Tag Archives: Windows 7

Security Updates for Windows 7/8.1 (March 13, 2018)

Posted on 2018-03-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions on March 13, 2018. Here is an overview .

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1 (February 13, 2018)

Posted on 2018-02-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released several security updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 (and corresponding Server versions). Here an overview about these updates.

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Windows 7/8.1 receiving Windows Defender ATP support

Posted on 2018-02-13 by guenni

[German]It's a big surprise for me: Microsoft has plans, to bring Windows Defender ATP support, which is currently only available in Windows 10, also to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

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Windows 7/8.1: Updates KB2952664 & KB2976978 (02/08/2018)

Posted on 2018-02-09 by guenni

[German]Also in February 2018 Microsoft released the updates KB2952664 (Windows 7) and KB2976978 (Windows 8.1). The updates are offered as optional and should evaluate the compatibility on Windows systems. Here are a few words about these updates.

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(Preview-)Updates for Windows, Defender, NET (January 2018)

Posted on 2018-01-21 by guenni

[German]On January 18, 2018 Microsoft has re-released update KB4055532 (NET). And there are some preview rollup updates (KB4057270, KB4057400).

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Fix for Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant error api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll

Posted on 2017-12-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft offers the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant, which allows you to upgrade a system running Windows 7/8.1 to Windows 10. Now a new bug let the upgrade wizard fail due to a api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1. dll. Here is a fix.

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Windows 7: Fix broken Update (Error 0x80248015) 12/4/17

Posted on 2017-12-05 by guenni

[German]Since December 4, 2017 the Update Search in Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) has been broken. But Microsoft has provided already a fix. For those affected, I briefly document within this blog post what you should know and … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: Error 0x80248015 in Update Search (Dec. 4, 2017)

Posted on 2017-12-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has successfully killed Windows Update search in Windows 7 SP1. Since December 4, 2017 Windows Update search stalls with 0x80248015. Here are a few details and some workarounds.

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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollups November 27, 2017

Posted on 2017-11-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released Monthly Preview Rollups KB4051034 for Windows 7 and KB4050946 for Windows 8.1 (and the server pendant) on November 27, 2017. Microsoft has also released a Monthly Preview Rollup KB4050945 for Windows Server 2012.

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Windows Update KB4055038 fixes Epson Dot Matrix printing bug

Posted on 2017-11-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released update KB4055038 for several Windows versions. This update intends to fix the Epson dot matrix printing bug, that prevents printing from Windows after installing November 14, 2017 patches.

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