Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10: What are dynamic updates?

Posted on 2017-05-09 by guenni

[German]Sometimes Microsoft offers Windows updates, that are quoted as 'dynamic updates'. Here are a few details, what are dynamic updates are for.

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Windows has a critical wormable vulnerability

Posted on 2017-05-08 by guenni

[German]It's a bit cryptic, what Google security experts Natalie Silvanovich and Tavis Ormandy from project Zero just revealed. They claim, they has discovered the 'worst Windows remote code exec in recent memory'. Update: Microsoft issued a fix for this vulnerability … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1703: Using a touch optimized Explorer app

Posted on 2017-05-08 by guenni

Microsoft delivers Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) in Windows 10 Creators Update as a file manger. But there is an undocumented, touch optimized file manager app on board. Here are a few details how to use it.

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Windows 10 V1709: new release terminology planned

Posted on 2017-05-07 by guenni

Microsoft plans to replace the old terminology for Windows 10 'Current Branch' and 'Current Branch for Business' with new terms like 'Semi-Annual Channel (Pilot)' and 'Semi-Annual Channel (Broad)'.

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Windows 10 Version 1703: Fix for network printer install issue

Posted on 2017-05-07 by guenni

[German]User of Windows 10 Creators Update are facing probably a strange issue: In some scenarios network printer aren't installable. Printer setup won't find the device. Here are a few details and a workaround.

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Internet Explorer 11 Update KB3008923 (May 2017) is back

Posted on 2017-05-06 by guenni

[German]A strange thing happened today: Windows 7 machines are receiving Internet Explorer 11 security update KB3008923 via Windows Update. This update is dated from December 2014. Here are a few details and observations.

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Windows 10: Updates KB3150513 and KB4015219 are back

Posted on 2017-05-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has re-released Updates KB3150513 and KB4015219 for Windows 10. It seems, that some users are running into trouble with these updates. Here are a few details.

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What’s new for Edge in Windows 10 Enterprise V1703?

Posted on 2017-05-05 by guenni

Windows 10 Creators Update contains a few improvements in Microsoft's Edge browser for enterprises. Microsoft has detailed these improvements within a blog post.

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Windows 10: IE 11 doesn’t show JPEG images

Posted on 2017-05-05 by guenni

Internet Explorer 11 has an issue in Windows 10 (current Insider Builds 16170 or 16184): The browser don't display jpeg image files within a web page – only placeholders are shown.

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Windows 10 V1703: Activation, updates or store downloads ends with error 0x80070057

Posted on 2017-05-04 by guenni

Windows 10 Creators Update is causing a mysterious error on some machines. After upgrading to Windows 10 Version 1703 or after a clean install, activation, updates and store downloads fails with error 0x80070057.

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