[German]On August 5, 2020, Microsoft rolled out version 0.20.1 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users. This is a maintenance update, which should eliminate several bugs. .
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FYI: Microsoft VLSC access from October 2020 via business or school account
[German]Another brief information for administrators or people who manage volume licenses in educational institutions and companies. As of October 2020, access to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) will only be possible with a business or school account.
Edge crashes from 07/31/2020 fixed by Microsoft and Google
[German]Microsoft and Google have fixed am issue that drove some users crazy: The Edge Browser crashed under several circumstances during typing in Omnibox. The Edge development team found the cause and Google then cleaned up the code.
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20185
[German]On August 5, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20185 for insiders in the Developer Channel. The announcement with references to the innovations was made in the Windows Blog.
Support for Office services ends in October 2020 for older versions
[German]A short reminder for administrators and users who use Microsoft Office. Support for various Office services in older Office versions will end in October 2020. And for macOS, support for Microsoft Office 2016 will end.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Edge Update KB4559309 may slow down Windows 10
[German]Microsoft rolls out the new Chromium Edge for Windows 10 on a broad base. Some users are facing a slowed down Windows 10 after installing Chromium Edge update KB4559309. Now Microsoft has confirmed the issue and seeks for user feedback.
Microsoft Office Patchday (August 4, 2020)
[German]On August 4, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here is a brief overview.
Defender blocks redirected Microsoft hosts entries – Part 3
[English]Microsoft has begun to block redirects in the Windows native hosts file that affect Microsoft sites in its antivirus products such as Microsoft Defender. The redirects are flagged as malicious (as HostFileHijack). I already mentioned that in part 2 of the article series – but now I get a more complete picture.
Windows 10 2004 OneDrive issue: No access after upgrade
[German]Today still an issue, that has been observed through all Windows 10 builds. After upgrading to the next build, OneDrive fails and delivers 'OneDrive cannot connect to Windows'. There can also be printer problems. Here is some information about this topic that a German blog reader provided me. Microsoft has confirmed the problem, but did not provide a fix yet nor the workaround the reader gave me. Maybe this is helpful for one or the other admin.
Windows 10 2004: Bluetooth and Intel iGPU bugs fixed
[German]Microsoft's developers have now fixed two known issues with Bluetooth and Intel iGPU support in Windows 10 version 2004. Such systems can now be updated to version 2004.