The Curious Engineer

Born's Tech and Windows World

2011–2016

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2016 238

December 2016

  1. How to block Windows 10 updates
  2. Surface Pro 5 with Windows 10 Creators Update, launch in 1st Quarter 2017?
  3. Windows 10: Hibernation causes error 0xC0000411
  4. Windows 7/8.1: Optional INTEL System driver updates
  5. Windows 10: New update troubleshooter app and site
  6. Windows 10: App folders are coming in Creators Update
  7. Microsoft confirms: Windows 10 upgrade campaign went to far
  8. Blue screen stop code 0x00000116 (nvlddmkm.sys)
  9. How to use an Android device as a light box for slides
  10. Merry Christmas 2016
  11. Stop Windows from installing updates over and over again
  12. Windows 10: Upgrade error 0x80070570-0x2000C
  13. Windows: optional update ‘Intel – System – 8/19/2016’
  14. Firmware (security) updates for Netgear router available
  15. Security Update for .NET Framework (3205640) revised
  16. Events ID 4231 and 4227 Tcpip – no internet connection
  17. Windows 7/8.1/10: error side-by-side configuration is incorrect
  18. Windows 10: Update issues with KB3201845, KB3206632
  19. LinkedIn: Informing about Lynda.com data breach
  20. Windows 10: A Feature Upgrade drops error 0xC1900209
  21. Yahoo: New data breach – more than 1B accounts hacked
  22. Windows 10 V1607: Update KB3206632 and the “no IP” fix – my findings
  23. Microsoft Security Bulletin Revisions December 2016
  24. Flaw in webinar form reveals Microsoft customers names
  25. Windows error 0x80070008 or 0x8007000E
  26. Windows 7/8.1/Server: New update schemes for WSUS/SCCM from December 2016 onwards
  27. Windows: Yes button in user account controls is disabled
  28. December 2016 Firmware Update for Surface Pro 4
  29. Windows 10: file system error (-1073741819) – ‘extended attributes are inconsistent’
  30. Activate Build-in Administrator account in Windows – II
  31. WinHEC: Windows 10 on ARM-CPUs is coming
  32. Activate Build-in Administrator account in Windows – I
  33. Petya-Mischa Ransomware variant GoldenEye
  34. Office patch day (12/05/2016)
  35. Windows 10 update error 0x80248007
  36. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV has sensor problems
  37. Android 7.1.1 for Nexus and Pixel; Android 7.0 Nougat for HTC One M9
  38. Windows: optional update ‘Intel – System – 6/28/2016’
  39. Android 7 (Nougat) comes to Samsung Galaxy A 2016 Series
  40. Drivers and Firmware for Surface Studio available
  41. Blu will change Software on cheap chinese phones
  42. Microsoft plans to improve accessibility functions in Windows 10 and Office in 2017
  43. Rumor: Microsoft’s plans for Home Hub
  44. Multiple vulnerabilities in Android AirDroid app
  45. New Firefox version 50.0.2 and Tor update to 6.0.7
  46. Windows: Can’t create a recovery drive

November 2016

  1. Firefox Zero-day exploit puts Tor users at risk
  2. Update for Microsoft Security Essentials (4.10.209.0) brings back context menu
  3. TripMode reduces mobile data transfer in Windows 10/Mac OS
  4. Windows: How to decode update 0x8024…. errors
  5. Windows 10 Version 1704: New Share UI
  6. Windows 10: Update error 0x80070652
  7. Warning: Windows Server hangs after UEFI Secure Boot (November 2016) Update
  8. German eco warns: Smart Home systems are not safe
  9. Update KB3199168 (Office for Mac) re-release
  10. Windows Rollup Update Previews Nov 2016 (KB3197868, KB319787, KB3196686)
  11. Rollup Updates KB3197867, KB3197868 (Windows 7), and KB3197873, KB3197874 (Windows 8.1)
  12. Windows 10: Updates KB3200970, KB3198586, KB3198585
  13. Microsoft Patchday November 8, 2016
  14. Web of Trust harvesting and selling user’s surfing data

