Exchange and Outlook.com down in Europe?

It seems that Microsoft's Exchange and Outlook.com services are down, at least in Europa – but I've seen also messages from Brazil. Users can't access their e-mails.

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CCleaner has been infected with malware

[German]Piriform's cleaning tool for Windows, CCleaner, now belonging to Czech Anti Virus vendor AVAST, has been compromised and served malware for a month.

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Surface Pro 3: Boot issues with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16288/16362

[German]A short warning to owners of Surface Pro 3 who participate in the Windows 10 Insider Preview program. The last insider preview build prevents the device from booting. 

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Windows Vista: Unofficial September 2017 updates

win7[German]This blog post describes a list of (unofficial) security updates from September 12, 2017, useable for Windows Vista. But the update installation has to be done manually.

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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 ...


VirtualBox 5.1.28: Issues with Windows 10 guests

Virtualbox[German]On September 13, 2017, Oracle has released VirtualBox Version 5.1.28. It's a maintenance update, that fixes several issues. But it raises new issues with Windows 10 guests.

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More Microsoft Updates (September 12, 2017)

Windows Update[German]On patchday (September 12, 2017) Microsoft released further updates for. NET-Framework, Windows Server, Flash etc. Here are some details about selected patches.

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Fixes for Windows 7 SP1 Multi Monitor Bug

win7[German]Microsoft has released an update to fix the multi monitor bug in Windows 7 SP1 – but the first attempt failed. Now are multiple updates out that seems to fix the multi monitor issue.

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Preview of Tool ‘Honolulu’ for Server Admins comes at

[German]Not every administrator is able to use Windows PowerShell for his tasks. To make life easier for administrators, Microsoft will present a graphical server management tool at the Ignite conference. 

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16288 (PC) in Slow Ring

Microsoft released this week the Insider Preview Build 16288 of Windows 10 for PCs in the Fast Ring (see Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16288 for PC). This build was causing serious installation problems. Microsoft added various interim builds. Microsoft has now released the Insider Preview Build 16288.1 of Windows 10 for PCs in the Slow Ring. (via)

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