Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10: Microsoft confirms graphics printing issues after March 2021 updates

Posted on 2021-03-18 by guenni

[German]I reported some graphics printing issues caused by March 2021 updates in Windows to Microsoft. Now Microsoft has just confirmed the errors in the printing of graphics that occur after the March 9, 2021 cumulative updates. Here's some information about … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 20H2 activates telemetry despite O&O Shutup 10 settings

Posted on 2021-03-18 by guenni

[German]Many users trust on O&O Shutup to turn off telemetry data collection under Windows 10. I've now received a user report that a disabled telemetry data collection is automatically reactivated under Windows 10 – despite O&O Shutup 10 settings. Other … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Still printing issues after update installation (March 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-17 by guenni

[German]As of March 15, 2021, Microsoft has released unscheduled fix updates for Windows 10 printing issues (APC_INDEX_MISMATCH BSOD). While the updates make a lot of people happy, other users continue to suffer from BlueScreens or incorrect printouts, especially with graphics. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Exchange (On-Premises) one-click Mitigation Tool (EOMT) released

Posted on 2021-03-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released its onclick Microsoft Exchange (On-Premises) Mitigation Tool (EOMT) as of March 15, 2021. The tool is intended to provide a one-click solution to mitigate the CVE-2021-26855 chess vulnerability on on-premises Exchange Server installations and is primarily intended … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 2004-20H2: Office memory or media error when opening documents fixed

Posted on 2021-03-16 by guenni

[German]If you are experiencing an error message "xxxx cannot open or save any other documents ..:" when opening an Office document with Office apps from the Store on Windows 10 2004 or 20H2, this is a bug caused by a … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Out-of-band Update for Blue Screen printing bug

Posted on 2021-03-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just released an out-of-band update for Windows 10 that should fix the blue screens triggered by the March 2021 security updates when printing to various devices. Here is an overview about the updates just released. Addendum: The out-of-band … Continue reading →

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Microsoft provides workaround for Windows 10 patchday printer issue (BSOD)

Posted on 2021-03-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft confirmed last Friday (US time) the BSOD issues triggered with the March 2021 patchday in Windows that systems with certain printers crash via BlueScreen, with more details, and a workaround was suggested.

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 updates (March 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-12 by guenni

[German]As of March 9, 2021, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. However, these updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about them.

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News about the printer issues (BSOD) after March 2021 update

Posted on 2021-03-11 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has now confirmed the printing problems (partly BlueScreens) after installing the March 2021 security updates for Windows and is working on re-releases. In addition, there are some hints from blog readers on how they got the systems working again.

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (March 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-11 by guenni

[German]On March 9, 2021, Microsoft has released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is an overview of these updates – somewhat delayed due to the printer issue.

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