Windows: Microsoft's "improved" Recall continues to record sensitive information

Posted on 2024-12-13 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Recall was withdrawn by Microsoft in summer 2024 due to serious security flaws. Now Microsoft is in the process of rolling out its "and really secure" version of Recall, which has been revised over months, to Windows Insiders again. What could possibly go wrong? Testers were surprised to discover that the new Recall is a nightmare. Despite the appropriate setting, confidential documents with credit card data etc. are also recorded. Oh what a surprise …

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Windows 10/11: Copilot as a native app for Windows Insiders

Posted on 2024-12-13 by guenni

Windows[German]Small addendum from this week – Microsoft has started rolling out its Copilot for Windows Insiders. This can be seen in an announcement dated December 10, 2024. Copilot can be downloaded as a native app from the Microsoft Store. Microsoft is thus kicking the previous Progressive Web App (PWA).

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Microsoft kicks Skype Credits and offers monthly subscriptions

Posted on 2024-12-13 by guenni

Skype[German]Brief information for users of Microsoft's Skype service. Previously, it was possible to book Skype Credit with Microsoft to make calls to mobile or landline numbers. Now it looks like this option is dying and users will only be able to book monthly subscriptions for such calls.

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Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked

Posted on 2024-12-13 by guenni

Windows[German]Recently a blog reader left a comment within this blog, dealing with an issue in Windows 11 24H2 combined with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. He noticed that user accounts in the Active Directory are being blocked suddenly on a recurring basis? Searching the web, it seems it's not an isolated case. But I got an explanation and a fix from a German blog reader.

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-11 by guenni

Update[German]On December 10, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. Below you will find an overview of the available updates.

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

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Patchday: Windows Server 2012 / R2 (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-11 by guenni

Windows[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 were released on December 10, 2024. However, these updates are only available for systems with an ESU license (1st year). Here is an overview of these updates for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022/2025-Updates (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-11 by guenni

Windows[German]On December 10, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H2 to 24H2. Windows Server 2022 – Windows Server 2025 also received updates. Here are some details about these updates, which are intended to fix vulnerabilities and problems.

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Patchday: Windows 10/Server Updates (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-11 by guenni

Windows[German]On December 10, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details on the respective security updates for Windows 10 and the server counterparts.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 10, 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-10 by guenni

Update[German]On December 10, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates address 70 vulnerabilities (CVEs), including 16 critical vulnerabilities, one of which is classified as 0-day (already exploited). Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.

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Migration to new Outlook app for enterprise user in April 2026

Posted on 2024-12-10 by guenni

[German]Microsoft actually wanted to start migrating business users to the new Outlook app at the beginning of 2025. Redmond has now announced that this rollout will not take place until April 2026 for business users with an Microsoft 365 Enterprise license.

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