Tag Archives: battery

Bulging batteries at Microsoft Surfaces and the firmware

Posted on 2020-08-19 by guenni

[German]Interesting finding on the subject of bulging batteries in Microsoft's surface tablets. Redmond has screwed on the firmware, so that the bloated/bluged batteries should be avoided. However, not all models get these firmware functions. Advertising

Posted in devices, issue | Tagged , , | 1 Comment
Advertising

Surfaces Updates and Surface Pro 7 battery issues

Posted on 2019-11-19 by guenni

Microsoft has released various updates for older Surface devices to fix connection problems. Another update shall improve battery life. And owners of a Surface Pro 7 complain about poor battery life. Advertising

Posted in devices, Update | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

HP Notebook Battery Safety Recall and Replacement Program

Posted on 2018-01-06 by guenni

[German]HP has just launched a safety-related battery recall for HP notebooks and mobile workstations. This is due to overheating of the batteries with a fire hazard. Owners of HP equipment must check whether they are affected. Advertising

Posted in devices, issue, Security | Tagged , , | Leave a comment
Advertising

Surface Pro 3: Firmware update intends to fix battery issue

Posted on 2016-08-30 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a firmware update for Surface Pro 3 at August 29, 2016. This update shall fix the battery degradation issue some users are facing after warranty is over. Advertising

Posted in computer, Update | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fix for Surface Pro 3 battery degradation?

Posted on 2016-08-19 by guenni

Maybe good news for owners of a Surface Pro 3. Microsoft is believing that the battery bug, that is degrading the Surface batteries after a year, may be found. They are testing a fix internally. Advertising

Posted in computer | Tagged , | Leave a comment
Advertising

Surface Pro 3 battery issue – a statement from Microsoft

Posted on 2016-07-27 by guenni

[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 … Continue reading →

Posted in computer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

‘Akku gate’: Surface Pro 3 and the “sudden” battery dead

Posted on 2016-07-20 by guenni

[German]Maybe a really bad news for users of Surface Pro 3. It seems that some lots of those devices comes with a battery bug. The batteries degrades within weeks after the first year – just after the warranty is over. … Continue reading →

Posted in computer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment