Reminder: SharePoint 2010 Workflows retirement

As posted in my earlier post "SharePoint 2010 workflow retirement", this is a reminder! As communicated in MC217999 (July '20), with the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflow, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2010 workflows. NEW:A retirement announcement banner has been introduced on multiple workflow pages: "Starting November 1, 2020 6:00:00 … Continue reading Reminder: SharePoint 2010 Workflows retirement →

SharePoint 2010 workflow retirement, August 1st – 2020

SharePoint 2010 workflows will be retired starting August 2020. To mitigate the impact for customers using SharePoint 2010 workflows, we recommend migrating to Power Automate or other supported solutions. SharePoint 2013 workflows will be retired in the future as well. We currently do not have a timeline when this will occur.

February 2017 CU for SharePoint released

A quick update to my previous post regarding February 2017 SharePoint Updates: SharePoint 2010: No updates this month SharePoint 2013: we currently recommend to wait for the march 2017 updates instead of installing the single patches from February release if you have an urgent requirement for any one of the fixes contained within the … Continue reading February 2017 CU for SharePoint released →

SharePoint 2010 June CU

Mandatory: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) must be installed before you can apply this update and if installed Language Packs exists, all its respective Service Packs up to latest too! Technical details about the SharePoint 2010 and Office Server 2010 SP2 releases (KB 2687524) -> Download for the SP2 changes list -> … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 June CU →

May 2016 CU for SharePoint 2010

Note! Since July 2014, the release cycle is now every month! Any CU’s published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! To install this hotfix package, you must have Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed and if installed Language Packs exists, all its respective Service Packs up to latest too! Technical … Continue reading May 2016 CU for SharePoint 2010 →

April 2016 CU for SharePoint 2010 released

SharePoint 2010 – May 2015 CU

Note! Since July 2014, the release cycle is now every month! Any CU's published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! To install this hotfix package, you must have Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed and if installed Language Packs exists, all its respective Service Packs up to latest too! … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 – May 2015 CU →

Random News Flash April 2015

Here is a summary of some news, Announcements and other interesting stuff. send out "randomly" Supportability Support for SharePoint 2013 RTM has endedStarting April 14th only SharePoint 2013 farms with SP1 are supported. SharePoint 2013 servers/farms without SP1 are no longer supported and hotfixes released beginning with April 2015 cannot be installed on SharePoint … Continue reading Random News Flash April 2015 →

December 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

Note! Since July 2014, the release cycle is now every month! Any CU's published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! To install this hotfix package, you must have Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed and if installed Language Packs exists, all its respective Service Packs up to latest too! Read … Continue reading December 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

August 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

Note: Any CU's published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! So SP2 is recommended to have before installing the CU.Read SharePoint 2010 SP2 for more information.-> Find previous Updates and SP's: SPS 2010 Build Numbers Cube Sheet Technical details about the SharePoint 2010 and Office Server 2010 SP2 releases (KB 2687524) -> Download … Continue reading August 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

July 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

Note: Any CU's published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! So SP2 is recommended to have before installing the CU. See also here for more information:http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2013/07/24/3586568.aspx The June 2013 CU for SharePoint and Foundation is considered as a "Post-SP2 CU" and is NOT INCLUDED into the SP2!Technical details about the SharePoint 2010 and … Continue reading July 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

June 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

With some delay, here is the new 2014 CU release. Please find all info's below as usual. Note: Any CU's published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! So SP2 is recommended to have before installing the CU. See also here for more information:http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2013/07/24/3586568.aspx The June 2013 CU for SharePoint and Foundation is considered … Continue reading June 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

April 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

Here is the new 2014 CU release of the Bi-monthly update cycle. Please find all info's below as usual. Note: Any CU's published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! So SP2 is recommended to have before installing the CU. See also here for more information:http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2013/07/24/3586568.aspx NOTE! The June 2013 CU for SharePoint and … Continue reading April 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

February 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

Here is the new 2014 CU release of the Bi-monthly update cycle. Please find all info's below as usual. Note: Any CU's published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! So SP2 is recommended to have before installing the CU. See also here for more information:http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2013/07/24/3586568.aspx Minimum Baseline is at least the Service Pack … Continue reading February 2014 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-001 impacts SharePoint

Yesterday, the “Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-001” has been published. It contains among others also security updates for SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013. Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 (KB2837625) 64-Bit Edition Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2837577) Please note, that if these updates are deployed via WSUS to your SharePoint Servers, … Continue reading Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-001 impacts SharePoint →

