Category Archives: Update

Office patch day (June 7, 2016)

Microsoft ships Office patches on a months first Tuesday. On June 7, 2016, Microsoft has released a couple of updates for Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016.

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Windows 7 SP1: May 2016 Update search slow, taking forever

[German]Last night, I was hit during Microsoft May patch day (05/190/2016) with an extraordinary long update search under Windows 7 SP 1. It seems that Microsoft has changed something in Windows update client and that security update KB3153199 should fix … Continue reading

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May 2016 Compatibility Update for Windows 7/8.1 (KB3150513)

Microsoft released at May 4, 2016 a new (optional) Compatibility Update for Windows (KB3150513). A well know update, bit with a few "new" surprises (in my view) …

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Office patch day (May 3, 2016)

Microsoft has released several updates for Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 on May 3, 2016. It seems that Microsoft has decided a decoupling of Office updates from regulary patch day (2nd Tuesday in a month). Here are a short … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Update error 0x800705B4

[German edition]Some users are facing error 0x800705B4 during update install in Windows 10. There isn't a single reason for this error – so I like to dive into the details.

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

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Windows 7: "Secure Boot Violation" after April Patch day

[German edition]It seems that Microsoft Windows 7 updates (patch day 04/12/2016) are causing serious issues with Windows 7 installs on some UEFI-Mainboards. Windows 7 boot fails with a "Secure Boot Violation" message.

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Optional updates for Windows 7/8.1 (3/31/2016)

Microsoft has released 3 optional updates for Windows 7 RTM, Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. All updates are available via Windows Update or via WSUS. If you don't intend to upgrade to Windows 10, you can hide this updates.

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Windows 10 V 1511: Servicing Stack Update KB3140741

[German]Microsoft has released this night update KB3140741 (Servicing stack update for Windows 10 Version 1511: March 22, 2016). It's an extraordinary, but minor update, with not too much information. But I've compiled a few additional hints, what this update ist … Continue reading

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Windows Updates 03/15/2016

Microsoft has released several security and non-security updates for Windows and .NET Framework at March 15, 2016. Here a list with a few information about these updates.

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Microsoft Access 2010 Update KB3085515 has been pulled

[German]Update KB3085515 for Microsoft Access 2010, issued at 3/8/2016, has been pulled by Microsoft. This update killed Microsoft Access 2010 and it's ability to access some  DLL-References.

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