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Windows 10 V1607, V1703, V1709 Updates (10/18/2018)
[German]Microsoft has released the updates KB4462932 (Windows 10 V1709), KB4462939 (Windows 10 Version 1703) and KB4462928 (Windows 10 Version 1607) as well as some dynamic updates as of October 18,...
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Windows 10 19H1 with Retpoline Spectre V2 Mitigation
[German]Surprise in Windows 10 Insider Preview 19H1: The kernel contains the Retpoline technology to protect it from Spectre V2 attack. This is to minimize the power loss caused by this protection....
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Windows 10: Information on deadlines for downgrade rights
[German]A brief information for users who want or need to downgrade from Windows 10 to a previous version of Windows. I have received a newsletter from an Swiss OEM with various information that might...
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Windows as a service: pretty broken by design?
Microsoft failed to release Windows 10 April 2018 Update free of accidents, and Microsoft failed to release Windows 10 October 2018 Update without an accident. I would say: This ‘Windows as a thing’ is...
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Windows 10 V1809: ZIP bug confirmed
Microsoft has confirmed the bug when unpacking ZIP files (existing files are not overwritten, but nothing is reported either) in Windows 10 V1809. The bug was known to Microsoft, is even fixed in...
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Windows 10: 0-Day-Exploit in Microsoft Data Sharing
[German]Twitter user @SandboxEscaper has once again disclosed a zero-day exploit in Windows 10 (and the server editions) and published a proof of concept (PoC) on GitHub. It concerns the Microsoft Data...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18267
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18267 in the Fast and Skip Ahead Ring. This is the 19H1 development branch, which will be released as a product in spring 2019. The...
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Windows Defender in a sandbox
Microsoft has added an additional security feature to the Windows Defender included in Windows 10. Defender can be run in a protected sandbox environment from Windows 10 V1703 onwards. Some Background:...
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Bing/Edge directed Chrome-Fans to Phishing sites
[German]A worrying thing that may have happened in the USA. Users looking for a Google Chrome download in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 were occasionally redirected to a page offering unwanted software...
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Botched Windows 10 V1809 upgrade reached Million PCs
[German]Windows 10 October 2018 Update (V1809), released to the public by Microsoft on October 2, 2018 and withdrawn a short time later, may have been installed on millions of PCs. It was a failure...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18272 released
[German]Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18272 in the Fast Ring. This is the 19H1 development branch, which will be released in spring 2019 as a product. This build is also...
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Windows Performance Analyzer in Microsoft Store
[German]Microsoft has released the Windows Performance Analyzer as an App in the Microsoft Store. This tool comes in handy during some diagnostic tasks. Here are a few information about that topics....
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Windows 10: App History without Microsoft account?
[German]Microsoft is probably able to track the Microsoft store app history, i.e. what you have loaded as an app in the store, even without a Microsoft account. This may be shown within the store’s app...
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Windows 10 V1803: Issues with Update KB4462933
[German]Microsoft released cumulative update KB4462933 for Windows 10 V1803 in October 2018. This update caused the Edge Developer Tools to stop working. There may also be problems with SQL...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18277 released
has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18277 in the Fast Ring. It is the 19H1 development branch, which will be released in spring 2019. Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18272 has been...
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Windows 10 Activation issue fixed
[German]It seems, Microsoft has fixed its Windows 10 activation problem, which has been affecting numerous Windows 10 users around the world. I’ve reported that incident yesterday. Within my article...
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Windows 10 V1809: Re-release on Nov. 13/14, 2018?
[German]At the moment there are rumors and hints that Microsoft is preparing the renewed release of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809) for the coming days. After Microsoft stopped the...
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Patchday Windows 10-Updates (November 13, 2018)
[German]As of November 13 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates have been released for the supported Windows 10 builds. For a list of updates, visit this...
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Windows 10 V1807: Media Feature Pack re-released
Short info for users of Windows 10 October 2018 Update N variants. After Microsoft has released Windows 10 V1809 again, the Media Feature Pack for this version is also available again. Details can be...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18282 released
[German]Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18282 in Fast Ring. This is the 19H1 development branch, which will be released in spring 2019. The announcement of the Windows 10...
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