Tag Archives: Windows 8

Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server May 2018

[German]On May 8, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4103718, KB4103712) for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates (KB4103725, KB4103715) for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates. Advertising

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server April 2018

[German]On April 10, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4093118, KB4093108, KB4093114, KB4093115) for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Microsoft June 13, 2017 Patchday – further updates

[German]On June 13, 2017 Microsoft has released a couple of other security updates beside security fixes for Windows 7 up to Windows 10. There are Flash-Updates, a cumulative Internet Explorer security update and also critical security uupdates for Windows Vista … Continue reading

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Windows 10: file system error (-1073741819) – ‘extended attributes are inconsistent’

[German]Some Windows users are facing a strange error: Suddenly the user account control (UAC) fails and the administrator account doesn't work anymore. In some cases, the error message "file system error (-1073741819)" or the error  'extended attributes are inconsistent' will … Continue reading

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Windows 8: Fixing the Windows To Go workspace bug

[German edition]Windows 8 Enterprise supports Windows To Go on USB devices – I have blogged several times about that. In Windows 8 Core or Pro Windows To Go has no relevance. But some users running into trouble, because Windows 8 … Continue reading

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Windows 8 Upgrade: Troubleshooting and analysis

[German version]A lot Windows users are facing troubl, installing a Windows 8 upgrade. In best case, a rollback to the previous installed Windows performs. After I has seen many cases in German Microsoft Answers forum, I try within this article, … Continue reading

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