Windows 10: Update error 0x800706B5
[German]This blog post discusses error 0x800706b5, that can hit users of Windows 10 (or previous Windows versions) during update installation. Error description If you attempt to install updates under...
View ArticleWindows 10 V1709 forced upgrade from V1703 confirmed
[German]Microsoft has confirmed a forced [unintended] upgrade from Windows 10 V 1703 to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, although this has been blocked by administrators who set the system halt for...
View ArticleWindows 10: Cumulative Updates Nov. 27, 2017–Dot Matrix printer fixes
[German]Microsoft has released also cumulative updates (November 27, 2017) for Windows 10, to fix also the existing Epson dot matrix printer issue. Here are a few details. Update KB4051963 for Windows...
View ArticleWindows 10: AdDuplex figures and 600 Million active devices
Interesting question: how many systems are running Windows 10? And how is the distribution of Windows 10 versions. Both data has been released November 29, 2017 or before. 600 million active Windows 10...
View ArticleWindows 10: Updates KB4054022, KB4055237, KB4052342 (Nov. 30, 2017)
[German]On November 30, 2017 Microsoft has released updates KB4054022, KB4055237 and KB4052342 for Windows 10. Here is a short overview of these updates. Update KB4054022 for Windows 10 Version 1709...
View ArticleWindows 10 Update causes error code 0x80190001
[German]Does Windows 10 ends with an error code 0x80190001 when installing a feature update (upgrade) and aborts the install process? In this blog post I will develop some hints to decode and repair...
View ArticleWindows 10: Update error 0x80096004
[German]Occasionally, the installation of updates under Windows terminates with error code 0x80096004. Most recently, it seems to have hit users of Windows 10 Insider Previews. Here is some information...
View ArticleWindows 10 Setup: Stuck in Cortana hell
[German]Today a some funny blog post that points out the sufferings of an administrator who was ordered to set up a new Windows 10 system. Okay, it wasn’t one, it was 40 systems. Unexpectedly, he was...
View ArticleWindows 10: Disable fast startup
[German]This blog post describes (as a basic article) the steps to disable the so-called fast boot in Windows 10. This feature causes various issues with the operating system. So disabling fast boot is...
View ArticleWindows 10: Multi monitor bug in December 2017 update?
[German]Today a short blog post, addressing Windows 10 users with a multi-monitor configuration. I recently run over some posts, that reporting, the last December 2017 update will cause problems with...
View ArticlePatchday: Windows 10 Updates December 12, 2017
[German]On December 12, 2017 Microsoft released a couple of cumulative updates for all supported Windows 10 builds. Here is an overview what’s patched. A list of all updates may be found at this...
View ArticleWindows10 V1709: Reliability Update KB4058043
[German]Surprisingly Microsoft has released another (reliability) update KB4058043 for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on December 15, 2017. Here are some hints for this (reliability) update. The...
View ArticleUnsecure Password Manager app shipped with Windows 10
[German]It seems that Microsoft has bundled the Keeper password manager app within Windows 10 (Home and Pro). A security researcher found a vulnerability within the Keeper app, that allows web sites to...
View ArticleWindows 10: Update Error 0x80248014
[English]Windows users sometimes running into error code 0x80248014 during an update. This can also occur during updating apps from the store, or when updating the virus scanners of Windows Defender or...
View ArticleWindows 10 Hello bypassed by printout
[German]Microsoft’s Windows Hello authentication technology for Windows 10 isn’t foolproof. Two German security researcher has been able to successful bypass Windows Hello with a printout of an image....
View ArticleWindows 10 V1709: Issues with Update KB4054517
[German]User of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) may be experiencing installation problems with update KB4054517. Here is some information. Update KB4054517 for Windows 10 (V1709) Update...
View ArticleWindows 10: Radeon Graphics Driver Update KB4057291
[German]Owners of older Radeon graphics cards (HD 2000, HD 3000, HD 4000) are struggling with display issues since November 2017. Microsoft now released update KB4057291 on December 18, 2017, to fix...
View ArticleWindows 10: iCloud install Media Feature Pack is missing
[German]Some users of Windows 10 get a strange error message when trying to install Apple’s iCloud client. Windows says that that Media Feature Pack is missing. Here is some information about this...
View ArticleFix for Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant error...
[German]Microsoft offers the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant, which allows you to upgrade a system running Windows 7/8.1 to Windows 10. Now a new bug let the upgrade wizard fail due to a...
View ArticleWindows 10: Update error 0x80244018
[German]Some Windows 10 users are facing error 0x80244018 during installing an update or a feature upgrade. Here are a few details, what this error means and how to fix it. What does error 0x80244018...
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