Category Archives: issue

Windows 10 / Server 2016: Issues with CDPUserSvc

[German]In Windows 10 the service CDPUserSvc has been introduced. This service is a kind of continuous trouble maker. This blog post deals with the question, what is CDPUserSvc for and discusses issues caused by November 2017 update.

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Microsoft confirms Epson dot matrix printer issue after November 2017 patchday: here are fixes

[German]Since Microsoft's November 14, 2017 update for Windows Epson dot matrix printers are no longer able to print. The print jobs end with "Win32 error code returned by the print processor: 2147500037". This affects all printer models under Windows 7 … Continue reading

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Windows 10 update KB4048955 kills HP's 3D Drive Guard

PSA: Users of Windows 10 Version 1709 using HP laptops should avoid November 14, 2017 update KB4048955. After installing this update, HP's  3D Drive Guard software installed on many HP systems is no longer compatible (see my blog post Issues … Continue reading

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Windows updates (Nov. 2017) kills Epson dot matrix printers

PSA: Microsoft ships a couple of updates for Windows on November 14, 2017. Users with Epson dot matrix printers are facing the situation, that printing is no longer possible, after installing November 2017 updates on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and … Continue reading

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Issues with Microsoft’s November 2017 Updates

[German]On November 14, 2017 Microsoft 'celebrated' Patchday and released a bunch of updates. Some seems to be 'problem bears', the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) for instance. Here is an overview, what I've seen so far.

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

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Windows 10 Update error 0x800B0100

[German]Does Windows throws an update error 0x800b0100 and aborts the download and installation of updates? Here are some information about this bug I encountered from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

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Windows 10: Store error 0x87AF000B

[German]Occasionally, when users try to download apps from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10, error code 0x87AF000B is displayed. Then no more app downloads are possible.

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OneDrive traps: Account blocked; no logoff in browser

[German]Microsoft's OneDrive online storage system has some a rather stupid pitfalls: If a Microsoft account is not used for a long time, Microsoft freezes the account. And if you want to access another OneDrive account via browser, then this doesn't … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Store error 0x80080204 explained

[German]Some users of Microsoft Windows 10 are receiving an error 0x80080204 during downloading apps from Microsoft Store. Here are a few background information and an explanation for a case in Windows Fall Creators Update.

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Microsoft tries to fix the JET Database Engine bug

[German]Microsoft released a fix for the Microsoft JET Database Engine bug on November 2, 2017. This update fixes the problem with the Access or Excel database connection, but not in all versions of Windows. Here are some details about the … Continue reading

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