Category Archives: issue

Internet Explorer 11 crashes after installing updates?

[German]In connection with the latest Windows updates there is (possibly) a problem with Internet Explorer 11 that can cause crashes. In my opinion, this problem occurs in all versions of Windows and it's available since September 2017 patchday.

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Windows 10 V1709: Update KB9999786 accidently published

Just a short note: There has been for a few hours a cumulative update KB9999786 been available at Microsoft Update Catalog and for WSUS. But now it has been pulled.

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Windows 10 V1703: Update KB4055254 fixes Epson Dot Matrix printing bug

[German]Microsoft has released a cumulative update KB4055254 for Windows 10 Creators Update (V1703). This update intends to fix the Epson dot matrix printing bug, that prevents printing from Windows after installing November 14, 2017 patches.

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Windows 10: Update error 0x800706B5

[German]This blog post discusses error 0x800706b5, that can hit users of Windows 10 (or previous Windows versions) during update installation.

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Windows Update KB4055038 fixes Epson Dot Matrix printing bug

[German]Microsoft has released update KB4055038 for several Windows versions. This update intends to fix the Epson dot matrix printing bug, that prevents printing from Windows after installing November 14, 2017 patches.

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Windows Update error 0x80244022

[German]Today I address update error 0x80244022, which can hit users in any current Windows version. I have been confronted with this error message recently in Windows 7 SP1.

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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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