Windows 10 News and Announcements...

" Microsoft’s new Windows File Recovery app helps recover deleted data "

- Have you ever accidentally deleted a file and wondered if you can get it back?

- Microsoft’s new Windows File Recovery app will assist in recovering files that you may have deleted and want to bring back, or resolve issues with corrupted data.

- The Windows File Recovery app can be downloaded via the Microsoft Store on Windows 10

https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-file-recovery

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Remember when Norton Utilities used to do cool things like this? Regardless of what was then, this is a much needed utility for Win 10 world.

 

"This Registry trick lets you block major Windows 10 updates"

- a Group policy and Registry tweak that allows you to specify the specific Windows version you wish to stay on and prevent new feature updates from being installed.

- With May 2020 Update, to simplify the Windows Update experience and prevent confusion, Microsoft removed the defer feature update setting for users running Pro, Enterprise, and Education versions.

- ... new Windows policy called 'TargetReleaseVersionInfo' that prevents Windows 10 feature updates from being installed.

- To specify the target release version of Windows 10, follow these steps: ...

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...rick-lets-you-block-major-windows-10-updates/

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epguy3 let us know they removed it in the post above. Who knows how long the work-around in this article will be effective.

 

With so many guinea pig and still so flawed. Almost as Microsoft can do whatever they prefer without a single thought for their customers. Yea it was important push it out before time.


Windows 10 v2004 Reports a Good Start – Hits 7% of the Market In Its First Month

 

"Microsoft announces new Windows 10 Start menu design and updated Alt-Tab"

- Other improvements include a new taskbar layout

- Microsoft is introducing a new Windows 10 Start menu design that will de-emphasize its Live Tiles

- “Beginning with today’s build, all tabs open in Microsoft Edge will start appearing in Alt-Tab, not just the active one in each browser window,” explains Microsoft.

- The default taskbar appearance will also now be more personalized with the Xbox app pinned for Xbox Live users or Your Phone pinned for Android users.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/1/2...ows-10-start-menu-design-new-alt-tab-features

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The sooner we can erase Windows 8 UI from everyone's memory the better. But the Alt-Tab for open tabs?? Can't wait to they see most ppl I know who have 25-150 tabs on their browser at any given time. That feature will quickly be placed in "File 13."

 

"Microsoft releases urgent security updates for Windows 10 Codecs bugs"

- Microsoft has released two out-of-band security updates to address remote code execution security vulnerabilities affecting the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library on Windows 10, version 1709 or later.

- The security updates addressing these security issues will be installed automatically on all vulnerable systems unless automatic updating for Microsoft Store apps is disabled.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-security-updates-for-windows-10-codecs-bugs/

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Another day another Microsoft security announcement!

 

https://www.pcworld.com/article/356...ajor-changes-to-start-taskbar-and-alttab.html
The overall design is more reminiscent of the Windows 10X UI Microsoft demonstrated earlier this year, with a more minimalist approach that Microsoft said was deliberate.

Yeah, what it will looks like ...
Hands on with Windows 10X: Microsoft's dual-screen OS is shallow but slick
https://www.pcworld.com/article/352...ofts-dual-screen-os-is-shallow-but-slick.html

Not sure this is what you want!

“tablet OS mixed with a phone OS mixed with Windows 10“ Unisex as Win 8

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Microsoft’s way!

OneDrive simplifies document sharing by making it even more complex


Microsoft has somehow managed to take what you might think to be a fairly simple process—sharing a document—and Microsoft-ed it.

 

Already removed them in my custom ISO and its been almost 2 years+.

 

For those that allow the Redmond Mafia to molest their computer on-demand and those on virus watch...

With Edge, Microsoft’s forced Windows updates just sank to a new low

Some people actually enjoy wallowing in the filth...

