Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10: Activation /Update Error 0xC0020036

Posted on 2019-10-07 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 users occasionally facing the problem that the operating system reports error code 0xC0020036 during an update installation. I have also seen the error code associated with Windows activation. In the blog post I discuss this error code.

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Windows: Dell OptiPlex 7070 BIOS update enables Cloud install

Posted on 2019-10-06 by guenni

Just a short information: At the end of September 2019, Dell released a BIOS update for its Dell OptiPlex 7070 systems. This provides support for downloading recovery images from the cloud.

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Windows 10 V1909 in Release Preview Ring

Posted on 2019-10-05 by guenni

[German]Just a brief information: Microsoft has released the Windows 10 version 1909 as a build for Windows insiders testing in the Release Preview Ring. Here are a few details I know so far.

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Windows/IE: Issues and confusion with updates (10/03/2019)

Posted on 2019-10-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer on October 3, 2019, as well as an optional bug fix update for various Windows versions to fix the printer bug. At the end of the day, it turns out … Continue reading →

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Windows Updates fixes printer bug (Oct. 3, 2019)

Posted on 2019-10-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released on  October 3, 2019, a bunch of updates for Windows 7 to Windows 10 and their server counterparts. These are intended to solve the problem with printers that has occurred since the end of September 2019.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18995 (20H1) released

Posted on 2019-10-03 by guenni

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18995 (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in the Fast Ring on October 3, 2019. This build should lead to another feature update in spring 2020. The announcement with details … Continue reading →

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Internet Explorer: Cumulative Update KB4524135 (10/03/2019)

Posted on 2019-10-03 by guenni

[German]Microsoft finally released the cumulative security update KB4524135 for Internet Explorer versions 9 to 11 on October 3, 2019 to close a vulnerability that had become known in September.

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Windows 10: Update KB4517211/KB4522015 breaks VMware Workstation

Posted on 2019-10-03 by guenni

[German]It seems, that Update KB4517211 for Windows 10 Version 1809 and  KB4522015 for Windows 10 Version 1903 breaks older Versions of VMware workstation. This virtualization software can't launch after installing this patch.

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Windows 10 20H1 Insider Preview : ISO image available

Posted on 2019-10-02 by guenni

Microsoft has released an ISO installation image for the Windows 10 Insider Previews 20H1 Build 18990. These ISO files can be used to install a corresponding Windows 10 Insider Preview 20H1.

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Microsoft offers Windows 7 Extended Update Support to SMBs

Posted on 2019-10-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just announced a kind of extension of the Extended Security Update Program (ESU) for Windows 7 SP1 for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

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