Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5028244 (July 25, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5028244 for Windows 10 22H2 on July 25, 2023 (D-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 22H2. Below I provide...
View ArticleWindows: Black Screen after July 2023 updates KB5028166 and KB5028171
[German]Another brief addendum from the July 2023 patchday, because the August 2023 security updates are luring around the corner. I received some user reports that July 2023 updates on Windows 10...
View ArticleWindows 10: Updates KB5028244 and KB5029244 causes ClickOnce install issues...
[German]Microsoft has confirmed a bug that was already distributed with the July 2023 preview update KB5028244 on Windows 10 22H2 and is also included in successor updates. Applications installed via...
View ArticleWindows 10/11: UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error caused by preview updates (August...
[German]The old recommendation not to install a month's preview updates immediatly has proven itself again in August 2023. The optional preview updates released on August 22, 2023 are supposed to fix...
View ArticlePatchday: Windows 10 Updates (September 12, 2023)
[German]On September 12 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well...
View ArticleWindows 10 update KB5030211 ships backup app to LTSC versions and frustrates...
[German]Microsoft has clearly lost track with the needs of its commercial users. The latest example is the backup app that Redmond flushed onto Windows 10 users' systems via a security update in...
View ArticleWindows 10/11: Upgrade path with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 keys no longer...
[German]Microsoft has now technically ended the upgrade option from Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 for Windows 10 and Windows 11. This means that the previously still possible activation with a...
View ArticleWindows 10: Update KB5001716 for update service components (Oct. 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB5001716 for machines with older Windows 10 versions on Oct. 3, 2023. The package updates the Update Service components so that the machine can be updated to...
View ArticlePatchday: Windows 10 Updates (Oktober 10, 2023)
[German]On October 10 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as...
View ArticleWindows 10 Update KB5031356 fails with error 0x8007000D
[German]The security update KB5031356 released on October 10, 2023 for Windows 10 22H2 fails with installation error 0x8007000D for some users. Microsoft has admitted the issue as of October 13, 2023...
View ArticleWindows 10/11: Microsoft Defender can no longer be disabled
[German]I'm going to address an old issue that might affect administrators who are migrating clients to Windows 11. In some scenarios, applications run very slowly or the system or applications start...
View ArticleWindows Server 2019/2022: Updates KB5031361/KB5031364 cause Hyper-V issues
[German]I got reports that update KB5031361 for Windows Server 2019 (and Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC) is causing issues with VMs running on Hyper-V. The same is reported for update KB5031364 for...
View ArticlePetition to Microsoft demands Windows 10 support extension
[German]I'm catching up on a topic that already came to my attention on Mastodon on October 27, 2023. The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has set up a petition calling for Microsoft to extend...
View ArticleWindows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5031445 installs Remote desktop connection...
[German]With the preview update KB5031445 for Windows 10 22H2, Microsoft has installed a new "Remote Desktop Connection" entry in "Programs and Features". This feature will then be rolled out globally...
View ArticleWindows 10 get co-pilot; support extension beyond 2025?
[German]There are currently a number of rumors about Windows 10 floating around the web. Windows 10 is not supposed to receive any more feature updates and will be discontinued in October 2025. Now it...
View ArticlePatchday: Windows 10-Updates (November 14, 2023)
[German]On November 14 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version)...
View ArticleWindows 10/11: Changes due to the European Digital Markets Act
[German]Microsoft has to move and is adapting some features/behaviorof Windows 10 and 11 due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) applicable in Europe. For example, Microsoft Bing web search will be...
View ArticleWindows 10: Microsoft buries the "dream" of a support extension
[German]ISupport for Windows 10 will end in October 2025; it will not be possible for many existing systems to switch to Windows 11. Recently, there was hope that Microsoft would offer a support...
View ArticleWindows 10/11: "HP Smart" printer app is installed without permission
[German]Since the end of November 2023, users have been reporting that an "HP Smart" printer app has suddenly been installed on their Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. This also applies to systems to...
View ArticleWindows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5032278 (November 30, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional, cumulative (preview) update KB5032278 for Windows 10 22H2 on November 30, 2023 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 22H2. Windows...
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