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Windows 10 Version 1709: Support extended till October 2020
[German]Microsoft has just announced a support extension (i.e. the supply of security updates) for Windows 10 version 1709 (Enterprise and Education) until October 2020. The reason is the current...
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Secure-Core PCs protect Windows against driver attacks
[German]The Windows Platform Security Team discusses the technology that secure core PCs can protect Windows against attacks on the kernel, e.g. by compromised drivers. I had already read the...
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Windows 10 Version 2004 supports Hosted Apps
[German]In Windows 10 Version 2004, Microsoft will introduce so-called Hosted Apps in the Windows App Model. Here is some information about what Microsoft understands by this new app model. Apps for...
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Amanda Langowski new head of Windows Insider Program
[German]Microsoft has a new face for the Windows Insider program. After the departure of Dona Sarkar, Amanda Langowski will lead this program in the future. In October 2019, it was announced that Dona...
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Windows 10: Fix for skipped Defender scans
[German]Windows 10 users are facing the behavior, that Windows Defender skips items during a scan and reports this. In the meantime the cause is clear and I present a solution in the blog post. What is...
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Update KB4052623: Microsoft fixes Defender Scan Skip Bug
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4052623 for the Windows Defender anti-malware platform for Windows 10 on March 24, 2020. This update also fixes the irritating message that files were...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19592
On March 25, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19592 (20H2 development branch) for Insiders in the Fast Ring. In the Windows Blog, Microsoft lists the new features, bug...
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Windows 10 V1609/Server 2016: Update KB4541329 causes printing issues/crashes
[German]Update KB4541329 released for Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 may cause printing issues on some systems (Terminal Server, Remote Desktop). Winspool.drv crashes and pulls the...
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Update KB4552455 for Windows 10 Version 2004
[German]Microsoft released update KB4552455 for Windows 10 version 2004 on March 26, 2020. This update is available for Windows insiders testing in the slow ring. Microsoft has posted some details...
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Windows 10: Bug prevents (VPN) Internet access
[German]There is a bug in all still supported versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 – caused by recent updates. This can prevent applications from connecting to the Internet. A bugfix is...
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Issues with Defender Update KB4052623 (March 2020)?
[German]On March 24, 2020, Microsoft released update KB4052623 for the Windows Defender anti-malware platform for Windows 10. Since that time, I have received reports of problems; the offline scan is...
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Windows Antivirus: Performance- & Stability issues
[German]In this blog post I like to take up a tiresome topic. It is about the performance and stability problems caused by virus scanners on Windows 10 clients as well as on server environments. What...
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Windows 10 V1507 may receive Updates and Upgrades
[German]A very short note for people who are still using an old and fresh installed Windows 10 version 1507 (RTM). It can now receive and install successfully both updates and feature upgrades....
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Windows 10: Updates fixes VPN bug
[German]Microsoft has released out-of-band updates for various versions of Windows 10 as of March 30, 2020 to fix the VPN bug caused by earlier updates from February 2020. The Windows 10 VPN bug There...
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Windows 10 News Bar …
[German]Sometime soon, Windows 10 will get a so-called news bar. Then important messages will be displayed above the taskbar during operation. The whole service is free of charge, but is rumored to be...
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Windows 10: PowerToys Version 0.16 released
[German]Microsoft has released version 0.16.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users a few hours ago. The new version brings the ImageResizer and the Window Walker. PowerToys were free programs under...
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Windows Admin Center Preview 1910.2
[German]Microsoft released the Windows Admin Center as Preview 1910.2 on March 31, 2020. The preview is available for Windows Insider. Here is some information on this topic, which might be of interest...
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Windows 10 and the broken feature settings
[German]The settings in Windows 10 are permanent under construction – or in other words ‘simply broken’. Things that are changed in the control panel are simply not considered in the settings page. For...
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Does Windows 10 VPN Bug-Fix Update cause Teams issues?
[German]A brief question: Does somebody expects issues with Microsoft Teams after installing the out-of-band updates to fix the Windows 10 VPN internet connectivity bug (like update KB4554364)? One...
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Windows 10: “Socket Error 0×2200021” and WiFi issues
[German]Since April 1, 2020, there have been complaints from Windows 10 users in Italian Microsoft forums reporting WiFi problems in connection with an update. The socket error 0×2200021 is triggered....
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