December 2013 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

Here is the December 2013 CU release of the Bi-monthly update cycle. Please find all info's below as usual.Note: Any CU's published later than June 2013 are Post SP2 updates! So SP2 is recommended to have before installing the CU. See also here for more information:http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2013/07/24/3586568.aspxNOTE! The June 2013 CU for SharePoint and Foundation is … Continue reading December 2013 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

September 2013 PU – KB 2884129

On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, Microsoft released the following security and nonsecurity updates for Office.These updates are also related to the SharePoint versions 2010, 2013 and SharePoint Services 2.0 and 3.0, MOSS 2007. Please find here the full Description of the Office updates: September 10, 2013 for more.For SharePoint:- if you have already installed the August 2013 … Continue reading September 2013 PU – KB 2884129 →

August 2013 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

….delayed again due to really high worklaod so sorry for that… Here is the August 2013 CU release of the Bi-monthly update cycle. Please fin all info's below as usual. Note: New baseline and mandatory for any CU's published later than June 2013 are the released Service packs. You have now two options: Option 1: … Continue reading August 2013 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

SharePoint XML Webpart Error: Failed to apply XSLT to the content

We noticed several cases where customers reported an Error on a SharePoint XML WebPart: "Failed to Apply XSLT to the content." or "unable to display this Web Part" In ULS logs you may find these errors like this: On SharePoint 2010: Error while executing web part: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an … Continue reading SharePoint XML Webpart Error: Failed to apply XSLT to the content →

Service Pack 2 for SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010

Good news! SharePoint and Office 2010 Service pack 2 are now available! The SP2 release improves the compatibility of the Office and SharePoint 2010 products with Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10, Office 2013, and SharePoint 2013. It also addresses security, stability, and performance and contains all the Cumulative Updates (CU) and Public Updates (PU) that … Continue reading Service Pack 2 for SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 →

June 2013 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

SInce last tuesday, 12th of June 2013 the bi-monthly cumulative updates are released for SharePoint Server 2010 and SharePoint Foundation (aka WSSv5). 2013-07-11 -> <UPDATE>!! After the initial release of the previous announced June 2013 CU's for SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010, an unexpected issue that affected several Office products led to removing the hotfix download and … Continue reading June 2013 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

June 2013 CU for MOSS/WSSv3

Since Tuesday, 12th of June, the bi-monthly cumulative updates are released for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (aka. MOSS 2007) and Windows SharePoint Services (aka. WSSv3). Please find below all relevant information: Important: this is a Post-SP3 hotfix. It is required to first install Service Pack 3 of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 before installing … Continue reading June 2013 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 →

SP2010 – Reset User Profile synchronization

Sometimes the User Profile Synchronization service may not start properly, stucks in starting mode or simply remains in a "stale" state. Also it may happen, when you have used a PowerShell Script but with some missing or incorrect settings, which then will cause the sync service to fail as well. So usually, MS Support … Continue reading SP2010 – Reset User Profile synchronization →

SharePoint 2010 Server stops working after installing KB 2756920

I just noticed an issue with Windows Server 2008 R2 (RTM) / Windows 7 (RTM) where SharePoint Server 2010 is installed! Seems that it is caused by a recent Security Update, described in "MS13-004: Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2" --> related content: … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Server stops working after installing KB 2756920 →

October 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3

With some delay due to problems with the download links, although my colleagues, Stefan Gossner and Joerg Sinemus have been much faster, I still want to post here now as usual and for my loyalty subscribers Important: this is a Post-SP3 hotfix. It is highly recommended to first install Service Pack 3 of WSS 3.0 … Continue reading October 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 →

October 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

With some delay due to problems with the download links, although my colleagues, Stefan Gossner and Joerg Sinemus have been much faster, I still want to post here now as usual and for my loyalty subscribers Note: It is now mandatory to install first the Service pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 and Foundation + June … Continue reading October 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

Alerts in SharePoint 2010 (Troubleshooting)

Since I blogged the first two posts a while ago regarding "Alerts in SharePoint (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)" and "Alerts in SharePoint Part II (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)" I thought, it's time to continue this series with some updates and news So first of all, most of the details and troubleshooting steps in the above mentioned posts are still … Continue reading Alerts in SharePoint 2010 (Troubleshooting) →

