[German]Microsoft's Teams services are currently down (February 3, 2020, since 2.40 pm). The reason is an certificate issue, that blocks the access to the teams account.
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Microsoft Teams down due to certificate failure (Feb. 3, 2020)
Outlook.com Premium Portal will be shutdown Feb. 2020
[German]A brief note for users of Outlook.com Premium that Microsoft will shutdown the associated portal End of February 2020. Personalized e-mail addresses will require an Office 365 Home or Premium subscription as of February 28, 2020.
Windows 10 V1909 Enterprise: Telemetry can be deactivated
[German]The transfer of telemetry data to Microsoft can be completely disabled in Windows 10 Enterprise November 2019 Update (Version 1909). This is the result of an analysis by the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision.
Reactivate Microsoft Office Equation Editor 3.0
[German]On January 9, 2018, Microsoft released security updates for Microsoft Office. Subsequently, users discovered that the formula editor was missing in Word or other Office modules. Here is some information and a solution how to get the Equation editor back.
Windows 10 VMs with Legacy Edge Browser for tests
[German]A brief hint for people who still need the old Edge Browser. Microsoft has just released virtual machines with Windows 10 and old Edge Browser for testing purposes.
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 ...
Windows 10: Issues with Update KB4528760 / KB4532695
[German]Microsoft released the KB4528760 and KB4532695 updates for Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 in January 2020. In the blog post I give a short summary of issues users have encountered during the last days.
Security information (January 31, 2020)
[German]To conclude the month of January 2020, here is some information on security issues that have come to my attention in the last few hours.
Windows 7 End of Live: Ubuntu promotes a switch to Linux
[German]Windows 7 SP1 will no longer receive security updates for the majority of users from January 14 , 2020. The Ubuntu team have seized the opportunity and are promoting a switch to Linux. Something like Bye Microsoft, Hello Linux'. I find the idea quite exciting and the overview of the Ubuntu developers too.
Add Dynamic Updates to Windows 10 Media
[German]Brief information for users who intend to build a Windows 10 installation media with integrated dynamic updates. I came across an article that discusses this approach.
Windows 10 and the background Group Policy refresh
[German]Today a topic for Windows administrators, which can cause trouble. It's about updating group policies in the background, a problem that a blog reader brought to my attention.