 

You remembered that I warned about the new Edge Chrom browser some time ago(about a month ago)? I had correct as usual http://forum.notebookreview.com/search/36028251/?q=Edge&o=relevance&c[date]=1590966000&c[user][0]=612304

 

Why Did Microsoft Remove Options to Defer Windows 10 Feature Updates? wccftech.com | Today

“Congratulations, you made me compare you to Apple and it's actually a BAD thing.””

 

Quite sure Microsoft forced Edge Chrome to install and be the only browser was to use all machines “they own” as unpaid guinea pig!


Microsoft tests CPU & scrolling fixes for Chromium on Windows 10 Windowslatest | Juli 4th, 2020

With Microsoft kicking off the rollout of its Chromium-based Edge browser to users via Windows Update, new details have now emerged about how the company is collaborating with Google to optimize CPU usage and other areas of scrolling.

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Windows 10 bug triggers driver update loop: how to prevent it Windowslatest | Juli 4th, 2020

After the release of Windows 10 May 2020 Update on May 27, some OEMs such as Asus have pushed out an updated display driver to better support the update. Unfortunately, some users have come across a display driver update that stops midway with vague error messages.

According to several threads posted on Microsoft’s answer forum, Windows Update would keep pushing an older driver even when the driver has already been successfully installed and the process gets stuck in an installation loop.

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Having problems with OneDrive Files on Demand? “OneDrive cannot connect to Windows.” The bug isn’t just in Win10 version 2004 July 4th, 2020 at 09:01 askwoody

Here’s the cute part: I’m seeing reports that the bug isn’t limited to Win10 version 2004. Other, older versions of Windows apparently trigger the same error.

Of course.... With new Features Update all older versions has to suffer.... http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/windows-10-2004-20h1-20h2.830339/page-20#post-11016568
Only one week from new Windows main version then “we will se the light“ Built on top of this MESS!

 

WindowsHardware Accelerated GPU featureof windows 2004. Results ? no changes or getting worth on old cpu LoL. I'm on 1809 for now and don't gonna change it as long as i can, avoiding update since several month...

 

Yeah, M$ needed a new golden carrot
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...river-451-48-whql.833399/page-4#post-11029575

 

The problem with Windows 10 really boils down to core values. The imbeciles developing it actually want it to have a crApple look and feel while being better suited for a smartphone or tablet. Because they are idiots and striving for that, the chances that it will ever become a respectable OS for a PC is very unlikely. It's unfortunate that we have dumb-dumbs like that making decisions because it's also unlikely people like us will ever be happy with the product, or the people behind it. I really do not want to move to Linux, but it looks like they may leave us with no choice but to move that direction. And, they (Micro$lop) shouldn't have a surprised look on their faces when that happens. But, they will only because they are dumb enough to believe everyone agrees with their way of doing things.

If I give up benching, I no longer need Windows.

Linux can do everything else I need to do, just as well or better in most circumstances. Some compromise with gaming, but I'm not compelled by gaming anymore.
I can take it or leave it at this point if it doesn't run on Linux.

 

I'd like to see him do some testing whilst having "Ultra Low Latency Mode" enabled in NVidia Control Panel....I feel there could be some synergistic benefit between hardware scheduling and said control panel variable - in as much as I have a hunch that Ultra Low Latency Mode might work better (fps & stutters) when hardware scheduling is enabled...just because it's all happening on the GPU, the GPU is the master of it's own destiny....but that's only a hunch and a quick test by a poster on Guru3d forums showed the opposite, but it was only a couple of games & in my view non-conclusive.

 

Microsoft will begin pushing Windows 10’s new Edge to more users Windowslatest.com | Today

“For businesses, Microsoft has also developed a Blocker Toolkit to prevent automatic delivery of the new Edge. Consumers, however, won’t have a choice, according to Microsoft’s official documentation”

When will it end? Check Windows 10 tweaks and fixes on NBR... How to stop this madness!

