Tag Archives: Office 365

Bug causing Outlook 365 Classic not to start reportedly fixed

[German]For weeks, Microsoft Outlook 365 users have been plagued by a program that crashes on startup when connecting to Exchange Online. Microsoft now plans to roll out a fix to resolve the issue.

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Is Office 365 been causing HP printer/scanner malfunctions since August 18, 2025?

[German]Last week, I received a reader's tip about a problem involving Microsoft 365 Office apps and HP multifunction devices with scanning functionality. Since August 18, 2025, there have been increasing reports that scanning no longer works in this environment. HP … Continue reading

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MS365 apps prompt for data backup in OneDrive; two GPOs for OneDrive are removed

[German]I'll pull out two topics separately that became known about Microsoft OneDrive a few days ago. Microsoft is rolling out an update that causes the Office applications from Microsoft 365 to prompt users to back up files to OneDrive (known … Continue reading

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Office 365: Microsoft will deactivate ActiveX by default

[German]A small addendum from the last few weeks. On April 11, 2025, Microsoft announced that support for ActiveX components would be deactivated by default in Microsoft 365 (i.e. Office 365).

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Microsoft Word 365/2021 crashes (April 7, 2025)

[German]There is a problem with Microsoft Word 365 (and Word 2021). Since April 7, 2025, Word has been crashing in various versions when opening .doc files. The only remedy is to downgrade the relevant Office 365 / 2021 build.

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

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Microsoft has adjusted the DKIM value for signing emails in Office 365

[German]Quick note for administrators of Microsoft Office 365 (or MS365) systems. Microsoft has adjusted the DKIM value for signing emails without much notice.

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Microsoft Office 365: Ricoh Scan error "Cannot connect to SMTP server"

[German]It currently that users of multifunction printers with a scan function that use a connection to a Microsoft Office 365 SMTP server are running into issues with certain devices. Users of Ricoh devices are receiving "Cannot connect to SMTP server" … Continue reading

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Office 365: Teams Connector will be stopped from August 15, 2024 and discontinued on October 1, 2024

[German]Short information for Microsoft Office 365 administrators who use the connector for Microsoft Teams. From August 15, 2024, it will no longer be possible to set up new connections for this piece of software. On October 1, 2024, the product … Continue reading

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Veeam Backup O365: Fails during backup of Office 365 (April 2024)

[German]Brief information for the administrators among our readers who use Veeam Backup O365 to back up data from Microsoft Office 365. A user has contacted us because he has recently encountered a backup error and asked whether other users have … Continue reading

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Microsoft fixes Office 365 Sign in Error 1001

[German]For months, users of the Microsoft Office 365 suite have been suffering from the fact that they suddenly receive error 1001 when trying to log in. I had already addressed the issue here in the blog. After Microsoft confirmed the … Continue reading

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