Update Skype for Business 2016 Client - KB4011238

Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 client. The version number of this update is 16.0.4615.1000. In addition to the release of the new client, this update fixes a list of issues. Issues that the update fixes This update fixes the following issues: KB 4051048 Invalid participant number is displayed in a warning message when you send an exceeding size meeting in Skype for Business 2016 KB 4051049 No denied notification when waiting in the lobby to join in a meeting in Skype for Business 2016 KB 4051050 Phone number instead of contact name is displayed for an Active Directory contact in Skype for Business 2016 KB 4051051 Selection is moved to the bottom when using the Up Arrow key in conversation history in Skype for Business 2016 KB 4051052 Can’t join a meeting through Lync Web App after the meeting can’t be joined from the Skype Meeting Add-in in Outlook KB 4051053 Anonymous meeting join fails if the meeting organizer is disabled for federation in Skype for Business 2016 /

Microsoft Teams - Connect to Powershell

Hi Guys, Microsoft recently(11-2017) released the Powershell Cmdlets (still in beta), which gives you the opportunity to manage Microsoft Teams by Powershell. Installing To get started you wil first need to install the Microsoft Teams Powershell module. You can do this by using the following command: Install-Module -Name MicrosoftTeams Loading module Once you have installed a module on your system, you will likely want to import the module in order to use it. Continue reading

Microsoft Flow - Skype for Business Connector

I don’t know if you ever used Microsoft Flow, but i use it mostly for getting notification abouts some important rss feeds. In this example i will use a Weather forecast flow. Microsoft released a new connector to send notifications to Skype for Business, (according to the microsoft docs site, it’s still in preview) you can choose 2 options: Create an online meeting Send an instant message / Create an online meeting When creating the trigger meeting you can enter sip addresses separated by semi-colun. Continue reading

Security Updates October 2017 Office- Web Apps and Online Server

This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerability, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2017-11826. / KB3213659 - Microsoft Office Online Server (download) KB4011231 - Microsoft Office Web Apps (download) Supported Operating Systems Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

Update SQL Server 2014 SP2 constantly fails on Skype for Business Server

Recently i had set up a new Skype for Business Deployment, with a Front-end (Standard Edition) and Anywhere365. After installing Skype for Business roles, Windows Update popped up with SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 (CU 1) (KB3178925). I tried to install the update using the Windows Update, but everytime i got the error code: 84B30002 When looking at the log files from SQL i did not found anything spectacular, the only strange message is “user has cancelled” Continue reading

Ignite News day 2

Some nice announcements about Skype for Business vNext today. New release of “Skype for Business Server 2019” will available by the end of 2018. / Requirements Windows Server 2016 SQL Server 2016 Only enterprise edition will be available. You can run 1, 3,4… up to 16 front end servers. (2 front end servers not). The directors, persistent chat role and the standard edition will be dropped. SBA/SBS don’t change. New features in Skype for Business Server 2019 Call queues Attendant Voicemail Service Migration Server 2013 -> Server 2019 Server 2013 -> Server 2019 No in place upgrade available. Continue reading

Ignite News day 1

So what’s the most interesting news on Ignite 2017 for today (so far), will update this blog! Skype Operations Framework moves into Practical Guidance for Cloud Voice on Fasttrack MyAdvisor will help you with setting up Voice (link) Skype for Business Server will be updated second half of calendar year 2018 Microsoft Teams client will take over Skype for Business Online client Cloud PBX renamed to Phone System PSTN Conferecing renamed to Audio Conferencing / Continue reading