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Windows 10: Update KB4532693 kills user data/profile

[German]There are reports that cumulative update KB4532693 for Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 dated February 11, 2020, is causing significant issues for some users. Desktop gone, files gone, icons gone and more.

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Windows 10: Search bug widley fixed…

[German]News from the broken Windows 10 search feature in start menu. Microsoft believes it will soon be able to fix the bug for all users. This bug caused a worldwide failure of the Windows 10 startmenu search on February 5, … Continue reading

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Win 7/Server 2008 R2: Boot issues with Update KB4539602

[German]Administrators and users should be careful about installing the out-of-band update KB4539602 on Windows 7 SP1 or on Windows Server 2008 R2. If the SHA-2 update KB4474419, dated September 2019, is missing, the machine will not boot after the update … Continue reading

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Chromium Edge: Issues with User data directory

[German]The Chromium Edge browser has nasty problems in the corporate environment when managing a user data directory. When user data directories are enabled, the Chromium Edge cannot be used by the same user on different clients at the same time.

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Windows 7 / 10 prevents shutdown / restart (Feb. 2020)

[German]Some Windows 7 users (Addendum: and Windows 10) may be surprised to find that the operating system suddenly shuts down or restarts. The operation is rejected because of missing permissions (You do not have permission to shutdown this computer). Addendum: … Continue reading

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

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Twitter is broken (Feb. 7, 2020)

Currently, the Twitter service is probably struggling with technical difficulties. You can read tweets and 'like' to them, but you can't post anything else. Tom Warren is reporting this as well (and has an article here). But currently I'm able … Continue reading

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Surface Pro 7/Laptop 3: Fix for 640 x 480 Mode update issue

Here is a workaround for the issue, caused by a driver update, that resulted for some users in a 640 x 480 Mode display.

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Windows 10: Search is broken – how to fix it (Feb. 5, 2020)

[German]Currently there seems to be a serious issue for Windows 10 users (only version 1909): The search via start menu is down and works worldwide no longer. It's a know issue, Microsoft is rolling out a sever side fix – … Continue reading

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Edge is probably causing a 2 finger touchpad scroll issue

[German]Just a brief information:  It's about Windows 10 notebooks on which there were issues with recognizing the 2-finger scrolling on the trackpad, which was recognized as a mouse click. The reason seems to be the chromium based Edge.

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Surface Pro 7/Laptop 3: Update causes 640 x 480 Mode issue

[German]A graphics driver update for the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 and the Surface Laptop 3, dated January 30, 2020, causes some users to have a graphics resolution of only 640 x 480 pixels at the DisplayPort.

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