Monthly Archives: April 2018

Microsoft Office Patchday (April 3, 2018)

[German]The first Tuesday of the month is Office Patchday. On April 3, 2018, Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016.

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Windows 7/8.x/10: Delete Network Profiles

[German]Today a short blog post about an ancient topic: How can we delete old network profiles in Windows 7, Windows 8.x and Windows 10 that were created automatically when connecting to a WLAN network? This is quite convenient in Windows … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Update Error 0x80070157

[German]Users of Windows 10 get sometimes an update error 0x80070157 when trying to install cumulative updates. Here is an attempt to shed some light on this error.

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How to block notifications in Google Chrome

[German]Today a short tip for users of Google Chrome (and probably also for its clones). How can you stop the annoying popups asking you, if you want to receive notifications that websites offer when you first visit them?

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Cloudflare launches DNS Service with IP 1.1.1.1

[German]Cloudflare has started a DNS service under the IP address 1.1.1.1 today, April 1, 2018 (four ones suggest the start on April 1). Here is some information about it.

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Happy Easter: Microsoft’s MSE Easter egg

Something funny for the weekend: Probably an'Easter egg', which Microsoft dropped into my nest. A few days ago I suddenly got a nice (false) alarm from the Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). They don't trust their own stuff anymore, although the … Continue reading

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