[German]Microsoft wants to retire Internet Explorer as a browser, because the code is too bad and there are too many security issues. But Windows users can't really get rid of it. Because without Internet Explorer, you can't even play videos in PowerPoint.
[German]In a tech community post, Microsoft has introduced some new features that they have introduced for Windows Autopatch. There is a new authentication method that only applies to apps. Furthermore, the article deals with the device enrollment process and the innovations introduced to help solve device issues.
[German]Microsoft has once again fixed a bug in Windows 11 (21H2) that was caused by an update. The bug prevented a user login for a newly created user account. The cause of this problem is the preview update KB5016691 from August 25, 2022. Let's see if this problem is fixed by the time the security updates are released on September 13, 2022.
[German]Apple presented a smartwatch, the Apple Watch Ultra, in addition to new iPhones (iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max) at its event on September 7, 2022. This is probably aimed at athletes. Furthermore, an Apple Watch SE was presented.
[German]There's a lot of trouble on in the cybersecurity area. There is a TikTok leak of source code and user data, and US authorities have seized the WT1SHOP website, which sells stolen user data (ID numbers, credit card data, etc.). Chocolate manufacturer Läderach (Switzerland), InterContinental Hotels Group, and the district capital Feldbach (Austria) have been affected by ransomware. The same is true for a U.S. school district in Los Angeles. Here's an overview of the "daily madness" in cybersecurity.
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[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.2.2 as of z. September 2022 (thanks to the reader for pointing this out). It is a bug fix update, which should fix a number of problems. Because somehow, the 102 development thread of Thunderbird is a disaster (see Thunderbird 102er: The problem bear). (siehe Thunderbird: Die Probleme der 102er-Version).
[German]Apple unveiled both an iPhone 14 Pro and an iPhone 14 Pro Max on September 7, 2022. The smartphones come with some always-on display, the first-ever 48MP camera on iPhone, crash detection, Emergency SOS feature via satellite connection, and an innovative new way to receive notifications and activities with Dynamic Island.
[German]U-turn at Microsoft regarding the support of Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, etc.) on Windows Server 2022. As recently as December 2021, Microsoft had emphasized that there was no support for the MS 265 apps in question on the operating system. Those affected should switch to Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365. Now it became known that Microsoft wants to support the Microsoft 365 apps under Windows Server 2022 in the future. It should already work for Insiders.
[German]Windows users in Chile could have problems with the daylight saving time changeover in September 2022. At least for Windows 10/11, Microsoft already warns the user community that "strange" behavior could occur. This becomes a problem in international networks, where computers are connected to systems in Chile, or when meetings from and with Chile are scheduled from abroad. The background is that Chile has shifted the date for the daylight saving time change from September 4 to September 10, 2022.
[German]Microsoft has released version 0.62 of its free PowerToys for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on September 6, 2022. I haven't reported about these tools and the weekly water levels here in the blog for a while, especially since the software often came along with bugs and then caused problems. With version 0.62 three new tools (Screen Ruler, Quick Accent and Text Extractor) were released.
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