Monthly Archives: August 2017

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Update KB4039396

Posted on 2017-08-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released an out of band cumulative Update KB4039396 for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) and also Windows Server 2016. Advertising

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How To: Enable Precision Touchpad drivers on any notebook

Posted on 2017-08-29 by guenni

Microsoft is supporting precision touchpads on Windows PCs via special drivers. But not all todays laptops are shipped with precision touchpads. Somebody has managed to enable precision touchpad drivers on non precision touchpad PCs. Advertising

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Windows 8.1: Purpose of Update KB4039871 uncovered

Posted on 2017-08-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released on August 25, 2017 Update KB4039871 for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. But no description has been published about the purpose of this update. Now it's clear, why this update was released. Advertising

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Windows 10: Realtek Semiconductor Corp. MTD driver update(08/22/2017)

Posted on 2017-08-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released an update for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. MTD drivers for all existing Windows 10 builds. Here are a few details about that update. Advertising

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Windows 10 Creators Update – just on 65.6% of all devices

Posted on 2017-08-27 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 Creators Update (Version 1703) is available since Spring 2017, but distribution to Windows 10 PCs is slow (in my opinion). AdDuplex has the last tracking data for Windows devices. Advertising

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Windows PowerShell: Save it from Hackers

Posted on 2017-08-27 by guenni

Windows PowerShell is used more and more from hackers to access Windows systems. Microsoft tries to secure PowerShell from such attacks. In PowerShell 5.0 Microsoft has introduced logging features, to detect such attacks. The Wired article Microsoft's Bid to Save … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: KB4039884 fixes dual monitor rendering bug

Posted on 2017-08-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released update KB4039884 as a hotfix for Windows 7 on August 25, 2017 to solve the dual monitor rendering bug. Here are a few details. Advertising

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Firmware-Update for DJI Sparc drones

Posted on 2017-08-27 by guenni

DJI rolls out a new firmware update for it's Sparc drones, that shall improve flight reliability. Users who are not updating, will find it's drone be grounded after September 1, 2017. Further details may be read here or here. Advertising

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Update KB3213656 causes table bug in Word/Outlook 2016

Posted on 2017-08-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released several updates for Office 2016 on August 8, 2017. One was Update KB3213656 for Word 2016, which causes issues with merged cells in tables. The bug affects Word 2016 and also Outlook 2016. Advertising

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FYI: Windows PowerShell 2.0 deprecated

Posted on 2017-08-27 by guenni

Some short note for administrators using PowerShell scripts. Microsoft says, Version 2.of PowerShell is deprecated. I've mentioned briefly within my blog post Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (V1709): Things removed/deprecated. Now Microsoft has posted the article Windows PowerShell 2.0 Deprecation … Continue reading →

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