October 2016

  1. Uninstalling ‘uninstallable’ Windows Updates
  2. Windows Live Essentials 2012 – R.I.P.
  3. Windows 10 Updates KB3200068, KB3199125 fixes SCOM bug
  4. Preview Quality Rollup KB3192406 for Windows Server 2012
  5. Microsoft Update Catalog finally supports different browsers
  6. Windows 7/8.1: Preview Quality Rollups KB3192403/KB3192404
  7. Microsoft’s warning about Oct update KB3192392
  8. Windows 10: Analyze upgrade errors
  9. Windows 10 Update KB3194798 install issues
  10. HP: New printer firmware re-enables refill ink cartridges
  11. Microsoft October 2016 Patchday Summary
  12. Windows 7/8.1-Update: What to expect from October onwards
  13. Use the RGB to Hex color converter in Google Search
  14. Microsoft: Installing Windows Updates – just trust us …
  15. Windows 10 V 1607 fails with Windows Update error 0x80D05001
  16. Windows 10 Version 1607: Windows Update error 0x80D05001
  17. Skype down?
  18. No support for new Intel CPUs in Windows 10 LTBS
  19. No, you haven’t just a month to buy OEM-Windows 7 PCs …
  20. Windows/Office update summary October 4, 2016
  21. Google introduces Pixel phones and more devices
  22. Yahoo: Mail with build-in NSA scan
  23. Android Security-Update October 2016 for Nexus
  24. What’s wrong with Windows Insider Preview program?
  25. Windows 10: Updates KB3195781/KB3194496 and install issues [Fixes]
  26. Some confusion about Updates KB2952664/KB2976978

September 2016

  1. Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Lost Ethernet Package in LAN
  2. HP apologizes, new firmware update for printers soon
  3. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) criticizes HP
  4. Facebook ordered to stop WhatsApp user data transfer in Germany
  5. Windows 10 hangs with error code 0xc0000034
  6. Updates for Windows 7/8.1 and 10
  7. Windows 10: Taskbar and desktop constantly refreshing
  8. Windows 10: Synaptics touchpad settings lost after logout or reboot
  9. Windows 7/8.1 cumulative Updates without IE patches
  10. Windows 8.1: Reliability Rollup KB3186208 for .NET-Framework 4.5.2
  11. Nearly 25 % of all business PSs sold in Europe runs Windows 10
  12. Windows 7/8.1: Update KB3184143 removes Get Windows 10 app
  13. Windows Updates KB3185278, KB3185279, KB3185280 (9/20/2016)
  14. HP printer firmware disables refill ink cartridges
  15. heidoc.net and ‘Windows und Office ISO Download Tool’ – an update
  16. Microsoft ends Techbench program; axes Windows ISO Download Tool & heidoc.net is dead?
  17. Fix: Windows 10 Anniversary Update KB3189866 hangs
  18. EaseUS Partition Master Version 11.8 available
  19. Windows 10: Store downloads causes error 0x80D05001
  20. Fixes for Windows printing issue (August 2016)
  21. SmartScreen in Outlook/Exchange–end of support
  22. Patchday: Microsoft Office updates September 6, 2016
  23. Windows 10 Version 1607 not recognizing external USB discs
  24. Freezing issue in Windows 10 Anniversary Update fixed
  25. Update KB3150513 for Windows 8/8.1/10 (08/31/2016)

August 2016

  1. Firmware-Update for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book 08/30/16
  2. VMware Workstation 12.5 Pro – Support for Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Fusion 8.5 in sight
  3. Update KB3186988 for Windows 10 Version 1511 printing issues?
  4. Apple is facing a Class Acting Law Suite over iPhone 6/Plus touchscreen issue
  5. Surface Pro 3: Firmware update intends to fix battery issue
  6. EU: Ireland’s illegal €13B tax benefits to Apple
  7. Trouble with 64 bit Office for Mac – incompatible add-ons
  8. Critical vulnerabilities in Kaspersky Internet Security
  9. Windows 10: Error 0x800704CF
  10. PSA: Apple releases iOS 9.3.5 with important security fix
  11. Windows 10 Anniversary Update KB3176934 breaks PowerShell
  12. Update KB3187022 fixes Windows 7/8.1 printing issue
  13. WordFence uncovers WordPress botnet–operated from a German hacker?
  14. Updates KB3176934,KB3176935 and KB3176936 for Windows 10 Anniversary Update
  15. Windows 10 Version 1607 improves scaling on high-DPI displays
  16. Update KB3186987 for Windows 10 fixes printing issue
  17. Windows 10 Anniversary Update breaks webcams and a fix
  18. Lost partitions in Windows 10 Version 1607
  19. Printing issues with Microsoft Security Patch MS16-098
  20. Fix for Surface Pro 3 battery degradation?
  21. Windows 10 V1607: Hyper-V/Bitlocker/DeviceGuard as upgrade stopper
  22. Windows 10 V1607: KB3176932 improves Miracast capabilities
  23. SQL Injection Vulnerability in Ninja Forms
  24. Windows Update KB3177723, KB3179573, and KB3179574
  25. New update model for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1
  26. Windows 10 Version 1607: Freeze issue confirmed
  27. Windows 10 Version 1607: Testing Miracast and Connect-App
  28. IE 11 security updates June/July 2016 are causing issues
  29. Windows 10: Updates KB3176492, KB3176493 and KB3176495
  30. Windows 10 Anniversary Update trouble shooting
  31. Windows 10 Anniversary Update – FAQ and Tips
  32. Apple sells “outdated” Macs and more
  33. PSA: Windows 10 Anniversary Update gives just 10 days for rollback
  34. Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Upgrade error 0xA0000400
  35. Virtual PC 2007 blocks Windows 10 Anniversary Update install
  36. Windows SMB-Sharing bug takes your user account at risk
  37. Windows 10: Update error 0x80070057
  38. Warning: FossHub hacked – Classic Shell is compromised
  39. Windows 10 Anniversary Update rollout explained
  40. Microsoft July 2016 Security Release ISO Image
  41. Windows 10: Still upgradable for free from Windows 7/8.1

