Windows 10 V1903: Search and Cortana bug in Update KB4512941 confirmed (09/05/2019)

[German]Microsoft hat confirmed officially (09/05/2019) the bug in update KB4512941 for Windows 10 version 1903, which damaged the desktop search and caused a high CPU load due to the language assistant Cortana. 

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WordPress 5.2.3

The developers have released an update for WordPress that night, which upgrades the CMS to version 5.2.3. The update to version 5.2.3 fixes security problems and 29 bugs.

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VirtualBox 6.0.12 released

Virtualbox[German]Oracle's developers have released Virtualbox version 6.0.12 on September 3, 2019. It is a maintenance update to fix bugs of earlier versions.

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Windows 10 V1903: Review of update KB4512941

[German]Within this blog post I try to sort out some issues caused by the cumulative update KB4512941 for Windows 10 Version 1903. Addendum: Microsoft just confirmed the Cortana/Search issue.

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Windows 10 V1903: MS investigating the Search/Cortana issue (09/03/2019)

[German]Users of Windows 10 version 1903 may facing issues after installing update KB4512941 (released August 30, 2019). Cortana causes a high CPU load on a core and the search does not work. Now Microsoft investigates that behavior. Here is a refresh, what I know so far from feedback of my blog reader.

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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 10: ISOs for Insider Previews 19H2 und 20H1

Microsoft has just released the ISO images for Windows 10 Insider Preview 20H1 Build 18970 and 19H2 Build 18363.327. The Windows 10 Insider Preview 19H2 Build 18363.327 already is a 'Release Preview'.

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Windows 10 at 50 %: OS-/Windows share (August 2019)

[German]September 2019 has just begun, and the figures for the operating system share on the desktop are available for the end of August 2019. Here is a look at the figures.

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Windows 10 V1903: Six issues fixed, new bugs added

[German]Just a brief addendum from End of August 2019. Microsoft has fixed another six issues that existed in Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) with update KB4512941 that was released on August 30, 2019. But there are still two compatibility blockers – and new issues with desktop search and Cortana already reported within this blog.

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Windows (Insider Program): Quo vadis?

[German]During the last years Microsoft has been putting a lot of strain on its Windows 10 users and participants in the Windows Insider program. According to the motto: A new confusion every day, different names are used for Windows 10, the rings in the Insider program are shaken up, and there are A/B tests where only a few people get new features. Somebody may wonder what's going on with Windows 10 and where the Windows Insider program is heading.

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Windows 10 1903 not offered, VeraCrypt as a root cause

Users who are not offered the upgrade to Windows 10 version 1903 often puzzle over the cause of the upgrade blocker. It could be a hard disk encrypted with VeraCrypt.

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