Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10 Version 1709: Update KB4090913 fixes USB bug

Posted on 2018-03-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released an update for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on March 5, 2018. This update is intended to fix USB problems on machines running this version of Windows 10. But the update has know issues.

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Spotify app blocks Windows 10 system restore

Posted on 2018-03-05 by guenni

[German]Owners of Windows 10 run into the problem that the spotify app from Microsoft Store kills the system recovery of Windows 10. Here ate some information and details.

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Unofficial Windows Vista updates (February 2018)

Posted on 2018-03-05 by guenni

[German]Another contribution for users who still use Windows Vista and need updates. Support has expired, but you can still update the operating system with security updates. Here are the update infos for February 2018.

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Windows Phone 8.1: App download store error 0x80070020

Posted on 2018-03-04 by guenni

[German]It seems that users of a Windows Phone 8.1 device are facing again a Microsoft store issue. It's not possible to downloads apps, because this fails with error 0x80070020.

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Microsoft Updates KB4091290/KB4090007/KB4052623 (March 1, 2018)

Posted on 2018-03-02 by guenni

[German]As of March 1, 2018 Microsoft released several updates for Windows (KB4091290, KB4090007) and for Windows Defender. This includes the correction update for the accidental preview update KB4075211 (SCARD_E_NO_SERVICE-Bug) and the microcode update for Spectre 2.

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

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Windows Driver Security: Guidelines updated

Posted on 2018-02-28 by guenni

Microsoft has released an updated on Windows driver security (also available as a PDF document). The Guide is created by Microsoft's Don Marshall. The guide offers advice to secure Windows drivers against basic attacks and preventable flaws. (via)

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New Windows Update-Troubleshooter

Posted on 2018-02-28 by guenni

[German]A brief note: Microsoft has updated its Windows Update troubleshooter and its website 'Fix Windows Update issues' on February 26, 2018. Here are a few details.

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Microsoft Updates February 21/22, 2018

Posted on 2018-02-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released various updates for Windows 7 to Windows 10 (including servers) and Internet Explorer on February 21 and 22, 2018. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Windows 10: Zero character bug allowed Anti-Malware bypass

Posted on 2018-02-20 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 had a bug, that allowed malware to trick Windows 10's Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI) by including a null character. The character simply caused the code not to be scanned. The bug was fixed on February 2018 patchday.

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Windows 10 on ARM: Microsoft released details and pulled it

Posted on 2018-02-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released some details about the limitations of Windows 10 on ARM last weekend. But a few hours later, the documents on the web that refer to the limitations of Windows 10 on ARM has been reworked, and relevant … Continue reading →

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