Category Archives: Windows

Windows 7 End of Live: Ubuntu promotes a switch to Linux

Posted on 2020-02-01 by guenni

[German]Windows 7 SP1 will no longer receive security updates for the majority of users from January 14 , 2020. The Ubuntu team have seized the opportunity and are promoting a switch to Linux. Something like Bye Microsoft, Hello Linux'. I … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 and the background Group Policy refresh

Posted on 2020-02-01 by guenni

[German]Today a topic for Windows administrators, which can cause trouble. It's about updating group policies in the background, a problem that a blog reader brought to my attention.

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Add Dynamic Updates to Windows 10 Media

Posted on 2020-02-01 by guenni

[German]Brief information for users who intend to build a Windows 10 installation media with integrated dynamic updates. I came across an article that discusses this approach.

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Windows 10: Intel Microcode Updates Jan. 30, 2020

Posted on 2020-01-31 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released another batch of microcode updates for Intel CPUs on 30 January 2020 with the update KB4497165 for Windows 10.

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Windows 10 V1909: Power Management and the GPO trap

Posted on 2020-01-31 by guenni

[German]If you need a notification of low battery capacity on notebooks under Windows 10 version 1909, you should pay attention to the group policy settings. Otherwise, no more notifications will be sent.

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

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19555

Posted on 2020-01-30 by guenni

On January 30, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19555.1001 (20H2 development branch) for insiders in the Fast Ring. In the Windows Blog, Microsoft lists the bug fixes and known issues of this build.

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Windows 7 antivirus protection in 2020

Posted on 2020-01-30 by guenni

[German]In this blog post I like to give a short overview for Windows 7 users who continue to use the operating system and are looking for antivirus software.

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Project: Windows 7/Server 2008/R2 Life Extension & 0patch one month trial

Posted on 2020-01-30 by guenni

[German]ACROS Security offers administrators of systems with Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008/R2 a free trial month for 0patch subscriptions. Here is some information about this offer and also an outline about my plans for the 'Windows 7 Life … Continue reading →

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IE 10 reaches EOL in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard

Posted on 2020-01-29 by guenni

[German]Just a side note for administrators of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard systems. Internet Explorer 10 reaches the end of life. You need to upgrade to Internet Explorer 11, if that hasn't been done yet.

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Windows 10 V1709: Forced Upgrade to V1909 in WSUS?

Posted on 2020-01-29 by guenni

[German]Exciting question, which I would like to discuss in this blog post. It's based on an observation that Windows 10 is forced to upgraded from version 1709 to 1909 in the enterprise environment when WSUS is unavailable for enterprise clients … Continue reading →

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