Tag Archives: Windows 10

Windows 10: Microsoft buries the "dream" of a support extension

Posted on 2023-11-28 by guenni

[German]ISupport for Windows 10 will end in October 2025; it will not be possible for many existing systems to switch to Windows 11. Recently, there was hope that Microsoft would offer a support extension for Windows 10 (possibly for a … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: Changes due to the European Digital Markets Act

Posted on 2023-11-17 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has to move and is adapting some features/behaviorof Windows 10 and 11 due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) applicable in Europe. For example, Microsoft Bing web search will be uninstallable – and it will also be possible to … Continue reading →

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

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (November 14, 2023)

Posted on 2023-11-15 by guenni

[German]On November 14 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 get co-pilot; support extension beyond 2025?

Posted on 2023-11-09 by guenni

[German]There are currently a number of rumors about Windows 10 floating around the web. Windows 10 is not supposed to receive any more feature updates and will be discontinued in October 2025. Now it is said that Windows 10 will … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5031445 installs Remote desktop connection as feature

Posted on 2023-11-04 by guenni

[German]With the preview update KB5031445 for Windows 10 22H2, Microsoft has installed a new "Remote Desktop Connection" entry in "Programs and Features". This feature will then be rolled out globally on Patchday in November 2023. This change has led to … Continue reading →

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Petition to Microsoft demands Windows 10 support extension

Posted on 2023-10-31 by guenni

[German]I'm catching up on a topic that already came to my attention on Mastodon on October 27, 2023. The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has set up a petition calling for Microsoft to extend support for Windows 10 beyond 2025. … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019/2022: Updates KB5031361/KB5031364 cause Hyper-V issues

Posted on 2023-10-17 by guenni

[German]I got reports that update KB5031361 for Windows Server 2019 (and Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC) is causing issues with VMs running on Hyper-V. The same is reported for update KB5031364 for Windows Server 2022. The virtual machines cannot be … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: Microsoft Defender can no longer be disabled

Posted on 2023-10-17 by guenni

[German]I'm going to address an old issue that might affect administrators who are migrating clients to Windows 11. In some scenarios, applications run very slowly or the system or applications start sluggishly. The clients are underperforming, even if the application … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Update KB5031356 fails with error 0x8007000D

Posted on 2023-10-15 by guenni

[German]The security update KB5031356 released on October 10, 2023 for Windows 10 22H2 fails with installation error 0x8007000D for some users. Microsoft has admitted the issue as of October 13, 2023 and is rolling back the flawed component on consumer … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (Oktober 10, 2023)

Posted on 2023-10-11 by guenni

[German]On October 10 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details … Continue reading →

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