Tag Archives: Error

Windows update error 0x80073712

[German]Sometimes users are facing error code 0x80073712 during installing Updates in Windows. I've seen this error from time to time since Windows Vista. Here are a few details about that issue.

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Windows error 0x80070008 or 0x8007000E

Some Windows users are facing error code 0x80070008 or 0x8007000E during Windows Update. Others are receiving those error codes during Windows Backup. Here are a few hints, what causes those error codes.

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Windows: How to decode update 0x8024…. errors

[German]Sometimes Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 fails during updates or feature upgrades with an error. This blog post shows how to cover Windows Update (WU) errors with error code 0x8024….

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Windows 10: Analyze upgrade errors

[German]Microsoft has introduced Windows as a service in Windows 10, so two or three times within a year, new feature upgrades are available. Upgrades will be installed automatically via Windows Auto-Update. But how to decode install errors, which prevents an … Continue reading

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Windows 10 V1607: Hyper-V/Bitlocker/DeviceGuard as upgrade stopper

Users of Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise facing an issue during upgrading from version 1511 to version 1607. After first reboot Bitlocker is causing a serious problem.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Virtual PC 2007 blocks Windows 10 Anniversary Update install

Some users installing Windows 10 Anniversary Update are facing a curious error, which prevent upgrading to Version 1607. The compatibility wizard reports a blocking app, but doesn't provide additional details or an app name.

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Windows 10-Upgrade: "Disk Controller: Current Active partition is compressed"

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 … Continue reading

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How to decode Windows errors?

[German]In case of error Windows reports a cryptic error code instead of a detailed error description. Within this blog post I will try to give a few hints to decode this Windows error codes.

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Windows 10: Store error “Something went wrong”

Some Windows 10 users are facing a strong problem: They are not able to buy apps, because Windows Store reports an error "Give it another try. Something went wrong" whenever a user try to install anything. Here's a possible cure … Continue reading

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Win 7 SP1-Installation hangs with Error C0000034/C000009A

[German]The worst case scenario when installing Service Pack 1 on Windows 7 is that the update hangs after rebooting. This article discusses possible diagnoses and solutions. This error seems to affect some users [1, 2, 3] who install Win 7 … Continue reading

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