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Windows 10 Preview Updates (October 20, 2020)
[German]On October 20, 2020, Microsoft released several cumulative updates as optionally installable previews for Windows 10 versions 1809 to 1909. In Windows 10 version 190x, the preview update...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20241 released
[German]Microsofthas additionally released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20241 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel on October 21, 2020, one day after the deployment of Windows 10 20H2....
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Windows 10: Update KB4589464 (Build 20241.1005) for Insider in Dev Channel
[German]Microsoft has relased the cumulative update KB4589464 to Windows Insider in the Dev Channel as of Oct. 23, 2020. This update raises Windows 10 20H2 to build 20241.1005. Microsoft released build...
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Microsoft publishes workaround to fix a broken Windows 10 ‘reset PC’ feature
[German]Some users facing trouble when they try to use the Windows 10 feature to reset the system. Microsoft has now confirmed an issue preventing a reset and published a workaround to fix this issue....
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Microsoft Store: Error 0x000001F7 or 0x80131500
[German]Windows 10 users may receive the error code 0x000001F7 or 0x80131500 when trying to open the Microsoft Store on Windows 10. They will also receive the message ‘Try again’. German blogger Martin...
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Windows 10 forgets certificates during upgrade
[German]After installing cumulative October 2020 updates, various Windows 10 versions forget their certificates when upgrading to a higher Build. A blog-reader has pointed out the topic to me and I...
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Windows 10: Does Defender forget defined exclusions?
[German]Has anyone noticed the problem with Defender in Windows 10 that the virus protection suddenly loses defined exclusions for scans? Here is some information on this issue. Background information:...
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Windows 10: Further UI improvements planned for 2021
[German]Recent rumors say that Microsoft is planning further improvements to the user interface (UI) of Windows 10 for 2021. A short overview of the never ending topic ‘screws on the user interface of...
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Windows 10 20H2-Upgrade: Microsoft Edge Downgrade as Pitfall
[German]When upgrading a system to Windows 10 20H2 via WSUS there is a nasty trap that a blog reader pointed out to me. When upgrading, an existing Chromium Edge browser of the old system is forced to...
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Windows 10: Changes for driver updates from 11/05/2020
[German]Starting November 5, 2020, Microsoft will introduce a clear distinction between automatic and manual driver updates that are delivered via Windows Update in Windows 10 version 2004 or higher....
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Windows 10: Deactivate Safeguard holds (blocked Upgrades)
[German]In Windows 10, Group Policy can be used to disable upgrade blocks (safeguard holds) set by Microsoft in Windows Update due to known compatibility issues. Here is some information about this....
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Office 365: Download fails (in ConfigMgr) after Oct. 2020 Updates
[German]Administrators (or users) who have installed the October 2020 updates (for Windows 10 and Windows Server pendants) are probably facing issues. ConfigMgr and other tools will (possibly) not be...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 released
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel as of October 29, 2020. The announcement was made in the Windows-Blog, where the list of...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.610 (20H2) released
Microsoft has also released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19042.610 (20H2) for Windows Insider in Beta and Release Preview Channels as of October 29, 2020. This build is shipped as Update...
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PowerToys 0.25.0 released
[English]Microsoft released version 0.25.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users on October 10, 2020. These tools are free and offer additional features for Windows 10. The new version is intended to...
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Microsoft confirms certificate loss on Windows 10 upgrades
[German]Microsoft has now officially confirmed the certificate problem, which I already mentioned here in the blog, as of October 30, 2020 and has given details of when certificates will be lost during...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 released
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel on November 4, 2020. There are no new features, only fixes. The announcement was made in...
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.NET Framework preview updates and the unsolicited installation
[German]Once again I pick up an unpleasant topic here. It’s about the fact that Microsoft is now releasing monthly preview updates for their .NET frameworks to fix the numerous vulnerabilities and bugs...
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Windows 10: Is the Defender GUI bug hiding defined exclusions fixed?
[German]I take the topic again. Does Microsoft Defender show defined scan exclusions under Windows 10? Or is the GUI bug I mentioned in this blog still present after Defender updates? What is the...
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Windows 10 2004/20H2: Thunderbolt NVMe SSD causes BlueScreens
[German]Besides the lsass.exe crash problem (see Windows 10 2004/20H2 lsass.exe crash issue (Oct. 2020) confirmed), Microsoft has confirmed another problem with Windows 10. After upgrading to Windows...
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