Tag Archives: Update

Windows Server 2016: May 2018 Update bricks sfc

[German]Just a brief message for administrators supporting Windows Server 2016 installations. A cumulative update from May 2018 causes the System File Checker command sfc to stop working. June 2018 update didn't fix this issue.

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Windows 7 Defender won’t receive updates (June 2018)

[German]Just a brief note: It seems, that Windows Defender won't receive automatic updates since a few days (June 18th 2018). But there are defender updates available, as a search for updates confirms. Here are a few details what I've found … Continue reading

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Windows 10 V1803: Update KB4315567

[German]Microsoft has released an ominous update KB4315567 for Windows 10 V1803 Enterprise on June 26, 2018. But what is behind this ominous update?

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Windows 10 V1803: Update KB4284848 (June 26, 2018)

[German]Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4284848 for Windows 10 April Update (V1803) on June 26, 2018. Here are some hints what the update changes. And there has been a Servicing Stack Update KB4338853 released for Windows 10 V1803.

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Survey: Satisfaction with Windows Update in Business?

Small hint for administrators who (must) responsible for distributing Windows updates in business environments. There is a survey (not from Microsoft, but from MVP colleague Susan Bradley), which deals with the satisfaction with Windows Update in this area.

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

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollup Updates (June 2018)

[German]Microsoft has released the preview rollups KB4284842 for Windows 7 SP1 and KB4284863 for Windows 8.1 on June 19, 2018 (Tuesday). Here is an overview of these updates.

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Fix: Windows 10 hangs in update installation loop

[German]Windows 10 (and earlier versions of Windows, if applicable) fails in some situation during update installation may be forced into an update install loop. In this blog post I try to sketch what you can do. I wrote the hints … Continue reading

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Microsoft Exchange Server security update (June 19, 2018)

[German]Microsoft has published a security alert on June 19, 2018. Security Advisory ADV180010 addresses a security updates for the Microsoft Exchange Server. Here are a few details.

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Hotfix for Excel 2013/2016 Chart dll crash bug

[German]Users of Excel 2013 and Excel 2016 have been suffering since April 2018 patchday from a bug that crashed the program when accessing charts . But there are hotfixes to fix the problem.

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Windows 10: Update Facilitation Service (KB4056254)

[German]Microsoft provides another new Update Facilitation Service for Windows 10 Home and Pro. Here's some information on this obscure update, that Microsoft provides for Windows 10 versions that are 'out of support' since months.

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