Office 365 C2R: Excel ODBC driver missing

[German]Here's a little tip for Office 365 administrators: Click-2-Run does not install any ODBC drivers for Microsoft Excel. Blog reader Karl Ebbing-Westerhaus (@tweet_alqama) has found a solution to the problem.

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A ‘successful’ Independence day …?

It seems that nearly 1K stores have been breached on July 4, 2019. They sending now card data to highjacked sites.

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PowerShell: Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

[German]Here is a tip for administrators in the corporate environment that I recently came across. It's about the PowerShell script of the week, Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS), which allows you to manage passwords for local accounts on domain computers.

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WSUS: Endpoint decommissioned; SHA2 update required

[German]A brief note for corporate administrators who distribute updates using WSUS. Microsoft shuts down an endpoint before the next patchday. I would also like to remind you of the SHA2 migration issue.

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DirectX Runtime soon in Microsoft Store?

[German]Microsoft intends to move its DirectX Runtime to the Microsoft Store. This means that DirectX will probably also be supplied with updates in future via the store.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Patch 1559 for Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10

[German]A brief information for administrators and users. Trend Micro released Patch 1559 for its Worry-Free Business Security 10 for Windows security solution on June 28, 2019.

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Windows 10 V1903: Edge issues with SSL-VPN

[German]If you are using Windows 10 clients to access any servers via VPN connection, be careful. Windows 10 May 2019 update has issues with Microsoft Edge using SSL VPN connections.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18932 (20H1) released

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18932 (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in the Fast Ring and Skip Ahead Ring.

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Word 2013 Update KB4475525 (July 2, 2019) causing CRC error in WSUS and certificate error with ADR at SCCM

Windows Update[German]A brief note to administrators in corporate environments. There are issues with update KB4475525 for Word 2013 (July 2, 2019). This cannot be imported in environments with WSUS or SCCM, but causes a CRC 32 or certificate error.

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Windows 10: Intel Microcode Updates (June 2019)

[German]Another small addition: Microsoft has already released various Intel Microcode Updates for Windows 10 Version 1507, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803 and 1809 in an updated version on 26 June 2019.

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