[German]Small addendum from last week: On November 9, 2024, Microsoft confirmed the problem that systems with Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 unintentionally received an upgrade offer to Windows Server 2025. The cause is said to have been third-party solutions for update management.
[German]Brief information for users of Windows 10 (and possibly Windows 11) who are still using the "Mail and Calendar" app as their email client. Microsoft has started the transition to the new Outlook app. Anyone holding on to the old Mail app will be left out in the cold from December 31, 2024, as the app will no longer work. You will no longer be able to send and receive emails. Time to switch to another client such as Thunderbird.
[English]I have come across information in various places that Microsoft is (secretly) installing the KB5001716 update on Windows 10 and Windows 11. It is an update to prepare Windows so that the systems can upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 (or 23H2). Here is a brief overview of what to know about that update.
[German]Microsoft wants to switch certain Microsoft 365 user groups from Outlook Classic to the new Outlook app from the beginning of 2025. A reader has written a "remediation script" to prevent this. I'll present it here, maybe someone can use it.
[German]Owners of Windows 11 systems using the Voicemeeter app have not yet been able to upgrade to version 24H2. Microsoft had discovered that this app is not compatible with this operating system and triggers a blue screen that causes the computer to crash. The manufacturer has now fixed the problem and the upgrade block has been removed.
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[German]I have heard a rumor that VMware by Broadcom could announce the release of free use of VMware Workstation for business users on November 11, 2024.
[German]Microsoft plans to migrate business customers from classic Outlook to the new Outlook app from beginning of 2025. This has been announced in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MessageID MC926895). However, administrators can prevent this via a policy.
[German]Law enforcement agencies around Interpol have shut down a total of 22,000 devices using IP addresses associated with cybercrime in a joint operation. Operation Synergia II (April 1 – August 31, 2024) specifically targeted phishing, ransomware and information theft sites and was a joint effort between INTERPOL, private sector partners and law enforcement agencies from 95 INTERPOL member countries.
[German]A German blog reader has pointed out that the PST import into a Microsoft 365 tenant has not worked since at least November 1, 2024 using a SAS URL. The import tool is reporting Error 500 for his German Microsoft 365 tenant. According to Microsoft, however, the error probably occurs worldwide. I have summarized the known details below.
[German]It's a strange information about Windows Server 2025 reported to me by German blog readers. Readers were offered an upgrade to Windows Server 2025 under Windows Server 2022 (and Windows Server 2019) for download and installation via Windows Update. It is currently unclear whether this is a mistake or a deliberate offer. In any case, the problem is that users do not have a license for Windows Server 2025 and are therefore falling into a trap with the upgrade offer.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
