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Tag Archives: Windows 11
Microsoft investigates HP Smart App installation and other related issues on Windows
[English]Since the end of November 2023, users have reported that an "HP Smart" printer app has suddenly been installed on their systems with Windows 10 and Windows 11. In addition, the entries for printers (icon, name) may have changed under … Continue reading
Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5032288 (December 04, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5032288 for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on December 4, 2023. Looks like this preview update was not ready in November 2023 and is now available in December. The preview update … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: "HP Smart" printer app is installed without permission
[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
Intel Arc and Iris Xe graphics driver 31.0.101.4972 fixes Office problems (Nov. 2023)
[German]Another small addendum from this week, which I'll pull out separately. Intel has released an update of its Intel Arc and Iris Xe graphics drivers to version 31.0.101.4972. This update is supposed to fix a number of problems (e.g. with … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Office, Update, Windows
Tagged Driver, issue, Office, Update, Windows 11
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Office 365: Mail attachments from Outlook cannot be opened in Word/Excel (Nov. 2023)
[German]A quick question for administrators in the readership who use Microsoft Office 365. A reader has contacted us because problems are occurring in his environment when opening mail attachments from Outlook. The attachments cannot be opened in Word or Excel. … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 11: GPO bug in "Settings Page Visibility" fixed with Nov. 2023 update
[German]Small addendum from the November 2023 patchday. With the security updates from October 2023, the problem occurred that the group policies for "Settings Page Visibility" no longer applied under Windows 11 22H2. A reader had noted this here in the … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: Changes due to the European Digital Markets Act
[German]Microsoft has to move and is adapting some features/behaviorof Windows 10 and 11 due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) applicable in Europe. For example, Microsoft Bing web search will be uninstallable – and it will also be possible to … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (November 14, 2023)
[German]On November 14, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 also received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged patchday 11-2023, Security, Update, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022
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Windows 10/11: Microsoft Defender can no longer be disabled
[German]I'm going to address an old issue that might affect administrators who are migrating clients to Windows 11. In some scenarios, applications run very slowly or the system or applications start sluggishly. The clients are underperforming, even if the application … Continue reading
Windows September 2023 updates KB5030219 and KB5030310 are causing issues
[English]Various updates for Windows 10 and 11 were released by Microsoft in September. The cumulative update KB5030219 for Windows 11 22H2 from September 12, 2023 (patch day) causes a broken Start menu, problems with games or trouble with Explorer. Then … Continue reading