[German]I haven't addressed it for a while, but it's time again to take a quick look at the figures with regard to operating system distribution on the desktop and, in particular, Microsoft Windows distribution and distribution across all devices. How is Windows 11 actually doing in terms of user favor? After all, Windows 10 is now only in support for another year.
[German]Quick addendum from this week: Microsoft has released the previously announced Microsoft Office 2024 on October 1, 2024. It is a purchase version that is available from approx. 150 US-$ or Euro for private users and 250 US-$ or Euro in a business version.
[German]Strange observation, Unpleasant observation reported by German blog readers. As of today, October 2, 2024, Microsoft Word deletes document files (.RTF, .DOCX) as soon as the file name extension is written in capital letters.
[German]In connection with the release of Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft has also published two further updates. These are the dynamic update KB5043934 and the dynamic update KB5044075. Both updates are used to make changes to the operating system during setup or recovery.
[German]Microsoft released the preview update KB5043145 for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 last week. However, this update causes problems and leads to restarts, BlueScreens, GreenScreens and Bitlocker queries. Microsoft has now fixed these problems with a Known Issues Rollback (KIR).
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[English]Some German reader mentioned in comments: Microsoft has made the new Windows 11 24H2 available to the general public on October 1, 2024. Interested users with compatible hardware can download and install the new version from the Microsoft servers using the Media Creation Tool (MCT) or as an ISO.
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5043178 for Windows 11 version 24H2 on September 30, 2024. This is an optional update whose fixes will be generally rolled out in the following month. This is the preview update for Windows 11 24H2 released from October 1, 2024.
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[German]In addition to the Verizon mobile network outage in the USA reported here, Sony's Playstation network has probably also been affected. This has been massively disrupted since 1 a.m. this night and worldwide (with many countries further west still writing September 29, 2024). When attempting to log in, players only receive a network error ("The connection to the server timed out" or "An error has occurred") and cannot use the PlayStation.
[German]Drama in the USA: Verizon's mobile network was down for hours yesterday, September 30, 2024. According to Bleeping Computer , iPhones and Android smartphones switched to SOS mode and were no longer able to make mobile calls. Only WiFi calling still worked. According to the provider, the disruption, which mainly occurred in the east of the USA where damage was caused by a hurricane, has since been rectified.
[German]Microsoft has released the preview update KB5043145 for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 last week. However, this update causes serious issues for some users, who are facing restarts, BlueScreens, GreenScreens and Bitlocker queries. Microsoft has since withdrawn this update due to the numerous problems.
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