Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17686 available
Microsoft released a new Insider Preview Build 17686 of Windows 10 in Fast Ring for PC. The new build contains some features for Local Experience Packs and Windows Mixed Reality. Details may be read...
View ArticleWindows 10: Scanner fails after update
[German]Users of Windows 10 may experience scanner issues after installing a Windows 10 update. For example, after an update to Windows 10 version 1803, scanning from multifunction printer/scanner...
View ArticleFlash-Update KB4287903 for Windows released
Adobe has released an emergency update (see security advisory APSB18-19) for Flash Player on June 7, 2018, for Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS. Microsoft released Flash Update KB4287903 for Windows...
View ArticleFlash-Update KB4287903: Install issues with WSUS
It seems that Microsoft has messed up the critical Adobe Flash Update KB4287903 for Windows. At least for enterprise environments with WSUS, where the patch may causes install issues. KB4287903, a...
View ArticleMicrosoft plans a Windows 10 V1803 SMBv1 fix on June 2018
[German]Just a brief information for users of the Windows 10 April Update who runs into network issues with and possibly with multi-function devices (scanners using a scan to network shares). It seems...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1511-1607: Privacy notification update KB4134662, KB4134663 and...
[German]Microsoft has released a small update KB4134662 for Windows 10 Version 1511 (the November update from 2015). This update has been released last week (on June 8, 2018). Addendum: The Windows 10...
View ArticleMicrosoft Security Update Summary for June 12, 2018
[German]Microsoft has released a series of security updates for various Microsoft products (Windows, Microsoft Office, .NET Framework etc.) on June 12, 2018 (Patchday). Here is a short overview. For...
View ArticleStuipd idea using Windows 10 LTSC or tinkering with V1607
[German]Today I like to discuss within a blog post the question, how reasonable is it, to use a Windows 10 LTSC versions. And I also take a look at the idea of using Windows 10 version 1607 as a poor...
View ArticlePatchday: June 2018 Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server
[English]On June 12, 2018 Microsoft released several (security) updates (KB4284826, KB4284867) for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates (KB4284815, KB4284878) for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server...
View ArticlePatchday: Windows 10 updates June 12, 2018
[German]Microsoft released several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds on June 12, 2018. Here are some details about these updates. A list of updates can be found on this Microsoft...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1803: Hotfix for Easy Document Creator Scan
Just a brief note to users of Windows 10 April Update (V1803) who are affected by the All-in-on printer scanner bug, preventing scans via HP/Samsung’s Easy Document Creator. HP/Samsung has released a...
View ArticleWindows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692 released
Microsoft just released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692 for PC in Fast Ring. The announcement has been made within the Windows blog, where you can read about improvements and the bucket of bugs...
View ArticleWindows 10 Version 1803: Network environment empty
[German]Some users are facing an empty network environment and have problems accessing other shares, after upgrading to Windows 10 April Update (V1803). Here are a few hints what to do. Microsoft...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1803 is ‘Semi-annual’ ready – seriously?
[German]Microsoft claims, that 250 Million systems are upgraded to Windows 10 V1803. And as a consequence, Microsoft has declared Windows 10 April Update (V1803) as ‘semi-annual’ ready. So this build...
View ArticleIssues with cumulative update KB4230450 for IE
[German]Cumulative update KB4230450 for Internet Explorer seems to cause some issues. Microsoft had to make improvements in WSUS detection. And there is a message that suddenly old updates are...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1803: Install issues with update KB4284835
[German]It seems that some users worldwide are running into install issues with cumulative update KB4284835 for Windows 10 V1803. Here is an overview of what I have found so far. Cumulative update...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 SP2 gets rollup updates
[German]A short information for administrators: Microsoft has plans to switch Windows Server 2008 SP2 to monthly rollup updates. All of this is to take place from September 2018. For Windows 7 and...
View ArticleWSUS synchronized 45 updates (06/16/2018)
A brief information for administrators. Blog reader Markus K. informed me that 45 updates for Windows, Office etc. were re-synchronized in WSUS on Saturday, June 16, 2018.. Here is an overview of the...
View ArticleWindows 10: Update Facilitation Service (KB4056254)
[German]Microsoft provides another new Update Facilitation Service for Windows 10 Home and Pro. Here’s some information on this obscure update, that Microsoft provides for Windows 10 versions that are...
View ArticleHotfix for Excel 2013/2016 Chart dll crash bug
[German]Users of Excel 2013 and Excel 2016 have been suffering since April 2018 patchday from a bug that crashed the program when accessing charts . But there are hotfixes to fix the problem. History:...
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