Category Archives: Update

Windows 10: Error 0x80070057 from Cloudfogger

Posted on 2017-01-22 by guenni

[German]Some users are receiving error 0x80070057 during distinct Windows 10 operations (backup, system restore, upgrades). Recently I stumbled upon Cloudfogger as a root cause for this error code. Here are a background information about this case.

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Microsoft announces Windows 7 EOL, recommends Windows 10

Posted on 2017-01-19 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 is now released since 1,5 years, but Windows 7 still runs on a majority of desktop systems. Now Microsoft Germany announced in a press release "the end of life" for Windows 7 in three years (January 14, 2020) … Continue reading →

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More changes to Windows 7/8.1 Security-only updates

Posted on 2017-01-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft will change how Security-only rollup updates for Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and corresponding server versions are delivered.

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Microsoft January 2017 Patchday summary

Posted on 2017-01-10 by guenni

Microsoft has released on January 10, 2017 (Patchday) a couple of security updates for supported Windows versions, for Adobe Flash and for Microsoft Office 2016/Sharepoint.

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Office-Patchday, Updates January 3, 2017

Posted on 2017-01-05 by guenni

[German]Here are a few information about updates released January 3, 2017 for Microsoft Office 2014 and Microsoft Office 2016. It's all non security updates, so they are optional for bug fixes.

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Windows 10: How to fix update error 0x80080008

Posted on 2017-01-02 by guenni

Some users are receiving an update error 0x80080008 under Windows 10 and the installation is aborted. Within this blog post I give some hints how to fix this error.

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How to block Windows 10 updates

Posted on 2016-12-31 by guenni

[German]A question from Windows 10 users facing serious trouble installing updates is "how in hell can I block updates from being installed"? Well, here are some solutions.

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Windows 7/8.1: Optional INTEL System driver updates

Posted on 2016-12-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released since December 2016 several INTEL driver updates named as INTEL – System – <date> <version> (for instance INTEL – System – 6/28/2016). All packages are declared as optional updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1, and … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: New update troubleshooter app and site

Posted on 2016-12-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has made another step to assist Windows users to fix update errors. A new trouble shooting website and an extended trouble shooting app for Windows 10 users are offered.

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Stop Windows from installing updates over and over again

Posted on 2016-12-24 by guenni

[German]Sometimes Windows update keeps installing the same update over and over again. Here is a fix how to stop that endless update loop.

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