Tag Archives: Windows 10

Windows 10/11: Using Windows Update for Business and WSUS together

[German]Brief information for administrators in enterprise environments. Microsoft has published an article as of February 28, 2023 with notes on what has changed when scanning for updates on clients running Windows 10 and Windows 11 and how the machines scan … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11: Microsoft's statement about driver update installation error 0x80070103 (Feb. 2023)

[German]Currently, there is quite a bit of confusion regarding the Windows Update installation error 0x80070103. This has been confusing some Windows 10 and Windows 11 users since February 2023, as drivers are reported for download on Windows Update, but then … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11: Microsoft still ships old version of cURL lib with vulnerabilities (Feb. 2023)

[German]It's a messy story that I'm posting here on the blog again. Microsoft fails to ship cURL with Windows 10/11 in such a way that the software is up to date and no longer has known vulnerabilities. I had already … Continue reading

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Windows 10 20H2-22H2 Preview Update KB5022906 (Feb. 21, 2023)

[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5022906 for Windows 10 on February 21, 2023 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 21H2-22H2. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 10, so … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11 Mail app can Exchange ActiveSync

[German]Small addendum that Thomas B. already pointed out to me in Sept. 2022. It is about the possibility to access Exchange mailboxes with ActiveSync by means of the app delivered in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (February 14, 2023)

[German]On February 14, 2023 (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 … Continue reading

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Microsoft's TCP mess, how to optimize in Windows 10/11

[German]Microsoft has made a few mistakes in the TCP implementation of Windows 10 and Windows 11 that severely limit the possible performance of TCP/IP connections. A blog reader brought this to my attention and immediately pointed out ways to possibly … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11: November 2022 updates cause DirectX issues on Intel graphics hardware

[German]The security updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 released on November 8, 2022 can cause problems with DirectX on Intel GPUs in certain constellations. Outdated graphics drivers from Intel cause the apphelp.dll library from Microsoft to report an error … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11 Home Edition and the OEM Bitlocker pitfall

[German]Today a topic that might have put one or the other user in an unpleasant situation. A machine with Windows 10 Home Edition (or Windows 11 Home) suddenly requests a Bitlocker key after an update or other change. The user … Continue reading

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Windows 10: Update on WinRE patch (fix for Bitlocker bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-41099)

[German]One more addendum to the blog post Windows 10: Be aware of WinRE WinRE patch to fix Bitlocker bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-41099. To close the vulnerability (CVE-2022-41099), which allows bypassing Bitlocker encryption in Windows, the clients' Win RE environment (Windows 10) … Continue reading

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