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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – December 2016

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Our pre-Christmas update (KB3127976) takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4875.1001 to 15.0.4885.1000, and boy is it bursting with Christmas cheer! What’s Fixed This update fixes the following issues: Kb3207126 Whiteboard content is truncated when it’s saved in Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) Kb3207125 Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) crashes when sign-in …

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Shared Address Space Routing is Disabled

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Guess what happens if you setup your CsHostingProvider incorrectly when deploying Skype for Business on-premises with Office 365 UM? Calls won’t make it to voicemail and a somewhat inaccurate error message from SfB might distract you from the fix. Here’s the relevant part of the trace of a call that the Edge server is trying …

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Lync 2013 Server Update – November 2016

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As of ~8th December this update has been withdrawn by Microsoft: “An issue was discovered in the Lync Server 2013 November 2016 Update (build 8308.974) that causes contact searches on mobile clients to return no results. Because of this issue, the November 2016 Update is no longer available for public download. The Skype for Business …

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SfB 2015 Server Update CU4 – November 2016

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It’s been a big year of content for Skype for Business Cumulative Updates, and CU4 doesn’t let us down. This update takes the server from 6.0.9319.259 to 6.0.9319.272 & updates 8 components on my Front-End. What’s Fixed? Kb3203706 Long silence when you dial into a meeting in Skype for Business Server 2015 that has name …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – November 2016

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This week’s update (KB3127934) takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4867.1000 to 15.0.4875.1001. What’s Fixed This update fixes the following issues: Kb3200788 “The web page was not loaded in response to you clicking the link” error in Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) Kb3200787 Some Lync 2013 and Skype for Business 2016 functionalities don’t work …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Security Update – October 2016

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This week’s security update takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4859.1000 to 15.0.4867.1001. It’s listed as Critical as there’s the risk of remote code execution. Kb3118348 “MS16-120: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Lync 2013 and Skype for Business. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted …

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An SfB DCOM error with a difference

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At some point you’ll have performed enough upgrades or migrations to have encountered a DCOM error while trying to move users from one pool to another. It’s generally well-documented: Anthony, Michael, Paul, Michael or others might have shown you the light. It’s usually a permissions thing. You don’t have enough of them. I was a …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – September 2016

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This update takes Phone Edition from 4.0.7577.4487 to 4.0.7577.4512, primarily adding multiple emergency number support (new in CU3 of SfB 2015). In addition, an extra KB is slipped into the Polycom version: Kb3194836 LCD display issues in Lync Phone Edition for Polycom CX500, Polycom CX600, and Polycom CX3000 “Issue 1 – After you apply the …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – September 2016

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This week’s update (kb3118281) takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4849.1000 to 15.0.4859.1000 (although it’s reported elsewhere as 15.0.4859.1002). What’s Fixed This update fixes the following issues: Kb3188806 Slow performance to merge two conference calls into one call in Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) Kb3188248 Block the collection of Census data within Lync 2013 …

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