Google advises users that an upgrade to OAuth 2.0 is required in order to continue using Google Workspace Calendar (Calendar Interop) with Microsoft Exchange Online from October 1, 2022. The background is that Microsoft is removing Basic Authentication from Exchange Online.
[German]A quick question for the administrators among the readers. I just received an e-mail from a reader whose customers suddenly (i.e. probably since the weekend) want a Microsoft Outlook password. What is at issue: Does this only affect the systems set up by the reader in question with Microsoft Office 365, or are there others affected.
[German]Brief note for administrators in companies that use Windows 11 as a client and Windows Server 2022. Microsoft has made improvements to SMB compression behavior and changes to settings. This is according to a blog post from last in the tech community.
[German]Small information/reminder for administrators who use Google Chrome in corporate environments on Windows and manage the installation of Chrome Extensions by users via group policies. As of Chrome 86, the naming of a policy has changed – those who have not considered the ADMX entries in question are walking into a trap – users can install arbitrary extensions in Chrome. Continue reading
[German]Maybe the issue is known to one or the other blog reader – it was new to me. Web pages accessed in the Google Chrome browser can write directly to the Windows clipboard without further user permission or warning. This could be a security issue if this information can be read by third-party applications.
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[German]Users who want to install an Insider Preview of Windows 11 or a Windows Server 2022 under VMware Workstation and run it virtualized are currently running into a problem. The installation of the guest operating system aborts with a green screen (or blue screen) and the error message UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR. The cause is Microsoft's modifications for Hyper-V – but there are workarounds.
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5016688 on August 26, 2022 (D-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 20H2-21H2. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10.
[German]I'll take up a topic that is latently bubbling in the background: Will support for Windows 7 SP1 as well as Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8.1 expire in January 2023? Or will there be a support extension for the Windows 7 track for years 4, 5 and 6 until January 2026? And what about extended ESU support for Windows 8.1 or its server counterparts?
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5016690 as of August 23, 2022 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows Server 2019 as well as Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC, etc. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10.
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5016691 for Windows 11 on August 25. Other preview updates for Windows are described in separate posts. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.
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