Tag Archives: App

Windows 11: Microsoft fixes bug with Photos app not starting (July 17, 2024)

Posted on 2024-07-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a fix for a bug that prevents the Photos app from launching on Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2. The problem can occur in certain scenarios under which the app was installed. The bug was only confirmed at … Continue reading →

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New Outlook for Windows generally available from August 1, 2024

Posted on 2024-07-17 by guenni

[German]The preview phase of the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows will end on August 1, 2024. The client in question will then be generally available for commercial accounts. However, users can still use the classic Outlook client, as the new … Continue reading →

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Microsoft's new Store app installer with telemetry wrapper as a security trap

Posted on 2024-04-24 by guenni

[German]I just reported how the Store team has started repackaging Store apps. An executable .NET wrapper is slapped around the store apps, which smuggles telemetry and other code into the app. This is intended to simplify the installation of store … Continue reading →

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Microsoft packs Store apps with telemetry wrapper

Posted on 2024-04-22 by guenni

[German]The move from Microsoft, which has just been uncovered and is causing anger among developers. Their Store team has started to secretly repackage Store apps. The apps are provided with an executable .NET wrapper that adds telemetry and other code … Continue reading →

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Microsoft 365 connection issues: Outlook shows red exclamation mark

Posted on 2024-03-22 by guenni

[German]This week an administrator contacted me, reporting sudden connection issues with Microsoft 365 and Outlook apps. After I've published a German blog post about that observation, other German users confirmed these connection issues. Advertising

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New Outlook client: Extended test in January 2024 for enterprises

Posted on 2024-01-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft plans to expand the test of the new Outlook app in the corporate environment in January 2024. The option to switch will be offered in the "semi-annual channel" of Microsoft Office 365. Administrators who do not wish to switch … Continue reading →

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Attention: Do not install the buggy WhatsApp update 2.23.25.76 for iOS

Posted on 2023-12-11 by guenni

[English]Brief information for WhatsApp users among our readers who use the app on iOS. On Saturday, December 9, 2023, there was an update to version 2.23.25.76. However, this app version is blatantly buggy and shatters the WhatsApp functions – a … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: "HP Smart" printer app is installed without permission

Posted on 2023-12-01 by guenni

[German]Since the end of November 2023, users have been reporting that an "HP Smart" printer app has suddenly been installed on their Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. This also applies to systems to which no HP printer has been … Continue reading →

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New Outlook: Microsoft will definitely not support COM add-ins

Posted on 2023-10-20 by guenni

[German]Hope dies last, but now it's finally dead. Microsoft has just clarified in a blog post that the new Outlook app, which will eventually replace the classic Outlook, will not support COM. I touched on this topic here on the … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 update KB5030211 ships backup app to LTSC versions and frustrates LTSC users

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has clearly lost track with the needs of its commercial users. The latest example is the backup app that Redmond flushed onto Windows 10 users' systems via a security update in September 2023. Not really usable and impossible to … Continue reading →

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