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Windows 10 V2004: Release on December 17, 2019?
[German]Microsoft probably plans to release the new Windows 10 version 2004 as early as next month, specifically on December 17, 2019. This would put this build right on the doorstep. Microsoft wants...
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Windows 10 2004 and the alleged ‘lost’ auto-logon
[German]A few hours ago, some media reported that Microsoft was probably experimenting in some kind of A/B test with kicking car registration out of Windows 10. Meanwhile it is clear that there is...
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Why the free upgrade to Windows 10 still works …
[English]Some users are aware that the free upgrade from Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 for private users (in the home and professional versions) to Windows 10 still works. Now there is an unofficial...
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Privacy-Tool PrivateWin10 V0.60
[German]David Xanatos has updates his open source tool WinTen (Private Win10), with which you can control the privacy and firewall settings of Windows 10. Now we are at version 0.60. Regular blog...
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Desktop Browser/Operating System Market Share 11.2019
[German]November is over, and it’s time to have another look at the operating system and browser share on the desktop. How its about Windows 7 on the desktop two months before the end of support? And...
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Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) program available
[German]Microsoft’s Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program is now available since December 2, 2019. Enterprise users can use this program to purchase extended security updates from the end...
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PowerToys 0.14.0 released
[German]Microsoft has released the first version 0.14.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users. The PowerToys known from Windows 9x are Open Source and available free of charge. PowerToys were free programs...
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Microsoft Defender ATP Credential-Theft bypassing?
[German]Just a short security note. Security researchers have found an approach to trick and evade/circumvent the protection or detection of attacks on the theft of credentials. Microsoft Defender ATP...
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AWS: Bring-Your-Own-License Experience für Microsoft Windows Server und SQL...
Amazon has just announced a change for its Amazon Web Services (AWS) in terms of hosting Microsoft’s Windows Server and Windows SQL Server with its own licenses. Details may be read at A New,...
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Windows 10 20H1: KB4533028 for Insider – Notepad store app died, driver...
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4533028 for Windows 10 Version 2004 (20H1 development branch, see Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19033 (20H1) in Slow and Fast Ring – will be Windows 10...
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PowerToys 0.14.1 released
[German]Microsoft had just released version 0.14.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users (see PowerToys 0.14.0 released). Now a bug fix update to version 0.14.1 has been realeased. PowerToys were free...
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Windows 10 V1809: Forced Upgrade to V1909 since 12/05/2019
[German]Short note for users of the Windows 10 October 2019 Update (V1809). Microsoft has now started to upgrade (Forced Update) existing Windows 10 systems to the Windows 10 November 2019 Update...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19037 (20H1)
Microsoft released on Dec. 6, 2019 Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19037.1 (20H1) for insiders in the Slow and Fast Ring. It is a bug-fix release since Microsoft is working towards the final. Details...
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Windows 10 V1903 Inplace Upgrade: Issues with Office 2013
[German]A German blog reader has encountered issues after using an Inplace Upgrade from Windows 7 SP 1 to Windows 10 May 2019 Update when Microsoft Office 2013 is installed. Here is some information...
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Windows 10 V1903: Settings/Apps fails after Windows 7 Upgrade
[German]When upgrading from Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 version 1903 (probably the same for version 1909), users are facing serious issues afterwards. The Settings page and the Windows apps can’t no...
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Flaw in Active Directory password lenght policy with 15 chars
[German]There is one annoying flaw in the Group Policy for Active Directory. This prevents an administrator from setting a password policy that requires passwords of at least 15 characters. If an...
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Windows 7: Soon End-of-Life for Microsoft Security Essentials
[German]Just a notification for Windows 7 SP1 users, who are using Microsofts Security Essentials (MSE) as an antivirus solution. Redmond stops updating the Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) soon....
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 10, 2019)
[German]As of December 10, 2019, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, and so on. Here is a compact overview of these updates. A list of the updates can be...
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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Dec. 10, 2019)
[German]On December 10, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041 (20H1)
On 10.12.2019) Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041 (20H1) for insiders in the Slow and Fast Ring. The ‘Quick Search’ has been extended to several countries outside the USA....
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