Clik here to view.
Windows 10: Support for Colorblind people
Some people are color blind and cannot see colored dots within a pattern. Microsoft has begun to support a Colorblind mode in Windows 10 for affected people. If you want to check, if you are color...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows Defender ATP EDR for Windows 7/8.1 available
[German]12 months after the first announcement and many months of testing, Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) feature of Windows Defender...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18346 (19H1) imn Fast Ring
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18346 in the Fast Ring. This is the version in the 19H1 development branch that we expect to receive in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18342.8 (19H1) in Slow Ring
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18342.8 (19H1) in Slow Ring. This is the version in the 19H1 development branch that we expect to receive in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18845 (20H1) in Skip Ahead
Microsoft has released a Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18845 in the Skip Ahead ring. This is the version in the 20H1 development branch that is expected to be released in April 2020. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 V1809: Update KB4482887 released (03/01/2019)
[German]Microsoft has released on March 1, 2019, update KB4482887 for Windows 10 Version 1809. Update KB4482887 has been tested in Release Preview ring before (see Windows 10 V1809 Update KB4482887 as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18348 (19H1) in Fast Ring
[German]Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18348 in the Fast Ring on March 1, 2019. This is the version in the 19H1 development branch that we expect to receive in April 2019 as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 (02/28/2019)
Microsoft has re-released it’s Reliability update KB4023057 for Windows 10 (version 1507 till 1803). Details about this cyclically released update can be found in the article Windows 10: Update...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 V1809: Compatibility update KB4489491 (03/01/2019)
Microsoft also released a compatibility update KB4489491 for the upgrade to Windows 10 Version 1809 on March 1, 2019. The update can be loaded during installing or recovering Windows 10 and is intended...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Failover-Cluster (SQL): No DNS registration after update
[German]Here is a strange observation of a blog reader on Windows Server 2016 systems running as failover clusters (SQL). After the February 2019 updates have been installed, virtual accounts can no...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operating System/Windows share (February 2019)
The desktop operating system share and Windows distribution data for end of February 2019 shows: The replacement of Windows 7 till 2020 is becoming difficult. The ‘market share’ of Windows 7 desktop...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Privacy: Microsoft with Windows 10/Office 365 under pressure
[German]Microsoft comes again under pressure in the USA and Germany due to privacy concerns about Windows 10 and Office 365. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched a “Fix It Already!”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10: Insider Preview 18351 (and 18346) available
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 18351 in Fast Ring. This is the version in the 19H1 development branch that we expect to receive in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903. Windows...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 18850 (Skip Ahead)
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 188501 in Skip Ahead Ring. This is the version in the 20H1 development branch that we expect to receive in spring 2020. The announcement and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 V1809: Update KB4492978 (Release Preview Ring)
Microsoft has released a new cumulative update KB4492978 for Windows 10 Oktober 2018 Update (Version 1809). This update is only available for Windows Insider in Release Preview Ring. The update changes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Performance degradation with Update KB4482887 confirmed
[German]Microsoft has confirmed performance issues with update KB4482887 for Windows 10 version 1809, released March 1, 2019. These are intended to affect various features in Windows 10. The update...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 on 800 Million devices
Windows 10 is running on 800 million devices. This numer has now been officially announced by Microsoft has made it. Here is a brief look at this figure and what it means. Microsoft has announced 600...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 10 V1809: Enable Retpoline Spectre V2 protection
[German]Microsoft introduces Retpoline as protection against Spectre 2 attacks in Windows 10 (Version 1809 and later). So far, however, Retpoline is disabled on Windows 10 clients. Admins of Windows 10...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows 7 Extended Security Updates buyable from April 2019
[German]Microsoft offers Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 SP1 for companies until January 2023. This extended support can be bought from April 1, 2019 (hope it’s not an April fools prank)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Critical Chrome vulnerability puts 32-bit Windows 7 at risk
[German]The critical vulnerability reported in February 2019 has been closed on March 1, 2019 by a Google Chrome browser update. This vulnerability is active exploited in the wild, but only on 32-bit...
View Article