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2025-08-12

πŸ”— New hotfix release v4.20.4

Addressing changes in Microsofts roaming signatures API

Add workaround for Microsoft internal problems with roaming signatures API, which would result in the following error when uploading roaming signatures to mailboxes which are not the one of the logged-on user (especially in SimulateAndDeploy mode). The log would contain the error 'The...

2025-08-11

πŸ”— Is centralized signature management just a cost center or a hidden opportunity?

Many assume that managing email signatures only makes sense for large enterprises.

But the numbers tell a different story.

Let’s break it down:

Average employee cost: €0.55 per minute (based on €60,000 per year for 1,800 hours) 1 device, 2 signatures 2 updates per year 3 minutes per update That’s...

2025-07-17

πŸ”— New hotfix release v4.20.3

Fixes for PowerShell quirks and SimulateAndDeploy

Add a workaround for PowerShell 5.1 not correctly converting arrays to JSON when passing them via the InputObject parameter. (#136) Fix Set-OutlookSignatures quitting with exit code 14 when using it in SimulateAndDeploy mode for Exchange Online. Add a workaround for PowerShell not reliably resolving...

2025-07-15

πŸ”— Why does Outlook signature text sometimes turn blue instead of staying black?

Ever noticed your email signature text mysteriously changing color, especially in replies or forwards?

Here’s what’s going on: By default, Outlook uses black text for new emails and blue text for replies and forwards. These defaults also apply to signatures - sometimes by design, sometimes by surprise.

There are two...

2025-07-08

πŸ”— New hotfix release v4.20.2

Update handling of the '@' character in signatures names

Microsoft no longer allows '@' in roaming signature names as it is reserved for internal use, and Microsoft Outlook will follow soon.

This hotfix addresses this change as follws:

Add '@' to the list of invalid characters for signatures names as...