Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10: Cumulative Updates Nov. 27, 2017–Dot Matrix printer fixes

Posted on 2017-11-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released also cumulative updates (November 27, 2017) for Windows 10, to fix also the existing Epson dot matrix printer issue. Here are a few details.

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollups November 27, 2017

Posted on 2017-11-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released Monthly Preview Rollups KB4051034 for Windows 7 and KB4050946 for Windows 8.1 (and the server pendant) on November 27, 2017. Microsoft has also released a Monthly Preview Rollup KB4050945 for Windows Server 2012.

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HP installs secretly HP Touchpoint Analytics Client telemetry client

Posted on 2017-11-27 by guenni

[German]Here is an Information and Question addressing owners of HP Windows devices. It seems that Hewlett Packard silently installs a telemetry client on Windows computers. Here are a few details.

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Windows 10 V1709: Update KB9999786 accidently published

Posted on 2017-11-24 by guenni

Just a short note: There has been for a few hours a cumulative update KB9999786 been available at Microsoft Update Catalog and for WSUS. But now it has been pulled.

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Windows 10 V1703: Update KB4055254 fixes Epson Dot Matrix printing bug

Posted on 2017-11-23 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a cumulative update KB4055254 for Windows 10 Creators Update (V1703). This update intends to fix the Epson dot matrix printing bug, that prevents printing from Windows after installing November 14, 2017 patches.

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Windows 8/8.1/10: Microsoft says ASLR flaw is a feature

Posted on 2017-11-23 by guenni

[German]According to Microsoft, the partially not working ASLR memory protection in Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 is not a bug, but simply a feature that has been built in.

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Windows 10 V1709 forced upgrade from V1703 confirmed

Posted on 2017-11-23 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has confirmed a forced [unintended] upgrade from Windows 10 V 1703 to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, although this has been blocked by administrators who set the system halt for upgrades via CBB.

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Windows 10: Update error 0x800706B5

Posted on 2017-11-23 by guenni

[German]This blog post discusses error 0x800706b5, that can hit users of Windows 10 (or previous Windows versions) during update installation.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17046 for PC

Posted on 2017-11-22 by guenni

Microsoft has released the new Insider Preview Build 17046 of Windows 10 for PC in Fast Ring (and Skip Ahead Ring). There are some fixes, some new features and also new issues. Further details may be read within Windows-Blog.

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Windows Update KB4055038 fixes Epson Dot Matrix printing bug

Posted on 2017-11-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released update KB4055038 for several Windows versions. This update intends to fix the Epson dot matrix printing bug, that prevents printing from Windows after installing November 14, 2017 patches.

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