Category Archives: Update

Windows Phone 8.x: Apps no longer updatable

Small reminder for users of Windows Phone 8.x devices: Tomorrow, July 1, 2019, Microsoft will cut off the possibility for app developers to post updates to these apps in the store (see Store Apps for Windows 8.x – important EOL … Continue reading

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Fixes for Windows event viewer bug (June 2019)

[German]Microsoft has released several Windows updates over the past 10 days to fix the bug in the Event Viewer that occurred after installing the June 11, 2019 security updates. Here is a brief overview.

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Surfaces get firmware updates with security fixes

Microsoft has released a June 2019 UEFI firmware update with security fixes for its Surface models (Surface Laptop 1 and 2, Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book 1 and 2).

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Windows 10 V1903: Upgrade error 0xC1900… and a broken start menu on AMD notebooks

[German]Here's a blog post about upgrade  upgrade errors and issues with Windows 10 May 2019 update caused by AMD's software "Adrenalin 20xyz". Older versions of this software can cause upgrade errors with the code 0xC1900…. And also a blog reader … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Update KB4509479, KB4509478, KB4509477, KB4509476 (06/26/2019)

[German]Microsoft released cumulative Update KB4509479 for Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server Version 1809, and Windows Server 2019 on June 26, 2019. The same fix is available under different KB numbers (KB4509478, KB4509477, KB4509476) for older Windows 10 versions,

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

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Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 (06/20/2019)

[German]As of June 20, 2019 Microsoft has re-released a new version of the reliability update KB4023057 for Windows 10, version 1507 to version 1803. Here are a few details about this update.

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Thunderbird 60.7.2 released

[German]On June 20, 2019 the Thunderbird developers released an update of the email client Thunderbird to version 60.7.2. This is a security update that closes critical vulnerabilities. Here is some information about it.

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Windows 10: Updates KB4501375, KB4504360, KB4506933

[German]A few hours ago Microsoft released the updates KB4501375, KB4504360 and KB4506933 for Windows 10. Among other things, a bug fix for the crash of the Event Viewer in Windows 10 V1903 is tested.

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Windows 10 up to V1803: Details for Upgrade to V1903 – Part 2

[German]Part 1 covers the topic that Windows 10 users who are still using older Windows 10 builds up to version 1803 have to expect a forced upgrade to Windows 10 May 2019 update. I have now run my own tests … Continue reading

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Windows SIM: Errors on 64 bit systems with ADK

[German]There is a known issue with Windows SIM when a 64-bit Windows ADK is installed on the machine. Then administrators will get errors when creating auto anwer files for an installation. Microsoft has now released version 1903 for Windows SIM … Continue reading

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