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Microsoft plans according to a report, to add ChatGPT-4 features to Office

[German]Does Microsoft plan to extend its Office applications in Microsoft 365 with functions of the "Prometheus Model" from the OpenAI product ChatGPT-4? After the ChatGPT extension of the Bing search engine, that would be Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365 Apps for Business does not support macro policies (GPOs)

[German]This is an unpleasant story, actually a scandal, which I'm putting up for discussion here on the blog. Anyone using Microsoft 365 Apps for Business is in for an unpleasant surprise. Microsoft has pruned the product, so this product does … Continue reading

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Microsoft says update KB5021751 to identify outdated Office versions respects your privacy

[German]Microsoft released update KB5021751 for Microsoft Office 2007 – 2013 on January 17, 2023 to track down users who are still using these outdated versions of Office. There was some puzzlement as to what this was all about. Now Microsoft … Continue reading

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Update KB5021751 (from Jan. 17, 2023) identifies outdated Office versions

[German]Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office 2007 – 2013 on January 17, 2023. The goal of this update is to track down users who are still using these Office versions. Thanks to the user for the short notice.

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Microsoft Defender update/ASR deletes desktop shortcuts, taskbar broken, Office apps don't start anymore

[German]Currently, there seem to be nasty problems with Windows and Microsoft Office. Users report in the blog that under Office 365, build 16.0.15831.20252, the taskbar in Windows is broken and the Office applications no longer start. In many clients, the … Continue reading

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

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (January 10, 2023)

[German]On January 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Below is an overview of the available updates.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 10, 2023)

[German]On January 10, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. The security updates eliminate 98 vulnerabilities, of which (11 are critical, one is a 0-day … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Updates (January 3, 2023)

[German]As of January 3, 2023 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft has released non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, there are only updates for Microsoft Office 2016, fixing crash errors in Access ODBC accesses and in … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office: End of Life dates and feature drops in 2023

[German]There will be some changes for Microsoft Office users in 2023. For example, Microsoft Office 2013 will reach the end of support and access to Microsoft online services will no longer be supported in Office 2016/2019. Furthermore, features in mobile … Continue reading

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (December 13, 2022)

[German]On (November 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. The updates are available for the installable MSI version of Microsoft Office (the click-to-run packages obtain … Continue reading

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