July 2016

  1. Windows 10, Version 1607: driver signing changes
  2. Cortana search in Windows 10 Version 1607 – a 2nd look
  3. Microsoft axes Group Policies in Windows 10 Pro version 1607
  4. Last Minute Tip: How to save your free Windows 10 upgrade
  5. Windows-Update KB3161102 axes Windows Journal
  6. Remix OS version 3.0.101 released
  7. Lawsuits against Microsoft after forced Windows 10 upgrades
  8. Windows 10: Rollback to Windows 8.1 is ‘missing’
  9. Surface Pro 3 battery issue – a statement from Microsoft
  10. July 2016 firmware update for Surface 3
  11. Virtual machines with MS EdgeHTML 14 Preview available
  12. NoMoreRansom.org help for ransomware victims
  13. 10 Decryption tools for Ransomware available
  14. Google accesses browser history for Ads
  15. Bugs in Windows Disk Management tool
  16. Tool test: MiniTool Partition Wizard Free
  17. Windows 8.1 July 2016 Update Rollup KB3172614
  18. Update Rollup KB3172605 for Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1 screws up Bluetooth
  19. Vulnerabilities and Backdoors in Dell’s SonicWALL
  20. Microsoft has been “served” by French authorities for Windows 10 privacy failings
  21. ‘Akku gate’: Surface Pro 3 and the “sudden” battery dead
  22. Optional Windows updates KB3035583, KB3173040 (July 19, 2016)
  23. Uninstall of AMD Catalyst driver kills USB keyboard and mouse
  24. Windows 10: Upgrade error 0xC1900101 – 0x20003
  25. Windows 10-Upgrade: "Disk Controller: Current Active partition is compressed"
  26. Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 and JDBC driver 6.0 released
  27. Windows 7: Slow update search (July 2016)
  28. Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3172988 for KB3172985
  29. Windows 10 Version 1511: Update KB3172987
  30. Ransom ware: #Satana, greetings from hell …
  31. How to stop the Office 2013 Upgrade to Office 2016-Nag-Screen
  32. Devices probably getting Android 7.0 Nougat
  33. Check and repair Windows system files and component store
  34. BIOS-Updates for Dell XPS 13 and XPS 15
  35. Android Security Bulletin July 2016
  36. Microsoft explains the KB3159398 GPO problem
  37. Windows 10 Version 1607: No more Windows Journal
  38. Windows 10: Open command prompt window as administrator
  39. Microsoft Update-Summary: Windows and Office (July 5, 2016)
  40. How to decode Windows errors?
  41. Qualcomm-vulnerability breaks Android’s disk encryption
  42. Surveillance: Google collects meta data (phone calls, SMS) from Android phones
  43. Windows 10 and the file UpgradeSubscription.exe

June 2016

  1. Update KB3173040 – end of free upgrade offer notification
  2. Windows 10 Anniversary Update comes at August 2, 2016
  3. Security flaw in Symantec’s AV products sets you at risk
  4. New Lenovo Solution Center V 3.3.003 fixes 2 security holes
  5. OneDrive: Microsoft limits data transfer on free accounts
  6. Sophos Home: A free commercial-grade security for the home
  7. Microsoft Windows and Office ISO download tool
  8. June 2016 update rollup (KB3161608) for Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  9. RAA: Ransomware + Trojan, and a Cure
  10. June 2016 update rollup (KB3161606) for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
  11. Windows 10: Cumulative Update KB3170410 (June 17, 2016)
  12. Update KB3159398 breaks Group Policy in Windows
  13. Microsoft Patch day June 14, 2016
  14. EaseUS Partition Master Professional 11.0 Giveaway
  15. Windows 10 Store stalls with error 0x80131500
  16. Office patch day (June 7, 2016)
  17. Insides about the “can’t avoid Windows 10 upgrade offer”

