Category Archives: Update

Microsoft Security Bulletin Revisions December 2016

Microsoft has revised several security bulletins from October and November 2016- Here are what's revised and why.

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Windows error 0x80070008 or 0x8007000E

Some Windows users are facing error code 0x80070008 or 0x8007000E during Windows Update. Others are receiving those error codes during Windows Backup. Here are a few hints, what causes those error codes.

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Windows 7/8.1/Server: New update schemes for WSUS/SCCM from December 2016 onwards

[German]Microsoft is changing its Supersedence Behaviour for Security-only and Security Monthly Quality Rollup Updates for Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2.

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December 2016 Firmware Update for Surface Pro 4

Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 received another December 2016 firmware update- The last update was released in August 2016. The new firmware updates the 'Realtek Semiconductor Corp. driver for Realtek High Definition Audio (SST)' to v6.0.1.7895. According to this US-Update-History site, … Continue reading

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Office patch day (12/05/2016)

Microsoft releases non security updates for supported Microsoft Office versions on the first thuesday of a month. On December 6, 2016, a bunch of updates are released for Office 2013 and 2016.

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

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Windows 10 update error 0x80248007

Some Windows 10 users are facing error 0x80248007 during installing a Windows Update or a feature upgrade. This error can also occur in Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

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Windows: optional update ‘Intel – System – 6/28/2016’

[German]Microsoft has released an Windows update named as "Intel – System – 6/28/2016". This update is optional, but raises a lot of questions.

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New Firefox version 50.0.2 and Tor update to 6.0.7

Mozilla has issued a security update for Firefox browser – and also the Tor anonymity project has issued a security update for it's Firefox browser. This update closes a zero-day-vulnerability under Windows.

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Windows: How to decode update 0x8024…. errors

[German]Sometimes Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 fails during updates or feature upgrades with an error. This blog post shows how to cover Windows Update (WU) errors with error code 0x8024….

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Windows 10: Update error 0x80070652

[German]Does Windows 10 Windows Update (or a Windows feature upgrade) stalls with error code 0x0070652? This blog post deals with this error and gives hints how to fix the error cause.

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