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Tag Archives: Windows
Microsoft July 2016 Security Release ISO Image
Microsoft offers all security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on July 12, 2016 as an ISO image for DVD5.
Windows-Update KB3161102 axes Windows Journal
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.
Bugs in Windows Disk Management tool
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
Tool test: MiniTool Partition Wizard Free
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.
Ransom ware: #Satana, greetings from hell …
[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
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Check and repair Windows system files and component store
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
Microsoft explains the KB3159398 GPO problem
Microsoft's update KB3159398, released on patch day June 14, 2016, is causing serious problems in Windows Group Policy. Now Microsoft explains what's happened.
Microsoft Update-Summary: Windows and Office (July 5, 2016)
Microsoft has released several non-security updates for Windows 7/8.1 and Office 2007 – 2016 at July 5, 2016. Here is a short summary.
How to decode Windows errors?
[German]In case of error Windows reports a cryptic error code instead of a detailed error description. Within this blog post I will try to give a few hints to decode this Windows error codes.
Security flaw in Symantec’s AV products sets you at risk
Bad news for all computer users (Windows and Mac OS) working with Symantec's Anti Virus-/security solutions. Tavis Ormandy from Google's project zero has uncovered a vulnerability that affects all Norton/Symantec security products.