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Category Archives: Windows
Windows Server 2008 R2 gets another year ESU support until January 9, 2024
[German]Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired on January 14, 2020. However, Microsoft had provided a paid Extended Security Update Support for the two operating systems, which provides updates until January 10, 2023. Now it has … Continue reading
Prevent upgrade to Windows 11
[English]Since the release of Windows 11 on October 5, 2021, users with hardware suitable for this operating system are faced with the question: upgrade or not. And there is one more question: How can I effectively prevent the upgrade to … Continue reading
OneDrive Support for Desktop App ends on Jan. 1, 2022 für Windows 7, 8, 8.1
[German]Support for the OneDrive desktop app will end for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 on January 1, 2022, Microsoft announced in a tech community post. There will be no more updates for the app then, and on March 1, 2022, syncing … Continue reading
Microsoft plans to phase out older updates, promises speed and security gains
[German]Microsoft is once again working on optimizing the cumulative updates for Windows 10, because their size is increasing rapidly. This costs speed during download and installation. Therefore, certain older updates are to run cyclically so that they are no longer … Continue reading
Fix: Chrome/Edge lose pinned icons after updates
[German]With the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers on Windows, it can happen that the pinned tile icon is lost during a version update. There is a simple workaround you can try for pinned shortcuts to restore the icon.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
DRM breaks games on Windows 10 and 11 Alder Lake PCs
[German]Owners of PCs equipped with the Intel Alder Lake CPU could run into trouble when playing games. The Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection breaks games under Windows 10 and Windows 11, which can no longer be used. Intel has since … Continue reading
Update Service components Update KB4023057 for Windows 10 / 11 (Nov. 2021)
[German]Microsoft has again released the preparation update KB4023057 (Update for Windows Update service components) for machines with Windows 10/11 on November 5, 2021. The update is supposed to improve the reliability of the Windows Update Service, i.e. to find any … Continue reading
Windows 11: Out-of-band update KB5008295 fixes app start issues (2021/11/05)
[German]Microsoft has released an unscheduled update KB5008295 for Windows 11 as of November 5, 2021. The purpose of this update is to fix the startup issues of the apps shipped with Windows 11. These apps have not been launching since … Continue reading
Microsoft's deployment of Windows 10 21H1, 21H2, and Windows 11
[German]It's November 2021, time to take a look at the state of affairs regarding the distribution of feature updates. Microsoft started updating more compatible Windows 10 machines to Windows 11 a few days ago. Further, Windows 10 21H1 is now … Continue reading
Windows 11: Expired certificates block build-in apps from Nov. 1, 2021
[German]A small addendum for people who already use Windows 11 and are surprised that individual apps suddenly no longer work. Windows 11 is still extremely new, it was only released on October 5, 2021. But on October 31, 2021, a … Continue reading