#windows-update

Windows 10 Druckerproblem gelöst: Ein Update gegen das Update!

Vor kurzem hat Microsoft ein Update veröffentlich, welches ziemlich fiese Druckerprobleme verursachte. Hauptsächlich betroffen waren Drucker der Hersteller Brother, HP und EPSON. Ich hatte auch eine Fälle davon in meinem Bekanntenkreis und kann sagen, dass die Betroffenen nicht sonderlich erfreut waren.

Nach der Installation des Juni-Updates für Windows-10-Geräte berichteten zahlreiche Nutzer…

How-to: Centralized Windows/Mac Patch Management that is easy to use #fix #development #it

Centralized Windows/Mac Patch Management that is easy to use

I’m looking for advice on what patch management solutions you would recommend based upon your experience. I’m also looking for which ones you would not recommend based upon your experience.

We have a mixed network of Windows and Mac clients. Our central servers are all Windows servers, although I have considered putting in a Mac server…

Fix: How does a critical Windows Update find every Windows computer on the Internet? #programming #fix #it

How does a critical Windows Update find every Windows computer on the Internet?

I’ve read that Patch Tuesday is the second Tuesday of every month, so I could picture the code in Windows Update on the client machine being set to contact the company servers so Microsoft doesn’t have to find all the Windows computers- all the Windows computers come to them on that day.

But if there’s a critical…

Resolved: Why do Windows Updates all have a name like KB1234567? #development #solution #it

Why do Windows Updates all have a name like KB1234567?

Why do Windows Updates all have a name like KB1234567? Is this because they all are referenced in their Knowledge Base?

Answer [by Kyle]: Why do Windows Updates all have a name like KB1234567?

Yes it is the knowledge base number… so you can quickly find the article about the update and what it fixes in the knowledge base.

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Resolved: should you install specific drivers from your motherboard / video card manufacturer, or let Windows do the job? #computers #answer #fix

should you install specific drivers from your motherboard / video card manufacturer, or let Windows do the job?

I have a computer which is working fine after a windows re-install. However, I did not install any drivers at all, they seem to have been installed via Windows Update.

Back then, I remember I had to download the latest drivers from the motherboard manufacturer, video-card manufacturer,…

Fix: How can I prevent Windows from prompting to restart my computer after an update? #computers #solution #dev

How can I prevent Windows from prompting to restart my computer after an update?

On XP Home how can I prevent Windows from ever trying to restart my computer after an update? XP Home has no Group Policy Editor.

Answer [by Kirill V. Lyadvinsky]: How can I prevent Windows from prompting to restart my computer after an update?

Launch regedit.exe

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE/Policies\Micr…

Fixed: 'Windows Update' Best Practices #solution #computers #fix

‘Windows Update’ Best Practices

I’m finding that most users ignore the “There are updates ready to be installed, click here to install” message that WSUS pushes out. Until now we haven’t forced the install but I’m thinking about changing the group policy to enforce updates nightly. This will sometimes require a reboot which I want to enforce through GP as well.

I know there will be push-back…