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Issues with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20099) 64 bit download

[German]Brief information for the readers. Adobe does not seem to be able to provide a correct download for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20099) in the 64-bit version. Instead of Acrobat Reader DC, Acrobat DC is made available for download.

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WordPress and the wintertime trap for scheduled posts

[German]In the night of October 31, 2021, clocks in Europe will be changed back to winter time (standard time). Currently WordPress is still running on daylight saving time. I have now noticed a small problem when scheduling publications. I wanted … Continue reading

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Notebooks (Acer, Lenovo) suddenly fails with "no bootable device" (Oct. 2021)

[German]It looks like the last few days devices from Acer, Lenovo etc. with Windows suddenly refuse to boot with "no bootable device". The cause is not quite clear yet – it could have been a Windows update. Furthermore, it seems … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Pro: Issues after installing updates from Oct. 2021

[German]I'm posting a reader's observation about Windows 10 here for information and discussion on the blog. The October 2021 security updates have caused one of my German blog readers to notice that certain features in Windows 10 no longer works.

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Windows 10 Update: Fix for Remote Desktop Smartcard Authentication (also YubiKey) issues

[German]As part of the October 2021 patchday wrap-up, I'd like to bring up a second topic in addition to the post Microsoft confirms Windows network printing issue after October 2021 updates. Microsoft has announced that the smartcard authentication issue with … Continue reading

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

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Microsoft confirms Windows network printing issue after October 2021 updates

[German]Since the release of the October 12, 2021 security updates, administrators have been complaining about network printing issues. Administrative permissions are required for every print operation – I had reported. Now Microsoft has confirmed this issue, but released the whole … Continue reading

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SmarterASP.net Server down in Europe – what's going on?

[German]A brief message for people who host ASP applications at the provider smarterasp.net. I have just been informed from Belgium by a user that there is a serious disruption there and it was asked if they were victims of a … Continue reading

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Windows 11 issues with AMD: more performance lost with Update KB5006674, fix with Update KB5006746

[German]Owners of AMD hardware that rely on Windows 11 currently have a difficult time. Already when the operating system was released, there was a warning that there would be performance losses on AMD CPUs. With the cumulative update KB5006674 from … Continue reading

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Windows 11: File Explorer has a Memory Leak

[German]In the just released Windows 11, there seems to be a memory leak in Explorer. The file manager grabs memory during operation and does not release it again. The bug has already been reported by Windows Insiders, but is probably … Continue reading

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have problems again (2021/10/08)

[German]After the six-hour major outage of Facebook services on October 4, 2021, it seems that today, October 8, 2021, there is also a hitch again in Facebook and the services Instagram and WhatsApp. I was just still able to access … Continue reading

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