May 2016

  1. Windows 7 SP1: May 2016 Update search slow, taking forever
  2. Lenovo Solution Center vulnerable again
  3. May 2016 Compatibility Update for Windows 7/8.1 (KB3150513)
  4. Office patch day (May 3, 2016)

April 2016

  1. Windows 10: Update error 0x800705B4
  2. Urgent: Remove Apple`s QuickTime Player from Windows
  3. Windows 7: "Secure Boot Violation" after April Patch day
  4. Windows 10: "Show more tiles" locked
  5. How to repair Windows Performance Monitor
  6. Optional updates for Windows 7/8.1 (3/31/2016)

March 2016

  1. Windows 10 V 1511: Servicing Stack Update KB3140741
  2. Microsoft Security Bulletin Revisions for Office for Mac(16.3.2016)
  3. Windows Updates 03/15/2016
  4. Microsoft Access 2010 Update KB3085515 has been pulled
  5. IE Security-Update KB3139929 adds Win10 Nag-Screen
  6. Drown: homeserver.com sub-domains are vulnerable
  7. Scanning in Word 2013/2016 – Part II
  8. Scanning in Word 2013/2016 – Part I
  9. Optional Windows Updates 3/1/2016
  10. Windows 10: Cumulative Update KB3140743

February 2016

  1. Windows: Optional updates and re-releases 02/16/2016
  2. Microsoft February 2, 2016 updates summarized

January 2016

  1. Fraunhofer EK institute put Skype for busines users at risk
  2. Problem bear: Windows update KB3102429 re-released
  3. Remix OS V 2.0 test drive
  4. Tool tip: FolderSecurityViewer for Shares

2015 76

December 2015

  1. Microsoft’s failure with default Windows device encryption
  2. Regedit-Bug in Windows 10 Version 1511
  3. Windows 7 SP1/8.1: Update KB3035583 for Windows 10
  4. Windows 10 Upgrade: Legal action against Microsoft Germany
  5. Is Microsoft forcing Windows 10 upgrades again?
  6. Update KB3114409 pulled, because it kills Outlook 2010
  7. Windows 10 Version 1511: update KB3122947 causes error 0x80070643
  8. Windows 10 Version 1511: Update summary KB3116908
  9. Microsoft Security-Advisory 3119884 (Dell root certificates)
  10. Windows 7/8.1 updates KB3112343 and KB3112336
  11. An issue in Dell Foundation Service allows user tracking

November 2015

  1. Windows 7 MS Internet games fails with error 0x80041004
  2. Windows 10 Version 1511 Update KB3120677 (11/24/2015)
  3. Windows 10 Version 1511 via Media Creation Tool “is back”
  4. Dell’s Superfish 2: Devices shipped with cloneable Root certificate
  5. Windows 10: Store error “Something went wrong”
  6. Microsoft pulls Windows 10 V 1511 downloads
  7. Windows 10 Version 1511: Cumulative Update KB3118754 Summary
  8. Firmware-Updates for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book
  9. KB3097877: Outlook crashes with error C0000374 (FIX) and other issues
  10. Optional Windows update KB3107998 removes Lenovo USB Blocker tool
  11. Windows 10 Fall-Update: Streaming with DLNA & Miracast
  12. Update KB3102812 for Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2
  13. Update KB3102810 for Windows 7 SP1 / Server 2008 R2

October 2015

  1. Block Windows 10 Upgrade using GWX Control Panel
  2. Windows 10: October Update KB3105208 causing BSOD PROCESS_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
  3. Windows 10: Upgrade error 0xC1900101-0x2000C
  4. Windows-Updates Oktober 1th, 5th and 6th 2015

September 2015

  1. EaseUS Partition Master 10.8 with GPT bug fix
  2. Windows 10: KB3081455 install issues after start menu changes
  3. Windows 10: Infrared IrDA-Stack is removed

August 2015

  1. Trick: How to upgrade to Windows 10 using a clean install
  2. Windows 10 upgrade: On-Screen-Keyboard/Touchscreen fix
  3. Windows 10: Upgrade error 0xC1900101-0×20017/0x30017
  4. Windows 10: Upgrade error 0xC1900101-0x2000A
  5. Windows 10: Upgrade error 0x8007002C-0x4000D
  6. Cumulative Windows 10 Update KB3081424 fails to install (Fix)
  7. Is EaseUS Partition Master 10.5 a Windows10 upgrade killer?
  8. Windows 10: Upgrade error 0x80200013

