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Patchday November 14, 2017: Updates for Windows 7, 8.1, 10
On November 14, 2017 Microsoft released a couple of security updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. Here is an overview what’s patched. Updates for Windows 10 Microsoft released cumulative...
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Issues with Microsoft’s November 2017 Updates
[German]On November 14, 2017 Microsoft ‘celebrated’ Patchday and released a bunch of updates. Some seems to be ‘problem bears’, the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) for instance. Here is an...
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Windows updates (Nov. 2017) kills Epson dot matrix printers
PSA: Microsoft ships a couple of updates for Windows on November 14, 2017. Users with Epson dot matrix printers are facing the situation, that printing is no longer possible, after installing November...
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Windows 10 update KB4048955 kills HP’s 3D Drive Guard
PSA: Users of Windows 10 Version 1709 using HP laptops should avoid November 14, 2017 update KB4048955. After installing this update, HP’s 3D Drive Guard software installed on many HP systems is no...
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Microsoft confirms Epson dot matrix printer issue after November 2017...
[German]Since Microsoft’s November 14, 2017 update for Windows Epson dot matrix printers are no longer able to print. The print jobs end with “Win32 error code returned by the print processor:...
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CCleaner comes mit AVAST PUP
[German]People using Pirifom CCleaner should keep their eyes. CCleaner V5.37 (and beyond) will be shipped with AVAST virus scanner (or other) as PUP (Potentially unwanted Program). The program CCleaner...
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Windows 10 / Server 2016: Issues with CDPUserSvc
[German]In Windows 10 the service CDPUserSvc has been introduced. This service is a kind of continuous trouble maker. This blog post deals with the question, what is CDPUserSvc for and discusses issues...
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ASLR fails in Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 – but there is a fix
[German]Here is Microsoft’s next security glitch. Developers have made a mistake that causes the ASLR mechanism not always work properly in Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. But there’s a fix....
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Windows Update error 0x80244022
[German]Today I address update error 0x80244022, which can hit users in any current Windows version. I have been confronted with this error message recently in Windows 7 SP1. The error description...
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Windows 10: Reader App is retiring, use Microsoft Edge
[German]Microsoft is retiring early 2018 the Reader app used to view PDF documents in Windows 10. Users are advised to use Microsoft Edge browser instead. If you run Windows 10, you can use the Reader...
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Windows Update KB4055038 fixes Epson Dot Matrix printing bug
[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...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17046 for PC
Microsoft has released the new Insider Preview Build 17046 of Windows 10 for PC in Fast Ring (and Skip Ahead Ring). There are some fixes, some new features and also new issues. Further details may be...
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Windows 10: Update error 0x800706B5
[German]This blog post discusses error 0x800706b5, that can hit users of Windows 10 (or previous Windows versions) during update installation. Error description If you attempt to install updates under...
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Windows 10 V1709 forced upgrade from V1703 confirmed
[German]Microsoft has confirmed a forced [unintended] upgrade from Windows 10 V 1703 to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, although this has been blocked by administrators who set the system halt for...
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Windows 8/8.1/10: Microsoft says ASLR flaw is a feature
[German]According to Microsoft, the partially not working ASLR memory protection in Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 is not a bug, but simply a feature that has been built in. A few days ago I had...
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Windows 10 V1703: Update KB4055254 fixes Epson Dot Matrix printing bug
[German]Microsoft has released a cumulative update KB4055254 for Windows 10 Creators Update (V1703). This update intends to fix the Epson dot matrix printing bug, that prevents printing from Windows...
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Windows 10 V1709: Update KB9999786 accidently published
Just a short note: There has been for a few hours a cumulative update KB9999786 been available at Microsoft Update Catalog and for WSUS. But now it has been pulled. There are a few mentions of update...
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HP installs secretly HP Touchpoint Analytics Client telemetry client
[German]Here is an Information and Question addressing owners of HP Windows devices. It seems that Hewlett Packard silently installs a telemetry client on Windows computers. Here are a few details. A...
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Windows 7/8.1 Preview Rollups November 27, 2017
[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...
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Windows 10: Cumulative Updates Nov. 27, 2017–Dot Matrix printer fixes
[German]Microsoft has released also cumulative updates (November 27, 2017) for Windows 10, to fix also the existing Epson dot matrix printer issue. Here are a few details. Update KB4051963 for Windows...
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