August 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3

with some delay now finally, WSSv3/Moss 2007: Important: this is a Post-SP3 hotfix. It is highly recommended to first install Service Pack 3 of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 before installing February 2012 CU Install SP3 for WSS and MOSS and install also the according Language Packs if not yet happened. Install the full server … Continue reading August 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 →

August 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

With some delay here now as usual, SPS 2010/Foundation (WSSv4): Note: It is now mandatory to install first the Service pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 and Foundation + June 2011 CU if not yet done! Consider the dependencies with already installed Language Packs and maybe having Office Web APPs as well! Please see the related … Continue reading August 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

Free Microsoft eBooks

[Update 2013-07-01] New eBooks for SharePoint 2013: Downloadable eBook: Explore SharePoint 2013 Downloadable eBook: Deployment guide for SharePoint 2013 Test Lab Guide: eBook for SharePoint Server 2013 Intranet and Team Sites An awesome collection of a Large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks for you, including: SharePoint, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Office 365, … Continue reading Free Microsoft eBooks →

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Preview is out!

Related posts: - This Post - almost RTM - Search Service Issue - Sharepoint RTM - Setup and Install Today, I’m proud to let you know some of the great news! This year, Microsoft is going to launch a lot of amazing products! So the first previews of some of … Continue reading Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Preview is out! →

SharePoint Supportability flash July 2012

This is just a short summary of some supportability news, notes and remainders related to SharePoint. Support Lifecycle Reminder for SharePoint 2010 RTM Starting July 10, 2012, mainstream support will end for SharePoint 2010 RTM. This means that customers should attempt to be at least at SP1 if they wish to receive mainstream support from … Continue reading SharePoint Supportability flash July 2012 →

June 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

SPS 2010/Foundation (WSSv4): Note: It is now mandatory to install first the Service pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 and Foundation + June 2011 CU if not yet done! Consider the dependencies with already installed Language Packs and maybe having Office Web APPs as well! Please see the related information here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2011/06/07/3433939.aspx This cumulative update … Continue reading June 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

June 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3

As usual, here is the information of the bi-monthly cumulative update packages: WSSv3/Moss 2007: Important: this is a Post-SP3 hotfix. It is highly recommended to first install Service Pack 3 of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 before installing February 2012 CU Install SP3 for WSS and MOSS and install also the according Language Packs if … Continue reading June 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 →

April 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

SPS 2010/Foundation (WSSv4): Note: It is recommended to install first the Service pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 and Foundation. Consider the dependencies with already installed Language Packs and maybe having Office Web APPs as well! Please see the related information here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2011/06/07/3433939.aspx This cumulative update is a post-SP1 hotfix and requires SP1 before installation! … Continue reading April 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation →

April 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3

As usual, here is the information of the bi-monthly cumulative update packages: WSSv3/Moss 2007: Important: this is a Post-SP3 hotfix. It is highly recommended to first install Service Pack 3 of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 before installing February 2012 CU Install SP3 for WSS and MOSS and install also the according Language Packs … Continue reading April 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 →

February 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 and SPS2010/Foundation

Also delayed due to my workload and again in reference to my peers, Joerg Sinemus and Stefan Gossner, below the information of the bi-montlhy cumulative udpate packages: Quick Jump: WSSv3/Moss 2007 SPS 2010/Foundation WSSv3/Moss 2007: Important: this is a Post-SP3 hotfix. It is highly recommended to first install Service Pack 3 of WSS 3.0 and … Continue reading February 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 and SPS2010/Foundation →

December 2011 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 and SPS2010/Foundation

Here is the delayed post about the bi-monthly cumulative updates as usual. Due to some lack of time, I'm referring to the posts of my colleagues, Joerg Sinemus and Stefan Gossner to this topic. Just for your convenience, I'll copy over the most important parts and adding some of my standard comments related to. … Continue reading December 2011 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 and SPS2010/Foundation →

‘Limited access’ and default permission levels vs. lockdown mode (SharePoint 2010)

From a recent case, we were facing the following scenario: Pre-Requ’s: SPS 2010 Server with SP1 and August 11 CU, OS: Server 2008 R2, all engl. and of course 64-bit . REPRO STEPS: --------------------- 1). Create a new site and a document library with the “publishing site template” 2). Upload a new Word 2010 … Continue reading ‘Limited access’ and default permission levels vs. lockdown mode (SharePoint 2010) →

