[German]Microsoft started to offer Microsoft 365 Local to customers who operate an Azure Local infrastructure. This is a scenario in which the Office 365 apps run on the local Azure structure. It's a strategy to hold up the move to digital sovereignty in Europe.
[German]A few days ago, I reported that Mozilla Firefox 115 ESR would be discontinued on Windows 7/8.1. Now, Firefox 115.33.0 ESR has been released as the last update for these operating systems. Mozilla has also released Firefox 148.0 with AI Killswitch. And there is an update to Firefox 140.8 ESR.
Microsoft is retiring Exchange Web Services (EWS). This process will begin in October 2026 and end with the complete shutdown of EWS in 2027. I recently mentioned this in the German blog post Exchange Online: Zeitplan für das Ende von EWS veröffentlicht (use the translate feature of my German blog). Microsoft has now published a post on how administrators of Exchange Online tenants can identify apps that use EWS and solve the issue.
[German]European cloud provider Hetzner is currently informing customers about a price increase for its cloud packages. This is justified by price increases for RAM, SSD, etc., as a result of the AI hype. Here are the details about this topic.
[German]A quick note to readers who use Microsoft email accounts. A reader informed me this morning that there are massive delivery problems to Hotmail addresses. There is also a second reader report in the discussion area asking about email problems at Microsoft. Microsoft is receiving an increasing number of reports of problems from administrators. Anyone affected?
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[German]Outlook Classic users are once again plagued by a silly bug that Microsoft has built into the software. The bug causes the mouse pointer to disappear unintentionally. It can also affect OneNote or other MS 365 apps. Microsoft has finally confirmed the bug.
[German]The option for companies to defer use of the Outlook New app to Outlook Classic was originally scheduled to end in April 2026. Microsoft has now postponed this date by 12 months to March 2027.
[German]Brief information for users of the Microsoft Edge browser who have used a so-called primary password. Microsoft has just declared this feature "deprecated" and will remove it by summer 2026.
[German]Brief information for users and administrators who use Outlook 365. Microsoft recently announced that it will discontinue "contact masking" in Outlook on March 31, 2026.
[German]Regular support for Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSC, the IoT version, and Windows Server 2016 will end in October 2026 and early 2027. Microsoft has now announced Extended Security Updates (ESU) programs for these Windows versions. The Windows versions can receive three years of paid ESU.
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