 

Windows 10 update to kill off Control Panel’s System applet
July 6, 2020
https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/07/06/windows-10-control-panel-settings-system-page/

 

Finally, bring everything from control panel and put it in settings. ONE PLACE FOR IT ALL!

 

Hmm, I'm not a fan of that change, the traditional control panel seems to be the simplest option to use so far....might just mean getting used to using the Settings App, but initial impressions are that it is less informationally dense and requires more clicks to get where you wanna go.

 

@Mr. Fox @Papusan
They just can't leave it alone, they have to destroy it!

Microsoft's new Windows 10 Alt+Tab plan looks like a mess
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ew-windows-10-alt-tab-plan-looks-like-a-mess/

In what is being called a productivity enhancement, Microsoft is testing a change to the Windows 10 Alt+Tab feature so that it also shows open Microsoft Edge browser tabs.

As someone who continually uses the Alt+Tab to switch between applications, in many cases without even realizing I am doing it, this being enabled for me would not be an enjoyable experience.

I routinely have 25+ Windows open, and I can often have 20+ tabs open in each of my browser windows.


Open browser tabs

Without open browser tabs, my Alt+Tab screen is already quickly overrun with my open applications.

If I was a Microsoft Edge user, with this new feature, my Alt+Tab screen will become a complete mess and make it almost impossible to quickly find the open windows I am looking for.

Enjoy your Windows Tube infused with a little bit of Edge spice!

 

Microsoft’s way... At least you don’t get the virus installed.


Windows 10 blocks feature updates on PCs with unsupported settings Windowslatest | Today

The latest feature update ‘Windows 10 version 2004’, also known as May 2020 Update, is plagued with issues that could potentially cause Blue Screen of Deaths and wreck apps or core features of the operating system on some configurations

Some users noted that the Windows 10 version 2004 upgrade would be offered on their machines, download to 100%, and then display this unhelpful message.

 

Guys, I am really getting fed up with Micro$oft and all of their broken garbage. The product management system we use at work has a letter and report template function that does a merge of data from the product management system and exports that data in a Word template that downloads locally for final editing in Word. The product management system exports client and customer names, addresses, dates, file numbers, etc.

Well, about 10 days ago something changed with M$ Office (probably an update) and suddenly now we are having nothing but problems with the exported documents being broken or even blocked from opening properly due to “security issues” being blocked. The templates have company logos (JPG and PNG images) embedded in the headers and footers and M$ Office views those images as "threats" and resorts to draconian tactics to "protect us" from the boogie man. In this case, we are the boogie man, since everything is our proprietary creation, so all they are doing is interfering with production and creating headaches.

I have spent several hours trying to figure out a solution. Such a huge pain in the butt. I found workarounds, but they are so complex that I will never get ordinary computer users at work to be able to understand and follow the directions to do their work. There is no excuse for it and even as an advanced user it is very aggravating to have to open, convert, close and save, reopen and recover the document, then save it with a new name and a .docx extension. Just a massive waste of time and energy.

Well, today I said to hell with the whole shebang and downloaded LibreOffice and * BOOM* not a problem one opening those exported .doc files and working with them using LibreOffice Writer instead of M$ Word. Simple and flawless. So, I guess my solution is going to be that everyone will begin using LibreOffice instead of M$ Office. It is simply not worth burning any calories on trying to use Word to get the job done.

I am also really stepping up my efforts to replace Windows with Linux. Still lots of software I cannot use that I want to use (primarily for benching and gaming) but I have got to say, the hassle-free experience makes me just want to wash my hands and abandon the notion of having anything more to do with the Redmond Mafia and their non-stop flow of screwed up digital trash. These alternatives to Micro$lop products are not as robust, but the unnecessary rigmarole of dealing with their screwed up crap really sucks.

 

Here we go. They can't even fix their broken hardware...