July 2015

  1. Windows 10: Upgrade error 0xC1900101 – 0x20004
  2. Windows 10: Dropping App Store Error 0x803F7003
  3. Windows 10: Upgrade error 80240020
  4. Microsoft July 2015 Patchday summary

June 2015

  1. KB3050267 blocks Office 2013 Updates in SCCM 2012 R2 CU4
  2. Update fixes Windows 8.1 WinHlp32 problem (KB917607)
  3. Microsoft June 2015 patchday summary

May 2015

  1. Windows 10 Build 10130 stalls with error 0x80246017

March 2015

  1. Android 5.1 OTA update for Nexus available
  2. Windows10: Update KB3046049 for FREAK fix released
  3. Microsoft fixes FREAK vulnerability, but not on Windows 10 TP
  4. Microsoft’s FREAK workaround causes update error 8024001F
  5. Android 5.1: Factory images for Nexus 5, 7 (2012) and 10
  6. FREAK: Why US policy sets Apple & Google products at risk
  7. Surface Pro 3: Fix Miracast issue with Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter

February 2015

  1. Win 7 SP1-Installation hangs with Error C0000034/C000009A
  2. Extraordinary Windows patch KB3006137
  3. KB3037639: Fix for KB3013455 Font-Rendering-Problem
  4. Superfish: Windows Defender fails to clean properly
  5. Komodia SSL certificates and hijacking tech are widely spread
  6. Lenovo ships Superfish adware preinstalled on systems
  7. Windows 7: Sidebar weather gadget “service not available”
  8. VLC 3.0 will support Chromcast
  9. Re-release of update KB2920732 for PowerPoint 2013
  10. Update KB3001652 re-released, KB3013455 has still issues, KB2920732 for PowerPoint 2013 has been pulled
  11. MS February patchday issues
  12. Warning: Do not install MS update KB 3001652
  13. Create Windows To Go from any Windows 8/8.1/10 using Rufus
  14. Unified Windows 10 store: Preview as Web version available
  15. New Raspberry Pi 2 Modell B – it’s Windows 10 capable

January 2015

  1. Warning: Microsoft Outlook app breaks (company) security
  2. Hard drive models and vendors: Which one to buy?
  3. This weeks KeySweeper “keyboard” gate
  4. January firmware updates for Microsoft’s Surface Pro family
  5. Google reveals third Windows 7/8.1 zero-day vulnerability
  6. Pitfall: Free Office 365 Personal or University subscription
  7. Windows 8.1 as a Miracast receiver (AirServer Universal 3.0.26)

2014 15

December 2014

  1. The dark side: Healt risk with 3D printing …
  2. Insides about Windows 10 Preparation Tool for Windows 7, Windows 8
  3. Official source for Surface recovery image downloads
  4. Android 5.0.2 Factory Image for Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi) available
  5. 4: “Sleep of Death” problem with Android 5.0/5.0.1
  6. Windows 8.1: WinHelp32.exe issue after December Patchday?
  7. KB 3025390: Fix for screwed up Internet Explorer 11
  8. Mysterious Update KB3024777 for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 revealed–Just a fix for KB 3004394
  9. December Update blocks ActiveX/Macro execution in Excel 2013
  10. Patchday: Windows Update error 800706F7
  11. Update KB3004394 breaks Root Certificate in Windows 7/ Windows Server 2008 R2

November 2014

  1. Mysterious Windows 7 Activation Update re-release
  2. Your Windows 8.1 machine as a Miracast receiver

June 2014

  1. iPhone/iPad: screen recording ‘how to’

April 2014

  1. Windows 8.1 Update: hide/show start screen’s power button

2013 3

September 2013

  1. Your iPad as Chromecast receiver

March 2013

  1. Google Chrome lags and freezes

February 2013

  1. How to add a scan function to Word 2013

2012 3

November 2012

  1. Windows 8: Fixing the Windows To Go workspace bug
  2. Windows 8 Upgrade: Troubleshooting and analysis

July 2012

  1. Running Angry Birds on Eee PC 701G with Android x86

2011 3

December 2011

  1. Installing Android x86 on a SD card

November 2011

  1. Testdrive: Android x86 3.2 RC2 on Eee PC & MSI Wind U 100
  2. Other english blog articles

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