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Category Archives: Windows
What’s happened with Microsoft’s February patchday?
[German]Microsoft has stopped the release of all updates on February 2017 patchday (02/14/2017). There are now speculations, about the reason for that decision. Was a compromised Windows Update severs the reason for that?
Windows Insider Programm for Business (#WIP4Biz) announced
Windows Insider Program is well known and open to all (private users as well as business IT professionals). But Microsoft has announced now Windows Insider Program for Business "WIP for Business" (WIP4Biz).
No Microsoft Patch-Tuesday so far
Today we won't receive Updates from Microsoft. The regular Tuesday updates from Microsoft are delayed. Acording to this Technet post, Microsoft found a last minute bug, that was a show stopper.
Video playback shows a vertical red/green line
Some users are facing a strange problem during video playback in Windows Media Player 12, a vertical red line is showing on the screen. VLC users are seeing probably a green line. Here is why.
Microsoft confirms: SMBus Controller devices loss functionality through Windows Update
[German]Windows Update can seriously damage your Windows installation due to installing a wrong driver. Microsoft has now confirmed such a case with Intel SMBus Controller devices in Windows 7/8.x (and its corresponding server builds).
Posted in issue, Update, Windows
Tagged Driver, issues, Update, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1
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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 ...
Windows 7/8.1: Update KB2952664 / KB2976978 re-released
[German]Microsoft has re-released optional update KB2952664 for Windows 7 SP1 and optional update KB2976978 for Windows 8.1. Both are "snooping" updates for telemetry.
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Tagged KB2952664, KB2976978, Telemetry, Update, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
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Windows 10 Build 15031 Insider Preview released
[German]Microsoft has released last night (February 8, 2017) Windows 10 Build 15031 as Insider Preview for PCs in Fast Ring. This build provides a few new features, some bug fixes and some new bugs.
Tim Sweeney: Windows 10 Cloud is a kind of ransomware
[German]Microsoft hasn't announced 'Windows Cloud' (aka Windows 10 Cloud), but Epic Games co-founder Tim Sweeney continues his attacks on Windows 10. He says "Windows Cloud is ransomware", and I would say, his position isn't false at all.
Windows 10 Cloud upgradable to Windows 10 Pro?
Since a few days there has been rumors about a new Microsoft operating system "Windows 10 Cloud". Now it seems that this OS will be upgradable to Windows 10 Pro.
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A closer look at Windows 10 Cloud
[German]Microsoft is developing internally a new Windows 10 SKU, named "Windows 10 Cloud". I was able to get my hands on an early version of this SKU and played a bit around. Here are my first impressions and some more … Continue reading