Windows 10 20H1 Insider Build 19035 ISO released
[German]Microsoft has released an ISO installation image for the Windows 10 Insider Previews 20H1 Build 19035. These ISO files can be used to install a corresponding Windows 10 Insider Preview 20H1. As...
View ArticlePatchday Windows 10-Updates (December 10, 2019)
[German]On December 10, 2019 (the second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each...
View ArticleWindows 7: EOL warning on January 15, 2020
[German]Microsoft has announced, that Users of Windows 7 SP1 from January 15, 2020 will receive a warning, which will be displayed on the entire screen. It notifies a user of the end of life of Windows...
View ArticleWindows 10 V190x: AutoPilot-Update KB4532441 pulled
[German]On December 10, 2019, Microsoft again incorrectly distributed the AutoPilot update KB4532441 to systems running Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) and Windows 10 November 2019 Update...
View ArticleMalwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.0, a 2nd view
[German]Malwarebytes has released version 8.0 of its tool AdwCleaner end of November 2019. The tool, which doesn’t need to be installed, may be used for cleaning up a Windows system from Adware....
View ArticleMicrosoft Patchday Review (Dec. 10, 2019)
[German]As of December 10, 2019, Microsoft has released a collection of security updates for its products. The article includes a Patchday review that provides information about issues related to...
View ArticleWindows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, price and source for SMEs
[German]It was a ‘difficult birth’ – over three weeks I have drilled thick boards and tried to to get some details and especially prices for Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU). Finally I found a...
View ArticleWindows 10 Insider Preview Build 19536 (20H2)
On 16.12.2019 Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19536 (should be 20H2) for insiders in the Fast Ring. In the Windows Blog, Microsoft explains some of the new features and changes...
View ArticleWindows Insider: Fast Ring has no fixed releases anymore
[German]In the release notes of the first Windows 10 20H2 Insider Preview, Microsoft has announced another major change in the Windows Insider program. There will be no more fixed releases with...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Chromium Edge will be distributed via update soon
[German]Another brief message for people who are using Windows 10 and Edge Browser. Microsoft is ready to distribute the final version of the Chromium-based browser via update to supported Windows 10...
View ArticleMicrosoft Security Essentials (MSE) for Windows 7 receive definition updates...
[German]Microsoft made an U turn. If you run Windows 7 SP1 after January 14, 2020 and use the Microsoft Security Essentials as antivirus software, you will still receive signature updates (against the...
View ArticleRun old and new Edge in Side-by modus
[German]On January 15, 2020, Microsoft plans to ship the Chromium-based Edge Browser under Windows 10. Microsoft has now published a document that explains how to run both browser versions side by...
View ArticleWindows 10 forced upgrade to Windows 7? (Dec. 2019)
[German]Could there be some sort of automatic upgrade from Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 again? Actually, I don’t think so, but I’d like to post a recent case with the information available to me here in...
View ArticleIssues with Lenovo USB-C Dock and Windows 10 V1903
[German]Do Lenovo Yoga X370 and X380 Series Thinkpads have connection issues with the USB-C Dock under Windows 10 version 1903? And if it occurs with the 1903 version, it should also apply to the 1909...
View ArticleVulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience App closed
[German]Vendor NVIDIA has closed a chess hole (DDOS or Privilege Escalation) in its NVIDIA GeForce Experience app with an update. The NVIDIA GFE App The NVIDIA GeForce Experience is software that lets...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1909: Deprecated features
[German]Also with the Windows 10 November 2019 Update (Version 1909), Microsoft has issued a list of features that are defined as deprecated and will not be developed further. The list of features...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1909: Explorer Bugs and a Wakeup Flaw
[German]At the end of the year a short look at the Windows 10 November 2019 Update (Version 1909) and its bugs. An Explorer bug is to be fixed ‘soon’ – and another bug that wakes up machines in...
View ArticleWindows 10 Update drops error 0x80070490
[German]Windows 10 users may fascing an updates install error 0x80070490. A blog reader recently pointed out a case for this issues with November and December 2019 cumulative updates and outlined how...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1909 and a possible GPO Issue
[German]Windows 10 November 2019 Update (Version 1909), seems to have issues with Group Policy because changes cannot be set reliably. At least a blog reader has made this experience in a test...
View ArticleOperating system/Windows Market Share (December 2019)
[German]It’s early January 2020, and Windows 7 will expire this month. Time to take a look at the current market share of desktop operating systems as of the end of December 2019. Windows dominates the...
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