Tag Archives: Windows 7

Windows 7/8.1: Optional INTEL System driver updates

Posted on 2016-12-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released since December 2016 several INTEL driver updates named as INTEL – System – <date> <version> (for instance INTEL – System – 6/28/2016). All packages are declared as optional updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1, and … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: file system error (-1073741819) – ‘extended attributes are inconsistent’

Posted on 2016-12-10 by guenni

[German]Some Windows users are facing a strange error: Suddenly the user account control (UAC) fails and the administrator account doesn't work anymore. In some cases, the error message "file system error (-1073741819)" or the error  'extended attributes are inconsistent' will … Continue reading →

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Windows: How to decode update 0x8024…. errors

Posted on 2016-11-29 by guenni

[German]Sometimes Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 fails during updates or feature upgrades with an error. This blog post shows how to cover Windows Update (WU) errors with error code 0x8024….

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Rollup Updates KB3197867, KB3197868 (Windows 7), and KB3197873, KB3197874 (Windows 8.1)

Posted on 2016-11-09 by guenni

Microsoft has released a couple of Rollup updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and the corrospending Server variants at November 8, 2016. Here are the details, what's inside.

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Windows 7/8.1: Preview Quality Rollups KB3192403/KB3192404

Posted on 2016-10-18 by guenni

Microsoft has released Preview Quality Rollups KB3192403 (Windows 7) and KB3192404 (Windows 8.1) on October 18, 2016.

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Microsoft October 2016 Patchday Summary

Posted on 2016-10-12 by guenni

On October 11, 2016, Microsoft released several security updates for Windows and Office. Also Rollup Updates has been issued for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 (and the related server variants).

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Windows 7/8.1-Update: What to expect from October onwards

Posted on 2016-10-11 by guenni

From October 2016 on, Microsoft is moving the update delivery for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 to an Rollup update model. Today is Patch Tuesday, so it's time to have an overview, what to expect now and in future.

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No, you haven’t just a month to buy OEM-Windows 7 PCs …

Posted on 2016-10-06 by guenni

[German]My colleague Ed Bott has published on September 30, 2016, the article You have one month left to buy a Windows 7 PC, suggesting, that OEMs are reaching the end-of-sales deadline for Windows 7 machines on November 1, 2016. That's … Continue reading →

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Some confusion about Updates KB2952664/KB2976978

Posted on 2016-10-01 by guenni

Microsoft has released two compatibility updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 at 10/05/2016. Some users are arguing, that a Windows 10 upgrade tool like the GWX app will be back.

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Updates for Windows 7/8.1 and 10

Posted on 2016-09-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has (re-)released several updates (KB3193517, KB3193519, KB3176936, KB3192665) for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 (teilweise als Re-Release) freigegeben. Hier ein kurzer Überblick a few days ago. Here is a brief overview.

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