Category Archives: Windows

SMB Zero-Day vulnerability in Windows 8.1/10/Server

Posted on 2017-02-03 by guenni

[German]A bug in Windows SMB (Server Message Block) protocol sets network systems at risk. A proof of concept code is publically available, but no patch is in sight. US-CERT warns.

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Windows 8.1/10: App-Update Error 0x80073CF0

Posted on 2017-02-02 by guenni

[German]Windows 8.1/10 checks for updates pending for installed app and download the updates from Windows store. Some users are receiving update error 0x80073CF0. If a restart doesn't fix this error, here are a few other hints.

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Will Windows 10 Creators Update be Version 1703 or 1704?

Posted on 2017-02-01 by guenni

In April 2017 Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 Creators Update to the public. But which version will we have: Version 1703 or 1704? There are signs, that it will be Version 1703.

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Windows 10 Update error 0x8024001E

Posted on 2017-01-31 by guenni

[German]Some users are receiving error 0x8024001E during updating or downloading apps from Windows Store, or during installing Windows Update. Here are a few hints how to fix this error.

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Surface Ethernet-Driver crashes virtualization

Posted on 2017-01-30 by guenni

It seems that the newest Ethernet drivers are causing problems with Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, if virtualization is used. Here are the details.

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Ex Mozilla developer: Ripp of your AV-Software from Windows – except Microsoft’s

Posted on 2017-01-29 by guenni

Antivirus software vendors are terrible; don't buy antivirus software, and uninstall it if you already have it (except for Microsoft's) – says former Mozilla Engineer Robert  O'Callahan.

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Windows 10 Version 1607: Update KB3216755 details

Posted on 2017-01-27 by guenni

Microsoft has released update KB3216755 a few days ago for Windows 10 in Release Preview Ring. But there was no details about this patch. Now, the update itself and some details are available.

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Word/Office can’t launch PDF converter

Posted on 2017-01-27 by guenni

[German]Recently I came across a post from a MVP colleague, mention a curious error in Word 2013. On a customers system it wasn't possible, to use the PDF converter from Word.

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Windows 10 Version 1607: Update KB3211320

Posted on 2017-01-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released update KB3211320 for Windows 10 Version 1607 on January 24, 2017. Again this update is still undocumented and suspicious. Here are a few details.

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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager V1702 TP

Posted on 2017-01-24 by guenni

Microsoft just has released a Technical Preview 2 of System Center Configuration Manager Version 1702. The announcement has been made last Friday, January 20, 2017, within Microsoft's Technet-Blog.

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