Windows 10: Rollback to Windows 8.1 is ‘missing’

Upgrading to Windows 10 shall be revertible to previous Windows during a period of 30 days. But some users are facing a bit problem: There seems not option in Windows 10 to rollback to the previous Windows.

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Surface Pro 3 battery issue – a statement from Microsoft

[German]Some users are facing serious issues with Surface Pro 3 batteries. The batteries seems to degrade within weeks after the first year – just after the warranty is over. Now Microsoft has released a statement – it seems that the issue is software related.

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July 2016 firmware update for Surface 3

[German]Microsoft has released recently a few firmware updates for Surface tablet PCs. Currently a July 2016 firmware update for Surface 3 is in preparation.

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Virtual machines with MS EdgeHTML 14 Preview available

Microsoft has released updated virtual machine images containing a preview of EdgeHTML 14. These virtual machines targeting web developers who are interested to test websites in different browsers.

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NoMoreRansom.org help for ransomware victims

New hope for victims of ransom ware. Europol, Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab and the Dutch Police are cooperating against ransom ware.

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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 ...


10 Decryption tools for Ransomware available

Good news for some victims of ransom ware. Security firms has released decryption tools for several Ransomware. Here are a few details.

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Google accesses browser history for Ads

Google recently has changed it's privacy policy – to be able to access Chrome`s browser history. The browsing data will be used for ad tailoring.

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Bugs in Windows Disk Management tool

For partitioning of MBR and GPT disks, Windows provides a Disk Management tool and the command line tool diskpart. While the Disk Management tool is easy to handle, it comes with a few bugs, that can cause serious trouble. Here are issues I came across during the years.

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Tool test: MiniTool Partition Wizard Free

AmazonMini Tool Partition Wizard Free is a partition manager for Windows to manage and change disk partitions (MBR and GPT) in Windows. I've tested this tool and wrote down a few impressions.

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Windows 8.1 July 2016 Update Rollup KB3172614

[German]Microsoft has released a July 2016 Update Rollup KB3172614 for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding Server platforms. Here are a few details about this update rollup.

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