Windows 7: Preview Rollup Update KB4088881 (03/23/2018)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft released Preview Rollup Update KB4088881 for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on March 23, 2018. Here is some information about the update and the answer whether you should install the update or not.

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Internet Explorer Update KB4096040 (March 23, 2018)

[German]Microsoft released on March 23, 2018 security update KB4096040 for Internet Explorer, which replaces KB4089187 was released on March 13, 2018. This update fixes an IE 11 startup problem under Windows 7 SP1. The update is classified as critical.

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Acer, MyWinLocker and ‘Explorer has stopped working’

[German]Today a short troubleshooting article for owners of Acer notebooks who are suddenly confronted with the error message 'Explorer stop working' during file operations.

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Updates for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012/R2 (03/21/2018)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft released the updates KB408888882 and  KB4088883 for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012/R2 and KB4088883 for Windows Server 2012 on March 21, 2018.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17627 [Skip Ahead] for PCs

Just a shorty for Testers of Windows 10 Insider Previews. Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17627 in Skip ahead ring. This build belongs to Redstone 5, which will end as Windows 10 Version 1809 in autumn 2018. More details may be found within Microsoft's Windows-Blog, where this build has been announced.

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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 (Network) error 0x800704B3

[German]Occasionally Windows users (especially under Windows 10) are facing error 0x800704B3. This error may occur during update installation, during network access, etc. An installation is then aborted, for example. So let's see, what's behind this error code.

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New Crypto Mining Apps in Google Play Store discovered

[German]Avast security researchers have discovered two new crypto-mining apps in the Google Play Store that secretly mining Monero crypto currency on aa infected smartphone.

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Windows 10 Mobile (Version 1703): Fix for PDF rendering bug

[German]Users of a Lumia with Windows 10 Mobile who are still using version 1703 can be happy. Microsoft has released an update that fixes the PDF display error in the Microsoft Edge browser.

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Windows 10 Enterprise: Updates and the Telemetry trap

[German]A strange observation has been reported to me by a blog reader. If you disable telemetry data transmission on Windows 10 Enterprise, you may not get updates any more.

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Patchday: More Microsoft Updates (March 13, 2018)

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has released further updates for Internet Explorer, Windows Server, etc. for Patchday (March 13, 2018). Here are some more details about selected patches.

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