Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 19H2 (18362.10000) released

[German]has released the first preview build 18362.10000 of Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2 development branch) for Windows Insider in the Slow Ring. The feature update is expected for fall 2019 (October).

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Windows 10 V1903 and Malwarebytes: Fix for Defender deactivation

[German]Malwarebytes has updated its software to fix the deactivation of Windows Defender under the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (V1903). That's the good news. The bad news: This issue has been reported in April 2019 – it took until July … Continue reading

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Windows 10 V1903: Sandbox fails with error 0xc0370106

[German]Users of the Windows Sandbox included in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update now get the error code 0xc0370106 displayed when calling it. Microsoft seems to have broken this feature again. This time we have probably to blame the latest … Continue reading

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fai.music.metaservices.microsoft.com service down forever

[German]Brief information for Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center users. The service required for these programs is down. It looks like Microsoft has shut down the servers.

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Windows Phone 8.x: Apps no longer updatable

Small reminder for users of Windows Phone 8.x devices: Tomorrow, July 1, 2019, Microsoft will cut off the possibility for app developers to post updates to these apps in the store (see Store Apps for Windows 8.x – important EOL … Continue reading

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

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Fixes for Windows event viewer bug (June 2019)

[German]Microsoft has released several Windows updates over the past 10 days to fix the bug in the Event Viewer that occurred after installing the June 11, 2019 security updates. Here is a brief overview.

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Windows 10: Updates KB4501375, KB4504360, KB4506933 released

[German]After the updates KB4501375, KB4504360 and KB4506933 were tested in the release preview ring (see Windows 10: Update KB4509479, KB4509478, KB4509477, KB4509476 (06/26/2019)), the updates have now been generally released. 

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Windows 10 V1903: Upgrade error 0xC1900… and a broken start menu on AMD notebooks

[German]Here's a blog post about upgrade  upgrade errors and issues with Windows 10 May 2019 update caused by AMD's software "Adrenalin 20xyz". Older versions of this software can cause upgrade errors with the code 0xC1900…. And also a blog reader … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Update KB4509479, KB4509478, KB4509477, KB4509476 (06/26/2019)

[German]Microsoft released cumulative Update KB4509479 for Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server Version 1809, and Windows Server 2019 on June 26, 2019. The same fix is available under different KB numbers (KB4509478, KB4509477, KB4509476) for older Windows 10 versions,

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Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 (06/20/2019)

[German]As of June 20, 2019 Microsoft has re-released a new version of the reliability update KB4023057 for Windows 10, version 1507 to version 1803. Here are a few details about this update.

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