Microsoft Surface Book 3 users report problems with headphone jack windowslatest.com July 8, 2020

"I’m sure that it’s a hardware manufacturing-related problem. It’s really disappointing when comparing the price with its quality,” one frustrated user noted"

“As reported earlier, I had the very same issue. After getting in contact with their support, Microsoft replaced my Surface Book 3 with a new one. Unfortunately, the new device was again affected by the buzzing,” another user noted.

And why not force their latest and greatest OS on own junkware before they push it over on others who don't want it?

Foley: Microsoft still isn’t offering Win10 version 2004 to Surface Laptop 3, other Surface devices askwoody posted on July 7th, 2020 at 11:01

Heckuva note when MS doesn’t trust its latest version of Windows on its own computers, six weeks after releasing the new version.

This OS version should never ever left Redmond HQ's servers.
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Windows 10 V2004: Shutdown end ends with login screen
borncity.com Posted on 2020-07-06

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A brief observation of a blog reader about the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004). A Shudown, i.e. a shutdown doesn’t work because the machine finds itself back on the login screen at the end of the process....

 

M$ Surface is a glorified Chromebook. It should be running Chrome and sell for 8 or 10 times less. It seems the only thing left that Micro$lop is actually good at producing is XBOX and even that is open for debate. Even if you believe that to be true, you'd have to be a fool to believe that it will continue to be true. There is no basis for believing it will be based on past behavior.

The Micro$oft business model is to produce amazing products and then systematically destroy them.

 

I tried and failed. You can't get 100% compatibility with docx, xlsx, pptx etc... Even if you use openpyxl library to read/write xlsx files there will be compatibility issues in future when huge amount of data is stored 200MB-1GB files.
What I follow is to use OfficeRTool with LTSC branch and update every year during March/April so that my experience will be consistent and no-updates-policy will be great help.

 

Microsoft must be hiring the engineers who developed the software for the Boeing 737 Max 8.

 

The problem we have encountered is actually the opposite. It's the old .doc format that is broken now, but I think the Redmond Mafia is aware of the problems and working to resolve them because it turns out to be affecting tons of business users. Some recent security patches (as usual) is what is causing the problem.

But, the situation I mentioned needs backward compatibility, not forward, so LibreOffice works flawlessly for what we need until Micro$lop fixes their mess.

Kind of seems like it.

Maybe downgrading to Office 2003 or 2010 with no updates is better than waiting for them to fix their mistakes. Same concept as sticking with Windows 7 or Windows 10 1809. Newer isn't better, it's just more screwed up.

 

OneDrive app prevents Windows 10 v2004 update for some users windowslatest.com | July 9, 2020

Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004), which was released in the last week of May, is still not available for all devices. Various configurations have been blocked from installing the May 2020 Update...

In June, Microsoft noted that it has started training its machine-learning algorithm to automatically upgrade version 1809 computers to version 2004 and there are plans to further expand the rollout of the feature update. This has to be stopped. Force more machines into this new OS mess? Great!

 

"As big a failure as the Microsoft Stores have been, the real store Microsoft should have axed is the one built into Windows for downloading software"

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3565436/did-microsoft-kill-the-wrong-store.html

 

Hmmm. I'll be removing Mail app from my slipstreamed Win 10 ISO this year.

 

People should be thankful that the downgrade to 2004 is being blocked by their settings.
Two cliche expressions come to mind that are fitting:
- Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
- Be careful what you ask for. You might actually get it.

Was there something in the article @Papusan link relating to the Mail app? I did not notice anything relating to it. Did you discover some disturbing news about the Mail app? I don't use it, but I know some folks do.

 

I do use Mail app then again, it doesn't make sense to ship faulty UWP apps that don't work so I'm removing it to save some 200MB on Iso.

 

Ah, yes. That makes good sense.

Having been an Outlook user (and a very happy one at that) since it was first released in Office 97 I find myself in a bit of a dilemma. Outlook Express was also an excellent free email client. Probably still to this day the best one other than Outlook. Finding a decent email client is a real problem. I don't think a truly good alternative to Outlook even exists.

