[German]There is one annoying flaw in the Group Policy for Active Directory. This prevents an administrator from setting a password policy that requires passwords of at least 15 characters. If an administrator tries to force the password length to 15 characters, an internal length of only 7 up to 14 characters is used. But there are workarounds.
Another little Sunday tip for readers affected by the topic 'Switching to the Cloud'. David das Neves has written an article Moving to Cloud, but with a real Strategy — part 1 about that topic. In the article he explains how a lousy strategy and lack of vision can be quite painful when moving to the cloud. Maybe helpful to one or the other of you.
[German]When upgrading from Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 version 1903 (probably the same for version 1909), users are facing serious issues afterwards. The Settings page and the Windows apps can't no longer be opened. There are many suggestions on the Internet, but they rarely work. A blog reader sent me his findings, which might help further.
Another piece of info from my mailbox. Shane Steven, a developer already told me about his offer in July 2019. His new program FreeTTS Online makes it possible to convert plain text into language (.mp3) and read it aloud.
[German]A German blog reader has encountered issues after using an Inplace Upgrade from Windows 7 SP 1 to Windows 10 May 2019 Update when Microsoft Office 2013 is installed. Here is some information that might save some work for those affected.
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[German]The ransomware/trojan Emotet threatens virtually every computer user. For companies, an Emotet infection can mean the end of business. Therefore, something like an emergency plan should exist to respond to an emotet infection (or a suspicion) in case of an emergency.
Microsoft released on Dec. 6, 2019 Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19037.1 (20H1) for insiders in the Slow and Fast Ring. It is a bug-fix release since Microsoft is working towards the final. Details about the fixes and open problems can be found in the Windows Blog. (via)
[German]Short note for users of the Windows 10 October 2019 Update (V1809). Microsoft has now started to upgrade (Forced Update) existing Windows 10 systems to the Windows 10 November 2019 Update (V1909).
[German]A Hackergroup, called OceanLotus, has tried to infiltrate the computer network of the German car manufacturer BMW at the beginning of the year 2019. However, the action attracted attention of BMW security experts, who observed the intrusion. The infected computer has now been switched off and the hackers have been locked out.
[German]Microsoft released a set of firmware updates for Surface Pro 7 on December 5, 2019. In addition to improvements to the cameras, the Surface Dock USB performance and battery performance will also be optimized.
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