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Category Archives: Windows
Windows 10 message ‘We removed some recently installed updates …’
[German]On Windows 10, you may see a message that an update has been removed automatically to recover a devices from a startup failure. Microsoft has now explained why you see this information.
Windows Server 2016: KB4487006 causes Blue Screens
[German]Update KB4487006 released by Microsoft in February 2019 for Windows 10 V1607 and its server counterpart KB4487006 causes some servers to crash with blue screens.
Windows 10: Insider Preview 18351 in Slow Ring
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 18351 in the Slow Ring. This is the version in development branch 19H1 that we expect to receive in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903. The info can be found as … Continue reading
ReactOS 0.4.11 released
[German], 2019, the developers of the project released ReactOS 0.4.11. I downloaded this version a few days ago and tested it in a virtual machine. Here are some information and impressions.
Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 18353 (19H1) in Fast Ring
Microsoft published the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18353 in the Fast Ring on March 8, 2019. This is the version in the 19H1 development branch that we expect to receive in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903.
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 ...
Critical Chrome vulnerability puts 32-bit Windows 7 at risk
[German]The critical vulnerability reported in February 2019 has been closed on March 1, 2019 by a Google Chrome browser update. This vulnerability is active exploited in the wild, but only on 32-bit versions of Windows 7. Here are a few … Continue reading
Windows 7 Extended Security Updates buyable from April 2019
[German]Microsoft offers Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 SP1 for companies until January 2023. This extended support can be bought from April 1, 2019 (hope it's not an April fools prank).
Windows 10 V1809: Enable Retpoline Spectre V2 protection
[German]Microsoft introduces Retpoline as protection against Spectre 2 attacks in Windows 10 (Version 1809 and later). So far, however, Retpoline is disabled on Windows 10 clients. Admins of Windows 10 V1809 can already activate the Retpoline Spectre 2 protection manually … Continue reading
Windows 10 on 800 Million devices
Windows 10 is running on 800 million devices. This numer has now been officially announced by Microsoft has made it. Here is a brief look at this figure and what it means.
Performance degradation with Update KB4482887 confirmed
[German]Microsoft has confirmed performance issues with update KB4482887 for Windows 10 version 1809, released March 1, 2019. These are intended to affect various features in Windows 10.