Outlook is really the only product that remains in Micro$lop's product line that I find compelling. I hate that I am so reliant on it because my goal is to ultimately eliminate Micro$lop completely and transition to Linux 100%. I'm not happy about that at all, but I am more unhappy at the thought of putting up with more crap and idiotic nonsense from Micro$lop. crApple/Crapintosh hardware and software garbage will never be something I view as an acceptable option, so that's where it leaves me. Things could have turned out great. Micro$lop used to be a great company that offered great products and I am sad to see where we are today. Linux isn't great either, but I view it as the lesser evil among the three options available.

On Linux, the situation with finding a good email client is no better, and I'd even go as far to say it is worse. Evolution is probably the best, followed by Geary. Evolution and Geary are very similar to the free Micro$lop Mail app. None of them are great products. Thunderbird absolutely sucks. I'd just use webmail to avoid it. I hate using webmail.

TL;DR - Outlook is the only decent email client that exists. None of the alternatives are good.

 

I recently started using paid Outlook on MSO Pro 2019 otherwise I used Thunderbird (still being used on Linux). Lately, outlook 2019 is super slow on branch 1909 and it is slower than thunderbird. Dunno the reason, everything opens slowly or never opens at all! Being observing it on Outlook mobile on iOS(Mom's) and Android(Mine).

 

Yes, Outlook can be slow, especially when I have 6 email accounts storing messages locally dating back 10 to 15 years, LOL. It's an attractive UI and superior organization that it offers that keeps me hooked on Outlook. With Thunderbird it is what I consider to be an extremely unattractive UI that turns me off. I value function and performance most, but if I do not like how something looks I won't use it even if it works well. I'm just kind of weird that way. I would hate Windows 10 even if it had none of the garbage that I despise and was exactly the same as Windows 7 under the hood simply because I consider it extremely disgusting-looking without massive tweaks to make it aesthetically closer to resembling the Windows 7 desktop environment.

 

I agree about Outlook's organization - and integration with Office is helpful as well. So, I continue to use it in the work environment. I think it is great if you are linking with an Exchange Server. However, I have had multiple problems with my two personal email accounts (gmail and verizon.net). Repeated requests for two factor identification, crashes, needing to uninstall and reinstall to get it too fetch mail. The biggest pain was that Outlook kept changing email servers on me based on some old data it had that said Yahoo was serving Verizon.net (it did at one time, but not presently. So I switched to Thunderbird for personal email. It works consistently and much faster than Outlook (outlook would take several minutes before getting the first email from Verizon, even in the absence of any other email accounts. I had several wasted calls with Microsoft trying to get Outlook fixed to no avail.

 

Yes, I have encountered some of that nonsense as well. Many of the issues with Micro$lop products revolve around their feeble efforts to make things "secure" and it seems the cure is often worse than the disease.

I think I finally have the two-factor authentication mess figured out with Gmail and Yahoo mail. Certainly has been inconvenient. Gmail and Yahoo also give me more fits on my laptop when I travel due to the geolocation bull crap. My desktop at home never misses a beat, but as soon as my laptop is in a new place far from home I start having random access issues and warnings about my account being accessed from a new location. I really hate that nonsense.

I really do hate Thunderbrid because of how it looks. I'd probably just endure the hassle of using only webmail before I would embrace Thunderbird. If they made it look and feel like something very similar to Outlook I wouldn't have an issue with it. It makes me feel like I am using a Linux software product that was released in 1995.

 

https://www.zdnet.com/article/micro...10-2004-update-for-surface-devices-after-all/

https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/mic...s-are-not-getting-windows-10-version-2004-yet

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows...still-not-be-removed-for-many-surface-devices

 

I fixed the issue after disabling indexing for my emails. Haha..
Also I made Thunderbird look better with Thunderbird conversation addon much better than classic Thunderbird.