October 2011 CU for MOSS/WSSv3

After some problems and a bit delayed, we finally got the October 2011 cumulative update for MOSS and WSSv3 out Due to the problem with the Oct CU (it could not be installed on top of SP3) you may have found some download problems and/or KB articles are not available/revoked recently. If you have a … Continue reading October 2011 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 →

October 2011 CU for SPS2010 and Foundation

As usual, the bi-monthly cumulative updates are published now. Note: It is recommended to install first the Service pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 and Foundation. Consider the dependencies with already installed Language Packs and maybe having Office Web APPs as well! Please see the related information here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2011/06/07/3433939.aspx Note This is build 14.0.6112.5000 of the … Continue reading October 2011 CU for SPS2010 and Foundation →

Move-SPProfileManagedMetadataProperty : UPDATE failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’

it is some time ago, I was working on a case with a problem on using the Move-SPProfileManagedMetadataProperty cmdlet. As per TechNet: “Perform post-upgrade steps for an in-place upgrade (SharePoint Server 2010)” - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262889.aspx <excerpts> Multi-value profile properties data from Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 was stored in the Shared Services Provider (SSP) database as … Continue reading Move-SPProfileManagedMetadataProperty : UPDATE failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’ →

September security Bulletin MS11-074 causes SharePoint to stop

Credits to Tehnoon Raza The September Security Bulletin will have SharePoint security updates with a security rating of “Important”. Both 2007 and 2010 versions will be affected including Office Web Apps. When updates are pushed out to servers without the administrators noticing, this can cause SharePoint to stop working because the updates are installed but … Continue reading September security Bulletin MS11-074 causes SharePoint to stop →

SP2010 – Site Membership displayed on MySite is out of sync

Some time ago, I worked on a case, where the membership displayed on the MySite ran out of sync. ISSUE On My Site page ( …/MyMemberships.aspx…) we usually see the memberships to sites the user is a member of (see figure below): For some reason, we still have memberships for sites on which the user … Continue reading SP2010 – Site Membership displayed on MySite is out of sync →

August 2011 CU for SPS2010 and Foundation

The new August 2011 Cumulative updates for WSSv4 (MSF2010, aka Foundation) and SPS2010 Server has been released now with some delay but will be available yet:Note This is build 14.0.6109.5002 of the cumulative update package.SharePoint 2010/SharePoint Foundation:Note: August 2011 CU is a post SP1 Hotfix! SP1 is mandatory to install any other CU released later than June … Continue reading August 2011 CU for SPS2010 and Foundation →

August 2011 CU for MOSS 2007 and WSSv3

The new August Cumulative update for WSSv3 and MOSS has been released and will be available now:WSS:KB 2553022 DescriptionFull server package download for WSS MOSS:KB 2553022 DescriptionFull server package download for MOSS Further information: Install SP2 for WSS and MOSS SP2 and Language Packs if not yet happened. More information about the SP2 update As … Continue reading August 2011 CU for MOSS 2007 and WSSv3 →

Create Profile Sync connection with Powershell

Yesterday, a good fellow (Zsolt Illes) notified me about the new cmdlets, introduced by SharePoint 2010 SP1 and that this information is available and published on Spencer Harbar’s blog with more details. Here’s just a short “cut out” for your convenience, by courtesy of Zsolt and in acknowledgement of Spencers post: *** UPDATE 2011-10-12 *** From a … Continue reading Create Profile Sync connection with Powershell →

SharePoint 2010 new database limitations and RBS

Since 8th of july 2011, the product group has published a new post regarding changes on database size limitations and guidance. The most interesting key points out of the above mentioned post are as follows: For a SharePoint content database up to 200 GB there are no special requirements and this limit is included for … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 new database limitations and RBS →

June 2011 CU for SharePoint 2010 and MOSS 2007 released

The June 2011 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 Server product family have been published now. MOSS/WSS: 2544399 The full server package for WSS http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2544399 2544398 The full server package for MOSS http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2544398 Download and installation information: Install SP2 for WSS and MOSS SP2 and Language Packs if not yet happened. More … Continue reading June 2011 CU for SharePoint 2010 and MOSS 2007 released →

Service Pack 1 for SharePoint and Office 2010

On TechEd Atlanta the SharePoint and Office 2010 Service pack 1 have been announced!*** Update 2011-07-29 *** Since today, SP1 is now available for Download! Please find more details and Information on the official blog post of the "Office sustained Engineering"Note!For SharePoint customers planning to deploy Service Pack 1, it is also recommended to install the June … Continue reading Service Pack 1 for SharePoint and Office 2010 →