Tag Archives: Windows 11

Windows 10/11: Edge fills up the Temp folder with Edge_BITS_xxx files

Posted on 2023-10-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on September 26, 2023. Edge also received updates. A reader has noticed that in his Windows "recently" the Temp folder is written full with folders and files that have … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: Upgrade path with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 keys no longer works (Sept. 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has now technically ended the upgrade option from Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 for Windows 10 and Windows 11. This means that the previously still possible activation with a corresponding product key of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 … Continue reading →

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

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Windows 11 bug: Windows Explorer opens spontaneously in the foreground

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is working on Windows 11 23H2, in which the Explorer provides some new features. But the old Explorer in Windows 11 still seems to be buggy. A German blog reader reported a bug in Windows Explorer back on September … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 update KB5030211 ships backup app to LTSC versions and frustrates LTSC users

Posted on 2023-09-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has clearly lost track with the needs of its commercial users. The latest example is the backup app that Redmond flushed onto Windows 10 users' systems via a security update in September 2023. Not really usable and impossible to … Continue reading →

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Windows ADK for Windows 11 22H2 (Sept. 2023): PE build newer as 22H2, VBScript.dll missing

Posted on 2023-09-26 by guenni

[German]A few days ago, Microsoft released its latest Windows ADK (Assessment and Deployment Kit) for Windows 11 22H2. However, this ADK contains some unpleasant surprises or bugs. For example, the Win PE build from this ADK cannot be used with … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (September 12, 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-13 by guenni

[German]On September 12, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading →

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Windows 10/11: UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error caused by preview updates (August 22, 2023)

Posted on 2023-08-25 by guenni

[German]The old recommendation not to install a month's preview updates immediatly has proven itself again in August 2023. The optional preview updates released on August 22, 2023 are supposed to fix numerous bugs and provide new group policies in Windows … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: SSD drive performance issues fixed by August 2023 updates?

Posted on 2023-08-17 by guenni

[German]Since Microsoft released the March 2023 security updates for Windows 11, some users have complained about performance issues with SSD drives. It mainly affects SSD NVMEs that act as boot drives. Now I've come across a report that these performance … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (August 8, 2023)

Posted on 2023-08-09 by guenni

[German]On August 8, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: Updated CPU support lists; will Microsoft soon block incompatible systems?

Posted on 2023-08-08 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has revised the list of supported CPUs – some AMD processors have been added, but Intel CPUs have fallen out of support. And there is a report or speculation that Microsoft might block the so-called "bypass solution" to install … Continue reading →

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