Category Archives: Windows

Windows 10: Windows Defender drops error 0x80070578

Posted on 2017-01-11 by guenni

Some Windows 10 users are facing  a curious issue: Windows reports after each login an offline Windows Defender and shows error code 0x80070578. Here a few hints how to solve this problem.

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Microsoft January 2017 Patchday summary

Posted on 2017-01-10 by guenni

Microsoft has released on January 10, 2017 (Patchday) a couple of security updates for supported Windows versions, for Adobe Flash and for Microsoft Office 2016/Sharepoint.

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How to fix Windows-Setup Hard Disk locked error

Posted on 2017-01-10 by guenni

[German]Some users are facing a bad surprise during re-installing Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 on a machine. Setup fails and reports a "locked hard disk". Here are a few hints, how to solve this issue.

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Windows 10: System restore fails with error 0x81000203

Posted on 2017-01-09 by guenni

[German]Does system restore refuses to work in Windows 10 (or other Windows versions) and stalls with error code 0x81000203? Here a few hints, what's the reason.

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Windows 10: Fix for several Maps App issues

Posted on 2017-01-08 by guenni

[German]Microsoft provides a Maps app that can be used for navigating. But some users are facing issues with Maps – sometimes it takes long, until the map is shown, or Cortana won't work. Here is a hint, what's causing probably … Continue reading →

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

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Windows: UAC opens hidden in background

Posted on 2017-01-07 by guenni

Just a brief blog post about a rare Windows issue. Some users are facing a strange problem: The UAC prompt won't be shown – it opens invisible in background.

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No end for Cerber Ransomware in 2017

Posted on 2017-01-06 by guenni

Cerber Ransomware has been on the raise in 2016. There has been several campaigns – and the worse thing: it seems that Cerber won't fade away in 2017.

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Windows 10: Volume control is missing

Posted on 2017-01-05 by guenni

[German]Sometimes users are missing volume control icon in taskbars status area. This blog post addresses this issue and provides diagnostics steps to fix that issue.

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Windows 10 Version 1607: WSUS issues and fixes (0xc1800118, 0x8024500c)

Posted on 2017-01-04 by guenni

Just an addendum for administrators who are not aware of WSUS issues under Windows 10 Version 1607 clients. There are issues ending in error 0xc1800118, and error 0x8024500c. But workarounds are known since months.

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Process Monitor: How to enable Windows 10 boot logging

Posted on 2017-01-03 by guenni

Recently I stumbled upon an error: In Windows 10 I wasn't able to use Sysinternals Process Monitor for boot logging. The feature just dropped an error message. Here are the details and a how to cure this issue and enable … Continue reading →

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