Outlook 2016: Search doesn’t returns results

[German]Microsoft Outlook users may run into the issue, that a search in all  mailboxes or address books no longer return results. This is probably due to a recently installed update. A search in contacts that doesn't return results could be related to Windows 10 V1803.

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates (June 2018)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has released the preview rollups KB4284842 for Windows 7 SP1 and KB4284863 for Windows 8.1 on June 19, 2018 (Tuesday). Here is an overview of these updates.

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WannaCry is back? No, it’s a scam mail

[German]During the last hours I stumbled twice over the keyword WannaCry. What looks like a return of this pest may turn out to be a scam or fraud email campaign. I thought I'd post it here for admins' information.

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Windows 10: No support for Microsoft Store un- and re-install

[German]Important information for users and administrators of Windows 10, Microsoft says in a new KB article that uninstalling the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and reinstalling it later is not supported.

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Fix: Windows 10 hangs in update installation loop

[German]Windows 10 (and earlier versions of Windows, if applicable) fails in some situation during update installation may be forced into an update install loop. In this blog post I try to sketch what you can do. I wrote the hints with Windows 10 in mind, but you can use most of the hints for older versions of Windows.

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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 ...


Office 365: Zero-Font bypassing weakens email security

[German]Cyber criminals are currently using a well-known zero-font bypassing technology to trick Office 365's Microsoft security filters on emails and smuggle spam onto systems.

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Android-x86 8.1 RC1 released

[German]Android x86 is designed to run on Intel CPUs Android x86 is (Windows PCs) and is maintained by the Android x86 project. On June 18, 2018 the Android x86 project announced the release candidate 1 of Android x86 8.1.

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Microsoft Exchange Server security update (June 19, 2018)

[German]Microsoft has published a security alert on June 19, 2018. Security Advisory ADV180010 addresses a security updates for the Microsoft Exchange Server. Here are a few details.

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June 2018 Patchday: KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

Windows Update[German]Has a KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED Blue Screen recently appeared on your Windows systems? Could have something to do with the June 2018 patchday and the Spectre NG update.

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Hotfix for Excel 2013/2016 Chart dll crash bug

[German]Users of Excel 2013 and Excel 2016 have been suffering since April 2018 patchday from a bug that crashed the program when accessing charts . But there are hotfixes to fix the problem.

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