Windows 10/11: March 2025 Update uninstalls Copilot

Windows[German]Microsoft has confirmed that Copilot will be uninstalled on some Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems as a result of the March 2025 updates. Those affected should install Copilot from the Store. However, I am currently not really sure whether this affects European users at all or whether readers are using Copilot on Windows 11 and are affected.

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Cybersecurity comparison Europe / USA: More incidents in Europe

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]I still have a report from the security researchers at CyberNews from the end of 2024, which looked at cyber security at companies in Europe and the USA. The surprising finding for me was that European companies suffer more security incidents from cyber attacks than US companies.

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Has Broadcom's VMware bet paid off? Customers book largest package

[German]I'm adding yet another brick to the never-ending saga of "Broadcom buys VMware and squeezes the customers". It looks as if Broadcom's bet to squeeze as much money as possible out of VMware customers has paid off. The other day I read that 70 percent of large VMware customers currently book the vendor's largest license package.

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Option to switch from Outlook new to Outlook classic broken

[German]Currently, users of classic Outlook under Windows are automatically switched to the new Outlook app. Microsoft has now announced that the button for switching between classic Outlook and the new Outlook app does not work in certain scenarios.
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Tarlogic Security detects unknown commands in ESP32 chip (BlueTooth, WiFi)

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]A very unpleasant story that security researchers from Tarlogic Security have just revealed. There is a set of unknown commands that could be misused as a backdoor in a popular chip that has been built into millions of devices to support BlueTooth and WiFi connections.

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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 ...


Exchange Online and MS365 problems due to vulnerability? (March 2025)

[German]Microsoft has been struggling with disruptions to its Microsoft 365 services and Exchange Online since February 2025, but is keeping quiet about the cause. I have received information that a bug or vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Online has led to a catastrophic failure. I was told, a tenant administrator probably unintentionally triggered the deletion of mailboxes worldwide.

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Outlook Classic: Again forced update to New Outlook app

[German]I have again received a reader's report that Microsoft is probably currently switching installations of Outlook Classic to the new Outlook app again. Users of Microsoft Outlook 2000 have now been affected, as I have heard.

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Exchange Online: New limits for Dynamic Distribution Groups (DDGs) from April 2025

Exchange Logo[German]Brief information for Exchange Online users and administrators. Microsoft will introduce new limits for Dynamic Distribution Groups (DDGs) from April 2025. This limits the number of Dynamic Distribution Groups (DDGs) that can be used per organization to 3,000.

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Outlook.com service disruption continues on March 13/14, 2025

[German]There is no end to the disruption of the Microsoft cloud service outlook.com. Since March 1, 2025, the cloud services (Exchange Online, outlook.com, outlook.de etc.) have been experiencing repeated outages. The status is also disrupted on March 13 and 14, 2025.

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Vulnerability cause of Exchange Online and MS 365 problems since March 1, 2025?

[German]Microsoft has been struggling with cloud outages in Exchange Online and Microsoft 365, including the iOS Outlook app, since March 1st, 2025. At the same time, I have just come across information about the CVE-2024-49035 vulnerability on the Microsoft Partner Portal. There are now indications that the Exchange Online issues could be related to a vulnerability. And there are suspicions that customers may have been compromised. I'll summarize some of the information that I see as pieces of the puzzle in a certain (unfortunately still incomplete) picture.

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