Category Archives: Windows

Tell Microsoft your opinion about Windows update experience

The Windows update experience isn't the best for some Windows users. Install errors, pulled updates and many more incidents happens in the past. Now Microsoft is eager to obtain the opinion of Windows users about the update experience.

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Dell Encryption fails in Windows after March 2019 updates

[German]After the March 2019 cumulative Windows updates has been installed, the Dell Encryption encryption solution fails on Windows 7 through Windows 10 with error messages such as _UNMNGD. Now Dell has released some information.

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Microsoft say: Windows 10 V1809 is ‘business ready’

[German]Shortly before the release of Windows 10 V1903 (guess, we will have it sometimes in April), Microsoft took an unexpected move and declared Windows 10 V1809 ready for 'wide use', i.e. 'business ready'.

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Windows 10 V1903 get Windows Defender Tamper-Protection

[German]In Windows 10 V1903, Windows Defender receives tamper protection. Here are a few details, what this is and how it affects administrators in enterprise environments.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview 18356.16: Workaround for upgrade error 0x80242016

Windows Insider, who run Insider Preview Build 18356.16 in Slow Ring can't upgrade to Build 18362 updaten. Microsoft has stopped the distribution of Build 18362 in Slow Ring, until a fix is available. But there is a workaround, to force … Continue reading

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 18865 (Skip Ahead)

Microsoft published Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 18865 in Skip Ahead Ring on 26.3.2019. This is a version in development branch 20H1, which we expect to receive in spring 2020 as a Windows 10 release. The new Insider Preview only … Continue reading

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Will Microsoft drop Windows 10 V1809?

Microsoft is heading to release Windows 10 Version 1903 soon (I guess in April 2019). But what's with Windows 10 Version 1809? It seems that Microsoft tries to drop this version and let Windows 10 V1803 users upgrade directly to … Continue reading

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Windows 7 Update KB4493132 re-released (03/26/2019)

[German]A short addendum concerning Windows 7 SP1 and the end of support nag screen: Microsoft released a revised version of the 'Nag-Screen'-update KB4493132 on March 26, 2019. Here is some information about the topic.

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Windows 10 Insider Build 18362 stopped in Slow Ring – Workaround

[German]Microsoft has stopped the distribution of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362 (from the 19H1 development branch) in Slow Ring because of an installation issue. Addendum: A workaround to recover from this mess has been discovered.

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Windows: Critical vulnerability in Huawei PCManager

[German]Microsoft has found two serious vulnerabilities in a driver and in PC Manager for Windows, both provided by Chinese company Huawei. These vulnerabilities allow local privileges escalation. Updates are available since in January 2019.

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