Some users are receiving error 0xC1900101 – 0x20003 during upgrade from Windows 7 SP1/8.1 to Windows 10. Here are a an explanation, what's the root cause and few tips/workarounds to overcome this error.
Some users of Windows 7 SP1 (and probably Windows 8.1) are facing a curious error during upgrade attempt to Windows 10. The upgrade wizard refuses an upgrade with a note "Disk Controller: Current Active partition is compressed". Here a few hints how to proceed.
Just a short information for users of Microsoft's SQL Server. Microsoft has released a Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2014. And there are a new Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.0 and SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) for SQL Server are available.
Many users are reporting a slow update search in Windows 7 since the last months. Also high CPU load on one kernel has been observed. Here are a few tips to speed up Windows 7 update search.
On patch day Microsoft has released Update KB3172985 for Windows 10 (Version 1511). This update has been exchanged by KB3172988. Also update KB3172989 has been released for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5.
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Microsoft has released today (July 12,2016) a compatibility update KB3172987 for Windows 10 version 1511. As far as I've seen, the update isn't offered via Windows Update, nor it is installable. Currently no KB article has been released from Microsoft for this update. German web site deskmodder.de writes, the update isn't installable – it's (supposedly) provided to be integrated into a install media.
[German]A new day, a new ransom ware for computer users. Kaspersky has found a ransom ware called Satana, which is a Russian name for "Satan". The nice gift from hell encrypts your document files and also swaps the Master Boot Record (MBR) to block Windows from booting.
Users of a Click-to-Run-Installation of Office 2013 or Office 365 Pro Plus subscribers see an ad, recommending an upgrade to Office 2016. The blog post shows how to get rid of this notification and disable Office upgrade.
Since Google dubbed the upcoming Android Version as Android Nougat (7.0), many owners worried about whether their devices receive this Update.
Users of Windows are facing the situation from time to time, that certain features no longer work. The Windows Store is missing or there are updates problems and so on. Then the question arises, "how to repair Windows"? The following description applies to Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 RTM (and higher).
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
