Tag Archives: Microsoft 365

Fix for Outlook, Word, OneNote crashes when typing

Posted on 2024-09-20 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has fixed a bug in Microsoft 365 that could cause the Outlook, Word and OneNote applications to crash under certain circumstances when typing. The fix is being rolled out with certain Microsoft 365 builds.

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Microsoft 365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Backup Storage available

Posted on 2024-08-01 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just announced the general availability of its Microsoft 365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Backup Storage solutions. Microsoft 365 Backup allows you to back up and restore data from OneDrive, SharePoint and Exchange.

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Microsoft 365: Administrators no longer receive passwords by email; unlicensed accounts are archived

Posted on 2024-07-31 by guenni

[German]A few more additions to Microsoft 365 in the last few days: Microsoft is burying the option for administrators to have a password sent to them by email when setting up or editing new Microsoft 365 user accounts. This option … Continue reading →

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Worldwide outage of Microsoft 365 (July 19, 2024)

Posted on 2024-07-19 by guenni

[German]Over the last few hours, half the world's IT has probably been disrupted (at least it feels that way). It seems to me that there were two isolated incidents. Firstly, a faulty CrowdStrike update has forced Windows systems around the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft 365/Exchange Online enforces suddenly MFA via Microsoft Authenticator app

Posted on 2024-03-28 by guenni

[German]A quick question for the administrators responsible for Exchange Online and Microsoft 365 applications. I've just received an email from Alex saying that their users have had massive problems with Exchange Online "since today" because the Microsoft 365 applications suddenly … Continue reading →

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Microsoft 365 connection issues: Outlook shows red exclamation mark

Posted on 2024-03-22 by guenni

[German]This week an administrator contacted me, reporting sudden connection issues with Microsoft 365 and Outlook apps. After I've published a German blog post about that observation, other German users confirmed these connection issues.

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Microsoft 365: Login error 700003

Posted on 2024-03-14 by guenni

[German]A quick question for Microsoft 365 users and administrators. Do you face temporary sign in issues with Microsoft 365 in the relevant office apps since March 10, 2024? A reader contacted me by email and reported corresponding issues. On Monday, … Continue reading →

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EU data protection authority says: EU Commission violates GDPR with Microsoft 365

Posted on 2024-03-12 by guenni

[German]Monday, March 11, 2024, the European Data Protection Supervisors (EDPS) publicly stated in a report that the European Commission has violated its own (data protection) regulations when using Microsoft 365. The EDPB panel has instructed the EU Commission to stop … Continue reading →

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Microsoft 365 services collide with Google Chrome third-party cookie blockade

Posted on 2024-02-01 by guenni

[German]Google has been blocking third-party cookies in Google Chrome since the beginning of 2024 – and Edge is also likely to be affected. However, this will lead to collisions with Microsoft 365 services such as Teams, which will then no … Continue reading →

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Microsoft 365 services temporarily down (Nov. 10, 2023)

Posted on 2023-11-10 by guenni

[German]Quick information at the end of the week – as of this morning (CET), November 11, 2023, there appear to be problems accessing Microsoft 365 services. This is said it was related to Europe, but Germany and the UK have … Continue reading →

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