Microsoft Office 2013: Rendering issue after Update

Users of Microsoft Office (2013) are facing from time to time a crude issue: The rendering seems broken in Office apps after updating the Microsoft Office package. Addendum: The workaround I describes also helps for other rendering issues caused by some Office updates in several Microsoft Office version.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16278

[German]Microsoft released that night a new Insider Preview of Windows 10 Build 16278 in Fast Ring . This variant only contains bugfixes.

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Windows 10 has an MTP problem with Android devices

[German]Owners of an Android device should be careful when copying or moving files at the device's memory (internal/external) via USB connection using Windows 10. There is a risk losing files on the Android device, because the files do not arrive in the target folder.

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Hack: Disable Intel’s Management Engine

[German]Security Researchers from Russian security firm Positive Technologies has found a way, to disable the unsecure, vulnerable and much hated Intel Management Engine (ME) 11 on Boards.

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Mixer.com: WindowsInsider Webcast 08/29/2017 10am PDT

Just a short tip for today – Windows Insider Engineering Team plans to held a webcast at Mixer.com channel, to discuss details about Windows 10.

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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 V1607: Mysterious Update KB4033637

[German]It seems that some users or Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) are receiving Update KB4033637. The purpose of this update is unknown, there is no KB article yet. But I have my theory. [Addendum: MS has released a KB article, explaining the purpose of this update.]

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Update for Foxit Reader and Phantom PDF

[German]The developers of Foxit Reader and Phantom PDF has released a new version of these programs, to close two vulnerabilities.

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LibreOffice Portable 5.4.0 fails to launch

[German]Blog reader Ralf Lindemann stumbled upon a bug in LibreOffice 5.4.0 portable. His portable variant didn't launch under Windows. But he managed to fix that issue – and shared his findings with us. Continue reading

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Update KB4039396

[German]Microsoft has released an out of band cumulative Update KB4039396 for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) and also Windows Server 2016.

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How To: Enable Precision Touchpad drivers on any notebook

Microsoft is supporting precision touchpads on Windows PCs via special drivers. But not all todays laptops are shipped with precision touchpads. Somebody has managed to enable precision touchpad drivers on non precision touchpad PCs.

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