Tag Archives: Upgrade

Windows 10 version 1903 is forcibly updated to 1909

Posted on 2020-11-10 by guenni

[German]Another short message to owners of machines with Windows 10 version 1903 (Home and Pro). Microsoft announced it is starting to forcefully upgrade these systems to Windows 10 version 1909. Advertising

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Windows 10: Deactivate Safeguard holds (blocked Upgrades)

Posted on 2020-10-30 by guenni

[German]In Windows 10, Group Policy can be used to disable upgrade blocks (safeguard holds) set by Microsoft in Windows Update due to known compatibility issues. Here is some information about this. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Windows 10 20H2-Upgrade: Microsoft Edge Downgrade as Pitfall

Posted on 2020-10-29 by guenni

[German]When upgrading a system to Windows 10 20H2 via WSUS there is a nasty trap that a blog reader pointed out to me. When upgrading, an existing Chromium Edge browser of the old system is forced to upgrade to an … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 forgets certificates during upgrade

Posted on 2020-10-28 by guenni

[German]After installing cumulative October 2020 updates, various Windows 10 versions forget their certificates when upgrading to a higher Build. A blog-reader has pointed out the topic to me and I will summarize the information in this separate post. Advertising

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Surface ProX: Upgrade to Windows 10 2004 fails [Workaround]

Posted on 2020-07-31 by guenni

[German]Owners of a Microsoft Surface ProX are facing trouble upgrading their devices to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. This only works if the Internet connection is disconnected as a workaround. Advertising

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Windows 10: Is Microsoft planning yearly feature updates?

Posted on 2020-07-22 by guenni

[German]Until now, Microsoft uses it's semi annual Windows 10 feature update as a credo, made in stone. Now there are signs that Microsoft intends to switch to a 'one feature update per year'. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1809: Auto Update to Version 2004 has begun?

Posted on 2020-06-18 by guenni

[German]It appears that Microsoft has now begun preparations to force systems running Windows 10 version 1809 Home and Pro to update to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004). Advertising

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Windows 10 Version 2004: Forced upgrade without user consent

Posted on 2020-06-03 by guenni

[German]The new Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) has been generally available since May 27, 2020 and is being rolled out only slowly. But I have already seen reports that systems are automatically updated to Windows 10 Version 2004 … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1709: Forced Upgrade to V1909 in WSUS?

Posted on 2020-01-29 by guenni

[German]Exciting question, which I would like to discuss in this blog post. It's based on an observation that Windows 10 is forced to upgraded from version 1709 to 1909 in the enterprise environment when WSUS is unavailable for enterprise clients … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Upgrade error 0xA0000400

Posted on 2020-01-12 by guenni

[German]Some users are facing an upgrade error 0xA0000400 during an attempt, to upgrade a Windows 10 machine to a newer build. I first came over this error 0xA0000400 in Windows 10 Anniversary Update (see the linked German blog post). The … Continue reading →

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