or Windows taskbar. Now Microsoft has confirmed the problem and revealed some details.
NortonLifeLock: Attack from 1.12.2022 on user accounts and possible access to Password Manager accounts
[German]Warning to all users of Password Manager accounts from the vendor NortonLifeLock. There was a credential stuffing attack on NortonLifeLock users' accounts in December 2022. The vendor believe that the attackers were successful on a number of user accounts and gained access to the Password Manager accounts.
Edge 109.0.1518.49
[German]Microsoft released on January 12, 2023, the Edge browser version 109.0.1518.49 in the stable channel. It is a new development branch that follows the Chromium team's release. This is the last version that will still run with Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1, as well as their server counterparts. From version 110 onwards, trouble threatens in other places.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Microsoft advises end of support for Exchange Server 2013 on April 11, 2023
[German]Microsoft's on-premises solution Exchange Server 2013 is already a few years old and will reach the end of its support in April 2023. Microsoft has taken this as an opportunity to inform administrators who are still using Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 that they have less than 90 days to migrate to successor systems.
Microsoft Defender update/ASR deletes desktop shortcuts, taskbar broken, Office apps don't start anymore
[German]Currently, there seem to be nasty problems with Windows and Microsoft Office. Users report in the blog that under Office 365, build 16.0.15831.20252, the taskbar in Windows is broken and the Office applications no longer start. In many clients, the shortcuts disappear and can no longer be found in the Start menu. There are indications that Microsoft ASR (Attac Surface Restriction) could be responsible for this. One user states that a Defender signature update deletes the shortcuts in Windows.
Does AMD's Windows WHQL driver bricks RDNA 2 RX 6000 GPUs?
[German]Can a driver update bricks AMD graphics cards (AMD 6800/6900 GPUs) from AMD? There are hints from users that exactly this might have happened after a driver update – whereby we are talking about WHQL Windows drivers certified by Microsoft. Here is some information about this issue.
End of support older for Arlo security cameras in April 2023
[German]Does anyone use security cameras from the vendor Arlo? The manufacturer will discontinue support for older models in April 2023. This is the next unsightly development in the smart home space, where people are running around with devices that no longer get support. This affects the delivery of firmware updates, but also the storage of data for 7 days in the cloud.
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.