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Microsoft fixes "open window" bug on Outlook startup

Posted on 2023-10-03 by guenni

[German]Microsoft Outlook users have been plagued by an annoying bug since the end of June 2023. The program asked at every startup whether windows open in the previous session should be opened again (even if there were no such windows). … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: Edge fills up the Temp folder with Edge_BITS_xxx files

Posted on 2023-10-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on September 26, 2023. Edge also received updates. A reader has noticed that in his Windows "recently" the Temp folder is written full with folders and files that have … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Microsoft Teams 1.6.00.24078: New issues with Jabra Headset (Sept. 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-30 by guenni

[German]Another note to administrators and users of Jabra headsets (e.g. Jabra Evolve 62 and 75) who use them in a corporate environment with Microsoft Teams. After there were already problems in connection with Microsoft Teams in December 2022 as well … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2/23H2: September 2023 Preview Update KB5030310 forces shadow font on desktop icons

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Quite an unpleasant surprise that Microsoft has flushed onto the systems of its users of Windows 11 22H2 (and probably soon Windows 11 23H2) with the preview update KB5030310. Those using a plain desktop will now be forcibly greeted with … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 bug: Windows Explorer opens spontaneously in the foreground

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is working on Windows 11 23H2, in which the Explorer provides some new features. But the old Explorer in Windows 11 still seems to be buggy. A German blog reader reported a bug in Windows Explorer back on September … Continue reading →

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Google Pixel Watch: No repair for broken glass

Posted on 2023-09-23 by guenni

[German]If you own a smartwatch, you might be annoyed when the expensive device becomes unusable due to a crack in the glass. Google has now confirmed that it will not offer a repair option for its Pixel Watch to replace … Continue reading →

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Office 2016 Update KB5002457 causes appwiz.cp-/mso.dll errors

Posted on 2023-09-15 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has also released updates for Office 2016 on patchday, September 12, 2023, that are supposed to eliminate vulnerabilities. I got now reports, the Office 2016 update KB5002457 is causing issues and Office can no longer be used. The only … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 115: Suddenly refuse to sync mMails from outlook.com

Posted on 2023-09-12 by guenni

[German]Brief information for Thunderbird users, who observe the mail client suddenly can't sync mails from Microsoft accounts (hotmail.com or outlook.com etc.). A manual intervention is necessary, where JavaScript has to be activated and then the authentication of the Microsoft accounts … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 update error due to WinRE partition explained by Microsoft (KB5028997)

Posted on 2023-09-11 by guenni

[German]Users of Windows 11 may run into the problem that the monthly updates or preview updates fail during installation since the end of June 2023. A too small WinRE partition on the system drive can be to blame for this. … Continue reading →

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Outlook 365: Search in shared calendars broken? (August 2023)

Posted on 2023-08-29 by guenni

[German]Brief information for users and administrators of Microsoft Office 365. I have received a message from an IT service provider who reports a problem with customers that the search in shared calendars in Outlook has been broken for a few … Continue reading →

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