Category Archives: Windows

PowerToys 0.14.0 released

Posted on 2019-12-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the first version 0.14.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users. The PowerToys known from Windows 9x are Open Source and available free of charge.

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Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) program available

Posted on 2019-12-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program is now available since December 2, 2019. Enterprise users can use this program to purchase extended security updates from the end of support (14.1.2020) until early 2023. Here is another short summary … Continue reading →

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Desktop Browser/Operating System Market Share 11.2019

Posted on 2019-12-02 by guenni

[German]November is over, and it's time to have another look at the operating system and browser share on the desktop. How its about Windows 7 on the desktop two months before the end of support? And what's about Windows 10?

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Privacy-Tool PrivateWin10 V0.60

Posted on 2019-12-01 by guenni

[German]David Xanatos has updates his open source tool WinTen (Private Win10), with which you can control the privacy and firewall settings of Windows 10. Now we are at version 0.60.

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Why the free upgrade to Windows 10 still works …

Posted on 2019-11-30 by guenni

[German]Some users are aware that the free upgrade from Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 for private users (in the home and professional versions) to Windows 10 still works. Now there is an unofficial explanation.

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

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Windows 10 2004 and the alleged 'lost' auto-logon

Posted on 2019-11-29 by guenni

[German]A few hours ago, some media reported that Microsoft was probably experimenting in some kind of A/B test with kicking car registration out of Windows 10. Meanwhile it is clear that there is nothing to it and that the whole … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V2004: Release on December 17, 2019?

Posted on 2019-11-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft probably plans to release the new Windows 10 version 2004 as early as next month, specifically on December 17, 2019. This would put this build right on the doorstep.

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Microsoft, Windows 10, Photo app and the user consent

Posted on 2019-11-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's developers are cretins: They try to force people to give a user consent in a Windows 10 app, that the person concerned can never keep. Here are a few details.

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Windows 10: Microsoft warns about a rare Thunderbolt issue

Posted on 2019-11-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has published a support bulletin that warns users of a new problem in Windows 10. Thunderbolt devices on the dock may stop working under certain circumstances. This affects all supported versions of Windows 10, but it occurs only in … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19033 (20H1) in Slow and Fast Ring – will be Windows 10 Version 2004

Posted on 2019-11-27 by guenni

[German]On 26.11.2019 Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19033 (20H1) in Fast Ring as well as in Slow Ring for insiders. The development branch 20H1 will end in spring 2020 as the new Windows 10 version 2004.

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