Category Archives: Update

Updates for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012/R2 (03/21/2018)

Posted on 2018-03-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released the updates KB408888882 and  KB4088883 for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012/R2 and KB4088883 for Windows Server 2012 on March 21, 2018.

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Windows 10 Mobile (Version 1703): Fix for PDF rendering bug

Posted on 2018-03-20 by guenni

[German]Users of a Lumia with Windows 10 Mobile who are still using version 1703 can be happy. Microsoft has released an update that fixes the PDF display error in the Microsoft Edge browser.

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Windows 10 Enterprise: Updates and the Telemetry trap

Posted on 2018-03-20 by guenni

[German]A strange observation has been reported to me by a blog reader. If you disable telemetry data transmission on Windows 10 Enterprise, you may not get updates any more.

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Patchday: More Microsoft Updates (March 13, 2018)

Posted on 2018-03-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. for Patchday (March 13, 2018). Here are some more details about selected patches.

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Spectre v2 update March 2018 for Surface Pro (2017)

Posted on 2018-03-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released a new firmware update for its Surface Pro (2017). This should solve various problems and also mitigate the Spectre v2 attack vulnerability. 

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Network issues with Updates KB4088875 / KB4088878

Posted on 2018-03-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's security updates KB4088875 and KB4088878 for Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008, released March 13, 2018, causes serious network issues with virtual network adapters. They lose their static IP address and are switched to DHCP address assignment.

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Update ‘WindowsUpdateTest–System–7/12/2015’ on WSUS

Posted on 2018-03-18 by guenni

[German]It's a strange case I'm stumbled upon last days: A German blog reader observed a very curious update for Windows 7 on WSUS . Here's some information, maybe one of you can confirm this or even better, has an explanation.

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Word 2016 issues with update KB4011730

Posted on 2018-03-16 by guenni

[German]The Office patchday of March 13, 2018 has brought numerous updates for Microsoft Office users. Update KB4011730 seems to cause issues with Word 2016, users are failing to open or save Word documents or crashes the program. 

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Windows 10 Update error 0xC1900208

Posted on 2018-03-16 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 are facing during feature upgrades or updates into an error. The update install is aborted with error code 0xC1900208. Here are some information about this bug.

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Windows 10 Mobile: MS fixes Edge PDF rendering bug

Posted on 2018-03-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft listens to its users – they have fixed a bug in Edge that prevent users to open PDF documents in the Edge Browser under Windows 10 Mobile. But there are few surprises of the unpleasant kind. Addendum: The text … Continue reading →

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