Tag Archives: issue

Outlook Error: Operation has been cancelled due to restrictions

Posted on 2019-10-28 by guenni

[German]A blog reader has informed me about a pretty crude behavior in Microsoft Outlook. A disabled Internet Explorer results in an Outlook error "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system … Continue reading →

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Symantec Antivirus crashes Google Chrome 78

Posted on 2019-10-24 by guenni

[German]Yesterday Google released the Chrome browser version 78 (see Chrome 78 released). Users who have Symantec Antivirus or Endpoint Protection installed got a nasty surprise. Symantec Antivirus crashes browser tabs. The Microsoft Edge browser version 78, which is based on … Continue reading →

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IT failure stops production at German car manufaturer Porsche

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]An IT failure temporarily shut down the entire production of German car manufacturer Porsche on Tuesday (October 15, 2019). Here is some information on the topic.

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Windows 10 V1903: Update KB4517389 breaks Edge Browser [Fix]

Posted on 2019-10-14 by guenni

[German]A brief information for users of Windows 10 version 1903 who suddenly have issues with the Edge browser, which won't launch. It is due to the cumulative update KB4517389, which was released on October 8, 2019. Microsoft is aware of … Continue reading →

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Surface Book 2: CPU- and dGPU issues fixed

Posted on 2019-10-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released a Firmware update to fix two issues with Surface Book 2 running Windows 10 1903. The CPU throttling to 400 MHz and the disabling Nvidia dGPU bug shall be fixed.

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Windows 10 October 2019 Patchday (Start menu) issues

Posted on 2019-10-10 by guenni

[German]As of October 8, 2019, Microsoft has released a couple of security updates for Windows 10. After the September 2019 patchday disaster, I now have collected a few minor issues, that I became aware.

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Windows 10: Update KB4517211/KB4522015 breaks VMware Workstation

Posted on 2019-10-03 by guenni

[German]It seems, that Update KB4517211 for Windows 10 Version 1809 and  KB4522015 for Windows 10 Version 1903 breaks older Versions of VMware workstation. This virtualization software can't launch after installing this patch.

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Windows 10 V1903: Is there a speed drop during file copy?

Posted on 2019-10-01 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 version 1903 might have a problem copying files. The disc load could reach 100%, causing the copy speed to slump. Here is some information about what I know about it so far.

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Windows 10: Microsoft Bluetooth A2dp Source (Error 52)

Posted on 2019-09-21 by guenni

[German]Some users are facing issues with the Bluetooth A2dp profile. They are receiving an error message that Windows cannot verify the digital signature and the driver drops error code 52. In August 2019 a number of Windows 10 users seem … Continue reading →

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Surface RT/Surface 2: Update KB4516067 revokes certificates

Posted on 2019-09-15 by guenni

[German]A brief information for owners of a Surface RT (or all Surface models with 32-bit Windows 8.1 RT): With update KB4516067 Microsoft has accidentally revoked the certificates so that Internet Explorer can no longer be used.

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