Category Archives: Windows

Windows/Office update summary October 4, 2016

Posted on 2016-10-05 by guenni

Microsoft has released a couple of non-security updates for Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Office 2013/2016. Here is an overview.

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What’s wrong with Windows Insider Preview program?

Posted on 2016-10-03 by guenni

Microsoft is running Windows Insider Preview program since two years (it was announced on September 2014 along with Windows 10, see). Time to ask "how senseful" this program is and whether there is room for improvements.

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Windows 10: Updates KB3195781/KB3194496 and install issues [Fixes]

Posted on 2016-10-01 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a few days ago two cumulative updates KB3195781 and KB3194496 for Windows 10. Update KB3194496 for Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update) is causing serious installation issues on some systems. Here are a few details and some … Continue reading →

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Some confusion about Updates KB2952664/KB2976978

Posted on 2016-10-01 by guenni

Microsoft has released two compatibility updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 at 10/05/2016. Some users are arguing, that a Windows 10 upgrade tool like the GWX app will be back.

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Lost Ethernet Package in LAN

Posted on 2016-09-30 by guenni

After upgrading to Windows 10 Anniversary Update, more an more users are facing an issue in local area networks (LAN). It seems, that packages are lost in Ethernet transmission, if network traffic is high.

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

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Windows 10 hangs with error code 0xc0000034

Posted on 2016-09-27 by guenni

Some Windows 10 users are facing error code 0xc0000034 during start up – and the operating system refuses to boot. Here is a short fix for this error.

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Updates for Windows 7/8.1 and 10

Posted on 2016-09-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has (re-)released several updates (KB3193517, KB3193519, KB3176936, KB3192665) for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 (teilweise als Re-Release) freigegeben. Hier ein kurzer Überblick a few days ago. Here is a brief overview.

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Windows 10: Taskbar and desktop constantly refreshing

Posted on 2016-09-24 by guenni

Some users are facing a strange behavior after upgrading their system to Windows 10: After login the desktop and the taskbar are refreshing constantly.

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Windows 10: Synaptics touchpad settings lost after logout or reboot

Posted on 2016-09-23 by guenni

After upgrading a system to Windows 10, some users are facing an issue with Synaptics touchpad. The settings are lost after logout or reboot the machine.

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Windows 7/8.1 cumulative Updates without IE patches

Posted on 2016-09-22 by guenni

Microsoft is planning to release cumulative updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 from October 2016. But those updates won't include fixes for Internet Explorer.

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