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PowerToys 0.27 released
[German]Microsoft released version 0.27.0 of PowerToys for Windows 10 users on December 1, 2020. These tools are free and provide additional features for Windows 10, and the update brings improvements...
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Windows: Incorrect disk layout causes trouble with updates and feature upgrades
[German]If the disk layout on Windows machines does not comply with Microsoft specifications, this can quickly lead to trouble. During update installation, rollbacks occur and the installation of the...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20270
On December 3, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20270 for Windows Insider on the Developer Channel. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where you can read about...
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Windows 10 2004/20H2: DumpStack.log.tmp slows down computer
[German]On Windows 10 systems with the version 2004 or 20H2 there is a file DumpStack.log.tmp, which in the worst case slows down the computer. A blog reader pointed this out to me. Here is some...
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (December 8, 2020)
[German]On December 8, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective...
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PowerToys 0.27.1
[German]Microsoft released version 0.27.1 of PowerToys a few hours ago as a bug-fix update for Windows 10 users. This should improve the stability and quality of the tools. These tools are free and...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds 20277 und 21277
[German]Microsoft has released not one but two Insider Preview builds, the 20277 and the 21277, of Windows 10 in the Dev Channel for testing on December 10, 2020. Here’s some information. Things are a...
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Windows 10 version 1903 reaches end of support, upgrade to successor version
[German]Microsoft’s Windows 10 version 1903, released in spring 2019, has now reached the end of support. Systems still running this Windows 10 version will now be migrated to newer Windows 10 versions...
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20279
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 20279 for Windows Insiders in the Developer Channel as of December 14, 2020. This build is largely identical to build 20277, which was released...
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Windows 10 2004/20H2: Thunderbolt NVMe BSOD bug fixed
[German]Another topic I like to cover. With the update KB4586853 for Windows 10 2004 and 20H2, Microsoft also addressed the bug that caused bluescreens on Thunderbolt NVMe SSD units. The upgrade block...
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Windows 10: ISO refresh for December 2020 (1809 – 20H2)
[German]Microsoft has updated the ISO installation images for various Windows 10 versions to include the December 8, 2020 cumulative updates. The image files are available for download in Microsoft...
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Windows 10: Updates causes BSOD loop on CorsairVBusDriver
[German]The latest Windows 10 updates seem to cause severe problems for some users with a CorsairVBusDriver installed. The systems remain in a Blue Screen boot loop after installing the update. Error...
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Windows 10 2004/20H2: Microsoft fixes chkdsk issue in update KB4592438
[German]It worked, the bug I reported about chkdsk ending in an unbootable Windows 10 2004/20H2 on some systems has been fixed. At least that’s what the descriptions of update KB4592438 say. Here is a...
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Windows 10 Version 1809-2004: Driver installation via store broken
[German]Are the GUI components for drivers (e.g. for Intel Graphics or Waves MaxxAudio settings) suddenly missing after Windows 10 setup? A crude bug causes the driver GUI components originally...
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Security Baseline for Windows 10/Server 20H2 released
Microsoft has published the final release of Security Baseline package for Windows 10 version 20H2 and Windows Server version 20H2. The announcement has been made in this Techcommunity blog post. The...
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Windows 10: Attention, driver signing changes in 2021, cross-signed drivers...
[German]Microsoft will end support for root certificates with kernel-mode signing capabilities in the Microsoft Trusted Root program in the first half of 2021. This means that cross-signed drivers from...
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Windows 10 upgrade: Apps and Store disappeared
[German]A German blog reader contacted me a day ago with a problem he was facing. After upgrading from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, both the Microsoft Store and the apps on Windows 10 disappeared. The...
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Windows 10 20H2: lsass error 0xc0000374 has been fixed on Jan 7, 2021
[German]In Windows 10 20H2, some users had the problem that the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service file (lsass.exe) crashes in certain constellations. Microsoft had set an upgrade stop, but was...
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (January 12, 2021)
[German]On January 12, 2021 (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 update....
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Fix for broken Windows 10 ‘Reset PC’ feature
[English]Microsoft has now finally officially confirmed that the bug in the Reset PC function under Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 has been fixed. The bug has been known since February 2020 and was...
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