Category Archives: Update

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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Patchday November 14, 2017: Updates for Windows 7, 8.1, 10

On November 14, 2017 Microsoft released a couple of security updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. Here is an overview what's patched.

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Microsoft extends Windows 10 V1511 support for 6 months

[German]Interesting information for owners of a Windows 10 version 1511 version. Actually, the support of this version should have ended last month.

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

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Microsoft Office Patchday (November 7, 2017)

[German]First Tuesday in month is Office patch day. At November 7, 2017 Microsoft has released several non security updates for Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and Office 2016.

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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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Nvidia GeForce 388.13 WHQL graphics driver

[German]Nvidia has released version 388.13 of its GeForce WHQL certified graphics driver for Windows. This update contains optimization for Call of Duty WW2 and Need for Speed Payback.

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Windows 10: Free upgrade offer for users with assistive technology ends at 12/31/2017

Just a short information Windows user. Microsoft ends the free upgrade offer to Windows 10 ‚for customers how use assistive technologies'.

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Fix: Outlook mail issue in KB4011089, KB4011090, KB4011091

[German]Users of Microsoft Outlook ran into a problem with archived emails after installing Microsoft's September 2017 security updates. The problem has now been fixed.

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