Tag Archives: Windows

Printing issues with Microsoft Security Patch MS16-098

Posted on 2016-08-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released a security patch MS16-098 on August 9, 2016 for Windows. Since then users facing printing problems – and now Microsoft confirmed this issue, but without a fix. It seems that Microsoft is planning a fix for September 13th … Continue reading →

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Windows Update KB3177723, KB3179573, and KB3179574

Posted on 2016-08-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released updates KB3177723, KB3179573, and KB3179574 on August 16,  2016 form Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. Here are a few details about this optional and important updates.

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IE 11 security updates June/July 2016 are causing issues

Posted on 2016-08-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has issued some security updates in June and July 2016 for Internet Explorer 11. Blog reader Axel H. has observed serious issues within his intranet with Sharepoint. Some Web sites are rendered wrong and it seems that other admins … Continue reading →

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Windows SMB-Sharing bug takes your user account at risk

Posted on 2016-08-04 by guenni

Hackers has discovered a security flaw in all current Windows versions that reached back to Windows 95. This bug can leak your Windows account credentials to web sites.

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Microsoft July 2016 Security Release ISO Image

Posted on 2016-08-03 by guenni

Microsoft offers all security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on July 12, 2016 as an ISO image for DVD5.

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

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Windows-Update KB3161102 axes Windows Journal

Posted on 2016-07-28 by guenni

Microsoft released optional update KB3161102 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 on July 28, 2016 "to remove Windows Journal" in supported Windows versions.

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Bugs in Windows Disk Management tool

Posted on 2016-07-24 by guenni

For partitioning of MBR and GPT disks, Windows provides a Disk Management tool and the command line tool diskpart. While the Disk Management tool is easy to handle, it comes with a few bugs, that can cause serious trouble. Here … Continue reading →

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Tool test: MiniTool Partition Wizard Free

Posted on 2016-07-23 by guenni

Mini Tool Partition Wizard Free is a partition manager for Windows to manage and change disk partitions (MBR and GPT) in Windows. I've tested this tool and wrote down a few impressions.

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Ransom ware: #Satana, greetings from hell …

Posted on 2016-07-12 by guenni

[German]A new day, a new ransom ware for computer users. Kaspersky has found a ransom ware called Satana, which is a Russian name for "Satan". The nice gift from hell encrypts your document files and also swaps the Master Boot … Continue reading →

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Check and repair Windows system files and component store

Posted on 2016-07-08 by guenni

Users of Windows are facing the situation from time to time, that certain features no longer work. The Windows Store is missing or there are updates problems and so on. Then the question arises, "how to repair Windows"? The following … Continue reading →

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