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Microsoft investigates HP Smart App installation and other related issues on...
[English]Since the end of November 2023, users have reported that an "HP Smart" printer app has suddenly been installed on their systems with Windows 10 and Windows 11. In addition, the entries for...
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Windows 10: Surprise, there is an ESU support extension; also for private users
[German]What Microsoft has just announced comes as a surprise. After the official Windows 10 support ends in October 2025, Redmond will continue to provide paid security updates for a further three...
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Windows 10/11: Desktop icons jump on multiple monitors
[German]Users of Windows 11 and also Windows 10 who work with multiple monitors suffer from a bug. There may be an unexpected shifting of desktop icons between monitors or other problems with the...
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Avira Security Software breaks Windows 10/11 (Dec. 2023)
[German]Brief information for readers who maintain systems running Avira security software under Windows. A reader has just informed me by e-mail that since last Friday he has been receiving various...
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Patchday: Windows 10 updates (December 12, 2023)
[German]On December 12 (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)...
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Canalys warns: Windows 10 support end will send at least 250 million PCs to...
[German]Regular support for Windows 10 will expire in October 2025. Microsoft does want to offer a paid support extension (ESU). However, it is currently unclear how much this will cost and how many...
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Windows 10 22H2: Nov. 2023 update KB5032278 causes Sysprep to fail with error...
[German]Microsoft has acknowledged a problem with Windows 10 22H2 that has been dormant in the systems for several days. The installed update KB5032278, which was rolled out at the end of November...
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Windows 10: App throws "File system error" (-2147219196) – CPU not compatible
[German]A small addendum for Windows 10 users who may have been receiving the error "File system error" (-2147219196) in apps such as Photos since January 2023. This should only occur on older hardware...
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Windows 10: Microsoft shows new annoying pop-up to upgrade to Windows 11
[German]Somehow Microsoft doesn't seem to be happy with the response from users who are voluntarily upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11. I've come across a new report that Microsoft is annoying...
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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (February 13, 2024)
[German]On February 13, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current...
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Windows 10: Update KB5034441 fails again with error 0x80070643 in February 2024
[German]Brief question to the readership, I have received initial reports that there are also installation problems in February 2024, around the patchday on February 13, 2024. The Win RE update...
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Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5034843 (February 29, 2024)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5034843 for Windows 10 22H2 on February 29, 2024 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 22H2. There are...
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Windows 10: Update KB5001716 is installed secretly; throws error 0x80070643
[German]I came across information in various places today that Microsoft is (secretly) installing an update KB5001716 on Windows 10. It is a "preparatory update" so that the systems can switch to...
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 12, 2024)
[German]On March 12, 2024 (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...
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Does Windows 10 update KB5034763 block protocol changes (URL association)?
[German]I'm going to post an issue here in the blog that I came across a few days ago. The problem is that since the February 2024 update under Windows 10, it is no longer possible to make changes to...
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Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5035941 (March 26, 2024)
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5035941 for Windows 10 22H2 on March 26, 2024 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 22H2 and brings...
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Windows 10: Which Intel CPUs are compatible?
Windows 10 is no longer as "hip" as Windows 11, but it might be interesting to have an overview of which Intel processors are compatible with Windows 10. After all, this operating system is still...
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Windows 10: Prices for Extended Security Updates announced
[English]Microsoft has already announced that there will be an ESU program (Extended Security Updates Program) for Windows 10, which will no longer be supported on 14 October 2025. Even private users...
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Windows 10: Update KB5035941 fixes sysprep error 0x80073cf2
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5035941 for Windows 10 22H2 on March 26, 2024 (D-Week). This preview update is also intended to fix the sysprep error...
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Windows 10 21H2 – 22H2 Enterprise: Can not use Connected Cache after update...
[German]Addendum from last week on a problem that affects administrators in the corporate environment who rely on Connected Cache in Windows 10. The preview update KB5034203 released in January 2024...
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