HP printer firmware disables refill ink cartridges

Some users of HP ink jet printers are facing problems with third party refill ink cartridges after September 13, 2016. This is a result of a firmware update for several HP printers.

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heidoc.net and ‘Windows und Office ISO Download Tool’ – an update

[German]Yesterday I reported, that the site heidoc.net and the 'Windows und Office ISO Download Tool' is no longer available (see my blog post Microsoft ends Techbench program; axes Windows ISO Download Tool & heidoc.net is dead?). But that was a false alarm – the site and the tool is back to life. In this blog post I will uncover a few details what has happens.

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Microsoft ends Techbench program; axes Windows ISO Download Tool & heidoc.net is dead?

[German]Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool has been a nice thing to download ISO install images for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and also for Microsoft Office 2007/2010. It seems that a shutdown of Microsoft servers has axed also the Windows and Office ISO Download Tool. But I found a solution to download ISO install images again from Microsoft's servers. Update: It seems that heidoc.net is online again – and also the Download Tool is back to life (details below).Don't know, what's the reason for this "one day long malfunction" was (maybe a hacked site).

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Fix: Windows 10 Anniversary Update KB3189866 hangs

Microsoft has released Microsoft Update KB3189866 for Windows 10 Anniversary Update at September 13, 2016. This cumulative Update shall fix several security issues and shall improve Windows 10 (see Update KB3189866 shifts Windows 10 to Build 14393.187). But it seems that this update is causing download hangs on many systems.

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EaseUS Partition Master Version 11.8 available

AmazonEaseUS has released Partition Master version 11.8 – a partition tool for Windows. EaseUS Partition Master supports moving, cloning, resizing, creating and deleting disk partitions on MBR and GPT disks.

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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: Store downloads causes error 0x80D05001

[German]Some users of Windows 10 are receiving an error 0x80D05001 during the attempt, to load or update apps from Windows Store. Here are a few hints what you can do to fix this error.

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Fixes for Windows printing issue (August 2016)

Installing security update MS16-098 on August patch day (August 9, 2016), causes serious printing issues. This blog post contains a summary which Microsoft updates fixes the printing issue in which Windows version.

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SmartScreen in Outlook/Exchange–end of support

Microsoft has announced within this MS blog post the end of support for the Outlook and Exchange SmartScreen filter. Here are a few details about the topic.

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Patchday: Microsoft Office updates September 6, 2016

Microsoft has released a couple of non-security patches at September 6, 2016 for supported Microsoft Office for Windows versions (Office 2010, Office 2013 and Office 2016).  Office 2007 is in extended support and didn't get a non-security patch this time. Continue reading

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Windows 10 Version 1607 not recognizing external USB discs

Some users experiencing trouble with external USB drives after upgrading to Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607). The external disk is no longer recognized.

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