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Windows 10: SnipIT occupy disk capacity with SnipUsages / SnipUsagesUpload files
[German]A brief tip for Windows 10 users who suddenly suffer from a full system drive and find gigabyte-sized text files with names like SnipUsages or SnipUsagesUpload in the user profile. Some Windows...
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Windows 10 V1903 Update KB4505903 (07/25/2019)
[German]Microsoft has released the KB4505903 cumulative update on June 25, 2019 for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Versions 1903) after an extensive testing period with Windows Insiders. At least,...
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Windows Server 2008/R2: Microsoft explains In-place upgrade
[German]In a blog post, Microsoft explained the complex approach of in-place upgrading of a Windows Server 2008/R2 to successor systems. It’s not all that easy. The background: Windows Server 2008 and...
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WSUS 3.2.7600.307 can’t verify PSF files
[German]A German blog reader contacted me last week and pointed out a problem related to WSUS. His WSUS 3.2.7600.307 can no longer check PSF files. Here is some information about this topic. This topic...
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Windows 10 V1903: Upgrade blocker Intel RST & MIT Kerberos
[German]Systems that have certain versions of the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) drivers installed cannot be updated to the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. Microsoft has set an upgrade...
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Windows and the effectiveness of 0-day exploits
How critical are unpatched vulnerabilities (0-day exploits) in their impact on the latest version of Windows? I’ve been able to get an interesting piece of information that indicates the trend since...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18945 (20H1) released
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18945 (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in Fast Ring. The announcement with details about new features/changes and bugs can be...
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Windows 10 V1903: Updates KB4505903 / KB4508433
After extensive testing with insiders and an unintended release on June 25, 2019, Microsoft finally released the two updates KB4505903 (CU) and KB4508433 (SSU) for Windows 10 Version 1903 on June 26,...
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Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (07/24/2019)
Microsoft has released a safety alert effective July 24, 2019. Microsoft has probably updated several Servicing Stack Updates (SSUs) for Windows 10. The latest SSUs can be found on the website...
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Windows 10: Workaround for jumping explorer view
[German]A short note about workarounds for the strange behavior of the Explorer under Windows 10. The folder view suddenly jumps to the first folder. I saw this issue mentioned since Windows 10 RTM....
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Nvidia Hotfix Driver 431.68 for Mouse bug
The manufacturer has released a hotfix for its Nvidia 431.60 WHQL Game Ready driver. The hotfix is supposed to correct a mouse pointer bug in a game. I didn’t report it, but a few days ago Nvidia...
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Windows Vista: No more unofficial updates due to SHA2
[German]A brief information for people who still use Windows Vista. Since July 2019 the unofficial approach to install Windows Server 2008 SP2 updates seems to simply doesn’t work anymore. But there is...
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Windows Insider Webcast on August 1, 2019
A brief information for Windows insiders who are still staring enthusiastically at the upcoming development. Microsoft is planning a new webcast for August 2019. I just saw the announcement on Twitter...
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Caution when updating to ESXi 6.5 Update 3 HPE Custom
[German]Brief note for users of HPE servers running VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3 with a custom image. I just came across a problem report that there are problems with the custom image. ESXi 6.5 Update 3...
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New in Windows Defender and MS Security Essentials (July 31, 2019)
[German]Today a brief overview of what happened at Microsoft at the end of July 2019 with regard to Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials as well as Advanced Thread Protection (ATP)....
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18950 (20H1) released
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18950 (from development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in Fast Ring. This version had been leaked recently. The announcement with details about...
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Windows 10 V1903 Update KB4505903 fills disk with event log
[German]Does cumulative update KB4505903, released July 26, 2019, for Windows 10 V1903 fills the system disk with useless event entries? I received a message from a blog reader, that indicates this...
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McAfee Endpoint Protection blocks July 2019 Updates
McAfee Endpoint Protection has rolled out new rules for protection against BlueKeep. As a side effect, Windows Update is being blocked, so July 2019 updates are not coming. Users of the security...
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Windows 10: Compatibility Update KB4023057 (08/01/2019)
[German]As of August 1, 2019, Microsoft has released a new version of the reliability update KB4023057 for Windows 10, version 1507 to version 1803. Here are a few details. Update KB4023057 is well...
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Windows 10 V1903: CPU utilization too high
German blog reader Andi O. has made a feature update to Windows 10 version 1903 on his machine. Then he detected that the CPU usage after the upgrade was too high. The blog reader informed my about his...
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