Category Archives: issue

Windows 11 24H2: DHCP problem missing gateway entry

Posted on 2024-12-15 by guenni

[German]I'm presenting a problem here in the blog that I came across while browsing Microsoft's Answers forums. On some systems, after upgrading to Windows 11 24H2, clients are unable to access a network, either via LAN or WLAN. The cause … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 22H2: Update KB5048652 reactivates Windows Spotlight

Posted on 2024-12-14 by guenni

[German]Users have been reporting for months that the desktop background "Windows Spotlight" is unintentionally activated by rolled out cumulative updates in Windows 10 22H2. Happened again in December 2024 with the KB5048652 update. Here is some information and a note … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked

Posted on 2024-12-13 by guenni

[German]Recently a blog reader left a comment within this blog, dealing with an issue in Windows 11 24H2 combined with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. He noticed that user accounts in the Active Directory are being blocked suddenly on a recurring … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Outlook now with GMail Workspace Syc compatible

Posted on 2024-12-07 by guenni

[German]Google has updated its GMail Workspace Sync so that the program is compatible with Windows 11 24H2. This means that Microsoft Outlook can be used with Google Workspace under this operating system. The fix was announced on December 5, 2024, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft 365 SAS-URL import error 500 fixed

Posted on 2024-12-05 by guenni

[German]Since November 2024, the PST import into a Microsoft 365 tenant using a SAS URL was broken. The import process was aborted with an error 500. Microsoft seems to have fixed the problem as of December 3, 2024.

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Update KB4484305: Fix for Excel 2016 add-in loading bug

Posted on 2024-12-03 by guenni

[German]Another addendum from November 2024: On November 19, 2024, Microsoft fixed a problem caused by the security update KB5002653 from November 12, 2024 in Microsoft Excel 2016 (MSI version). Add-ins could no longer be loaded there.

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New Outlook app: No GMail calendar entries possible – workaround and fix

Posted on 2024-12-01 by guenni

[German]A blog reader pointed me to an issue with the new Outlook app. The app could no longer create new calendar entries for his Gmail account. However, there is a workaround, and a new version with bug fixes should be … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2016/2019: Nov. 2024 SU v2 also with bug

Posted on 2024-11-30 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is not really having a good run with its security updates for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019. The version of the security updates released on November 12, 2024 had to be withdrawn due to a bug. Version … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Extremely slow RDP connection

Posted on 2024-11-30 by guenni

[German]Another problem that I would like to share with the readership – perhaps there are others affected and new insights. A reader complained in an e-mail this week about the slow screen loading when using a remote desktop connection (RDP) … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Fix for Synaptics audio issue on HP Prodesk 600 G4

Posted on 2024-11-27 by guenni

[German]If you own a business PC HP Prodesk 600 G4 with Windows 11 23H2, you could run into problems when upgrading to Windows 11 24H2. The sound from the Synaptics audio unit is missing after the upgrade because the driver … Continue reading →

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