Category Archives: Windows

Microsoft 365 is coming for consumers

Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella indicated last week in an interview with journalists that Microsoft 365 will also be available for consumers (i.e. outside corporate environments).

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Windows 10: Update issue with HP HIDClass driver

[German]Under Windows 10, several users seem to have problems installing HIDClass driver updates for HP devices. HID stands for Human Interface Device.

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Does the Fix KB4487345 fail on Windows Server 2008 R2?

[German]Microsoft recently released Fix KB4487345 to fix the network bug in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Now there are users claiming, that this fix should not work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

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Windows 10 V1607: Update KB4480977 (01/17/2019)

[German]Microsoft has released the night (17.1.2019) a cumulative update KB4480977 for Windows 10 V1607 and Windows Server 2016. This is supposed to fix some bugs, but it has a whole latte of known issues.

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Windows 10: Update KB4023057 re-released (01/16/2019)

[German]Brief information for Windows 10 users: Microsoft has re-released its KB4023057 reliability update for Windows 10 (versions 1507 through 1803) on January 16/17, 2019. Some users are receiving an update error code 0x80070643.

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

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Windows 10 V1809 announced as ‘general available’

[German]Microsoft has announced the start of the general rollout of Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809). This build has been made available again since November 2018. Any user can now install this version, as long as the target hardware … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Updates (January 15, 2019)

[German]On January 15, 2019, Microsoft released several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update and the known issues.

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Windows 7: The ‘Zombie’ GWX sighted again

[German]Another little conspiracy theory about the forced upgrade from Windows 7 systems to Windows 10. I just read a report that someone found GWX on a Windows 7 system. GWX doesn't upgrade this time, but some old GWX tasks are … Continue reading

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Windows 8.1 Preview Rollup Update KB4480969 (01/15/2019)

[German]On January 15, 2018, Microsoft released a Preview Rollup Update KB4480969 for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information.

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Windows: Security change affecting PowerShell

A short note for people who using PowerShell. On January 8, 2019, Microsoft also closed a vulnerability in PowerShell with security updates. This affects the loopback behavior of the PowerShell. 

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