Outlook.com no longer deletes mail (2020-11)

[German]Users of the Microsoft e-mail service outlook.com are currently plagued by an annoying problem. If they delete a mail in their inbox, it will reappear as unread in their inbox shortly afterwards. Here is a brief overview of this issue and the question of who is affected.

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Avira for Business discontinued – EOL on Jan. 1, 2022

[German]The manufacturer of anti-virus products, Avira, has surprisingly discontinued its product line for enterprise customers. On November 1, 2022, the products concerned will reach the end of support (end-of-life), which may come as a surprise to some users.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20257

[German]On November 11, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20257 for Windows Insider on the Developer Channel. It is a re-release of 20257.1 and was announced in the Windows-Blog, where you can read about new features of the Your Phone app as well as a list of fixes and known issues.

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Edge 86.0.622.68 released

Edge[German]On November 11, 2020, Microsoft has published a security advisory that refers to a security update of the Edge Browser. The browser must be updated. Here is some information about this.

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Google Chrome 86.0.4240.198

[German]Google has updated the Google Chrome Browser for Windows, macOS and Linux to version 86.0.4240.198 on November 11, 2020. This update closes two security holes, whereby these are already exploited.

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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 ...


YouTube is down (Nov. 12, 2020)

[German]Small information: Google's YouTube video service is down and seems to be having a worldwide outage. I stumbled uppon this at 0:29 am (CET) on November 12, 2020.

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Windows 10 20H2: Does Microsoft install Office PWAs again?

[German]Question: Did Microsoft install PWAs for Office Online under Windows 10 (version 20H2) again without your permission? I have received a corresponding message and I would like to get an idea of whether we have experienced an isolated case or once again 'a regrettable mistake by Microsoft'.

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (November 10, 2020)

[German]On November 10, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft released various security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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Thunderbird 78.4.3 released

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released Thunderbird 78.4.3 on November 11, 2020. This is a security update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which fixes bugs. Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (Nov. 10, 2020)

Windows Update[German]On November 10, 2020, Microsoft released various updates for Windows 8.1. These updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about them.

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