Problem with Windows 11 Update KB5063878

Many IT professionals are raising alarms about the latest Windows 11 update, KB5063878, which is reportedly causing serious storage problems.

Users have reported that after installing the update, hard drives and SSDs are vanishing from the system, losing their formatting, and in some cases all stored data disappears.

Multiple tech outlets and user reports highlight:

  • Drives suddenly disappearing after the update
  • File system corruption leading to inaccessible data
  • Increased risk for SSD users in particular

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How to Automatically Add a BCC in Outlook for Specific Recipients or Domains

Ever wish you could automatically add a blind carbon copy (BCC, or CC, or even TO) to your outgoing emails without having to remember each time? If you often send important messages to certain clients, colleagues, or domains, setting up an automatic BCC rule in Outlook using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) can save you time and ensure consistency.

In this guide, I’ll show you how to configure Outlook to automatically add a BCC address when sending emails to:

  • A specific recipient
  • Any recipient from a specific domain

Why Automate BCC in Outlook?

Some common use cases for automatically adding a BCC include:

  • Archiving all communication to a designated mailbox
  • Ensuring a supervisor or team inbox is always copied when emailing certain clients
  • Tracking outbound communication to specific domains (like partners or contractors)
  • Enforcing compliance processes within an organization

Instead of manually remembering to add the BCC, you can let Outlook do it for you!
 
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Microsoft Announces the Removal of Salesforce ODBC Drivers from Microsoft Access

Once again, I hate to be the first to share the news that Microsoft has announced the upcoming removal of the licensed Salesforce ODBC driver from Microsoft Access, effective October 28, 2025. According to the article, this decision was made due to security concerns, as Microsoft will no longer be able to provide security updates for the driver after June 30, 2026. You can read all about it in their most recent blog post:

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Goodbye to Two Pillars of the Access Community

In the span of a single week in July 2025, the Microsoft Access community suffered the loss of two iconic forums: UtterAccess and Microsoft Answers. UtterAccess, which began in 1997 as AThree.com (Access All Areas) and rebranded in 2002, was a treasured hub for Access developers and enthusiasts worldwide. It offered decades of collective knowledge, sample databases, code, and expert advice—becoming an essential resource for tens of thousands of users.

Microsoft Answers, a broader Microsoft product forum active for over 15 years, officially shut down around this time with users being guided to Microsoft Q&A, and this closure was clearly announced to the community well in advance. Sadly, the Microsoft Q&A is a VERY poor replacement for the former.

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UtterAccess Closed

I’d recently caught wind of some unsettling rumors about UtterAccess shutting down, and I’m saddened to see that, as of yesterday, those rumors have come true as UtterAccess has closed its digital doors for good.

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