Tag Archives: Upgrade

Windows 10: Rumors about 20H2 and deprecated Stores

Posted on 2020-01-10 by guenni

[German]At the end of the week a small blog post with some unconfirmed speculations. It is about the Windows 10 Fall 2020 Update (20H2) and the deprecation of the Microsoft Stores for Business and Education. Advertising

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Windows Server 2008/R2: In-place upgrade description updated (01/06/2020)

Posted on 2020-01-08 by guenni

[German]A small note in the margin for administrators of Windows Server 2008/R2 who may still be facing an upgrade: Thomas Maurer has updated his blog post at Microsoft, which explains the complex approach to in-place upgrading a Windows Server 2008/R2 … Continue reading →

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

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Windows 10 forced upgrade to Windows 7? (Dec. 2019)

Posted on 2019-12-21 by guenni

[German]Could there be some sort of automatic upgrade from Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 again? Actually, I don't think so, but I'd like to post a recent case with the information available to me here in the blog. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1903: Settings/Apps fails after Windows 7 Upgrade

Posted on 2019-12-08 by guenni

[German]When upgrading from Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 version 1903 (probably the same for version 1909), users are facing serious issues afterwards. The Settings page and the Windows apps can't no longer be opened. There are many suggestions on … Continue reading →

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Why the free upgrade to Windows 10 still works …

Posted on 2019-11-30 by guenni

[German]Some users are aware that the free upgrade from Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 for private users (in the home and professional versions) to Windows 10 still works. Now there is an unofficial explanation. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1909: Available via WSUS and Update Assistant

Posted on 2019-11-20 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has begun to distribute the feature update on Windows 10 November 2019 Update (Version 1909) more widely. The Windows 10 Update Wizard has been adjusted accordingly and the feature update is now officially available for WSUS. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1903: Known Issues – Part 3

Posted on 2019-10-01 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903) has been released to the public since May 21, 2019. Nevertheless, there are some upgrade blockers that Microsoft has set to V1903 for the installation of the feature update. Since Microsoft released this … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 1903 not offered, VeraCrypt as a root cause

Posted on 2019-09-01 by guenni

Users who are not offered the upgrade to Windows 10 version 1903 often puzzle over the cause of the upgrade blocker. It could be a hard disk encrypted with VeraCrypt. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1903: Upgrade blocker Intel RST & MIT Kerberos

Posted on 2019-07-26 by guenni

[German]Systems that have certain versions of the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) drivers installed cannot be updated to the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. Microsoft has set an upgrade blockade. And for machines in a domain, there are boot … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2008/R2: Microsoft explains In-place upgrade

Posted on 2019-07-26 by guenni

[German]In a blog post, Microsoft explained the complex approach of in-place upgrading of a Windows Server 2008/R2 to successor systems. It's not all that easy – and as an addendum, I need to say, that some advices given by Microsoft … Continue reading →

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