Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N Version 1709

[German]Just a note for users of a Windows 10 N version: Microsoft has released the Media Feature Pack for the Windows 10 N Fall Creators Update (version 1709). The Media Feature Pack is required to use certain features.

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Windows 10 V1709: Wrong App Title, Tiles with download arrow

[German]With the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, two problems may occur after installation or upgrade: Apps are listed in the Start menu with English names, and some tiles have an arrow

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Windows 10 V1709: Store broken (wrong manifest layout)

[German]Some users of Windows 10 (Fall Creators Update) are facing a strange issue. The store did not work anymore. After launching the app, an error message occurs, reporting a wrong layout for manifest. Addendum: An Store app update has fixed the issue – see details within the blog post.

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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Upgrade FAQ

[German]Microsoft has released Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version 1709) on October 17, 2017. Within the following the FAQ I would like to answer some questions (how long does the rollout take, how do I get the update directly etc.).

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Java SE Version 8 Update 151 Released

[German]Oracle released an update to version 151 for Java SE 8 on October 17, 2017. This is a security update that closes security holes. The change log may be found here. The new version may be downloaded on this Oracle site. In parallel, also Java 8 Update 152 has been released.

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

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VirtualBox 5.1.30

Virtualbox[German]Oracle has released it's virtualization software VirtualBox Version 5.1.30 on October 16, 2017. It's a maintenance update, that fixes a few bus. Here are a few details.

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollups October 2017

Windows Update[German]Microsoft has released on October 17, 2017 Monthly Preview Rollups KB4041686 for Windows 7 and KB4041685 for Windows 8.1 (and the Server pendants). Here are a few details.

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Is Microsoft forcing upgrades in Windows 10 V1607?

[German]Today (October 17, 2017) Microsoft is rolling out the Windows 10 Fall Creators update. German blog reader Stefan told me last Sunday about an interesting observation of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. After the last patchday, Windows 10 Anniversary Update automatically changes the startup type of the Windows Update service (so that updates are forced).

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October 2017 Patchday Review and Issues

Windows Update[German]On patchday (October 11, 2017) Microsoft has released several updates for Windows, Office and other products. In this blog post I would like to take another quick look at the updates. I also collected issues, that are caused by these updates.

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Windows 10: Update KB4023057

[German]In addition to the patch day updates (October 11, 2017), Microsoft has released also update KB4023057 for some Windows 10 machines. Here are some details.

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