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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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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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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 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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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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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...
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Patchday 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...
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Windows 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...
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Windows 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...
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Windows 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...
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Run 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...
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Windows 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...
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Windows 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...
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Windows 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...
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Windows 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...
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Windows 10: Update installs mysterious HP Inc. driver
[German]Just a brief note: I became aware of a mysterious HP Inc. driver that has been delivered via Windows Update and installs in Windows 10. Here are a few details I know so far. I has been informed...
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