Windows 10 Update error 0x800B0100

[German]Does Windows throws an update error 0x800b0100 and aborts the download and installation of updates? Here are some information about this bug I encountered from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

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Microsoft CVE-2017-8585 (.NET Core 1.x) revised

Microsoft has re-released Security Advisory CVE-2017-8585  (.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability) on November 9, 2017, because .NET Core 1.0 and .NET Core 1.1 are also affected.

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Microsoft’s Security Advisory 4053440 (DDE vulnerability)

[German]Microsoft has released Security Advisory 4053440 for the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Here are some information about the topic.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (November 7, 2017)

[German]First Tuesday in month is Office patch day. At November 7, 2017 Microsoft has released several non security updates for Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and Office 2016.

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Windows 10: Store error 0x87AF000B

[German]Occasionally, when users try to download apps from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10, error code 0x87AF000B is displayed. Then no more app downloads are possible.

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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 ...


OneDrive traps: Account blocked; no logoff in browser

[German]Microsoft's OneDrive online storage system has some a rather stupid pitfalls: If a Microsoft account is not used for a long time, Microsoft freezes the account. And if you want to access another OneDrive account via browser, then this doesn't seem to work. There is simply not logoff feature within the web client (it seems to be a bug – or more drastically: the browser client for OneDrive is broken and a big mess). Here are some information and a workaround on how to get out of this mess.

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Windows 10: Store error 0x80080204 explained

[German]Some users of Microsoft Windows 10 are receiving an error 0x80080204 during downloading apps from Microsoft Store. Here are a few background information and an explanation for a case in Windows Fall Creators Update.

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Windows 10: What is REMSH.exe for?

[German]Recently I stumbled over a question in a German forum, asking, what the file REMSH.exe is for. Here are a few information I found, after I investigated this question.

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Microsoft tries to fix the JET Database Engine bug

[German]Microsoft released a fix for the Microsoft JET Database Engine bug on November 2, 2017. This update fixes the problem with the Access or Excel database connection, but not in all versions of Windows. Here are some details about the topic.

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Ups, Microsoft’s presentation needs help from Google Chrome

[German]Embarrassing or funny incident during a presentation at Microsoft's Ignite conference: Because the Edge browser crashed, a Microsoft employee had to quickly install the Google Chrome browser during a presentation at Ignite in order to complete his demo. Continue reading

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