 

For the first time I have seen a useful app from Windows Store

Misterious new AppManager app uninstalls even Cortana windowsreport.com | Today

How can you uninstall an app in Windows 10? There are more methods but probably the quickest is to open the Settings > Apps option.

Well, there's a new app in the Microsoft Store, developed by Explorer Intern Project‬ that does that and more. Learn more from our article below
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Maybe stop the use of free paid guinea pig and rather start hire some competent engineers

Windows 10's Feedback Hub: A forum for political trolls, spammers bleepingcomputers.com | Today

When Microsoft made the Feedback Hub universal app available to Windows 10 Insiders in March 2016 and generally available two months later, the plan was for the app to be the perfect tool for users to report issues and share suggestions on how to improve Windows experience for all customers.

However, as reported by users over the weekend and as BleepingComputer was able to confirm, the Windows 10 Feedback Hub is also now being used as a spam platform and a forum by political trolls.

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Windows 10 version 2004 upgrade remains blocked for many devices windowslatest.com | Today

Windows 10's May 2020 Update, also known as version 2004, was released to consumers and businesses on May 27. Microsoft said that the May 2020 Update is available for users who wanted it through...

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Windows 10 v2004 fails to install with Media Creation tool for some users winaero.com | Today
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It looks like Windows 10 version 2004 has one more issue. A number of reports are circulating on the Internet that Windows Media Creation tool fails to upgrade the OS to the latest Windows 10 version 2004.

 

"It's Patch Tuesday time. Protect your PC. Pause Windows Update"


https://www.computerworld.com/artic...time-make-sure-you-pause-windows-updates.html

 

Spoiler: Full List of update builds

Cumulative Updates: July 14th, 2020

• Windows 10 version 1507 — KB4565513 (OS Build 10240.18638)
• Windows 10 version 1607 — KB4565511 (OS Build 14393.3808)
• Windows 10 version 1703 — KB4565499 (OS Build 15063.2439)
• Windows 10 version 1709 — KB4565508 (OS Build 16299.1992)
• Windows 10 version 1803 — KB4565489 (OS Build 17134.1610)
• Windows 10 version 1809 — KB4558998 (OS Build 17763.1339)
• Windows 10 version 1903/1909 — KB4565483 (OS Builds 18362.959 and 18363.959)
• Windows 10 version 2004 — KB4565503 (OS Build 19041.388)

New public updates for 2004/9 (19041/2.388):

SSU (https://support.microsoft.com/help/4566785):
Version: 19041.386.1.2

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/07/windows10.0-kb4566785-x64_f70d62d77582f5fb67d9177f82714f49c83f5892.msu

CU (https://support.microsoft.com/help/4565503):

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/07/windows10.0-kb4565503-x64_db6e183196b0c394a7fa3be6e8fd26544c6dc9ce.msu

DotnetCU:
Info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/4565627
Version:

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/06/windows10.0-kb4565627-x64-ndp48_a765b5e7b36d04b80565d097620218def98f1f9d.msu

Flash (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/):

Code:

No Updates

New Updates for 1903/9 (18362/3.959):

SSU (https://support.microsoft.com/help/4565554):
Version: 18362.957.1.3

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/07/windows10.0-kb4565554-x64_bf1b44fea6244a8642f16b84808105e9d7e1769f.msu

CU (https://support.microsoft.com/help/4565483):

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/07/windows10.0-kb4565483-x64_1f6258cf4f9d8d7986e676c47f3d380003711a61.msu

DotnetCU 3.5 & 4.8:
Info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/4565633
Version:

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/06/windows10.0-kb4565633-x64-ndp48_89a1da5ef1fe7a716623d3e2af3a996be27d6fd7.msu

Flash (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/):

Code:

No Updates

New updates for 1809 (17763.1339):

SSU (https://support.microsoft.com/help/4558997):
Version: 17763.1337.1.1

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/07/windows10.0-kb4558997-x64_9c9a7137d609ef46898bba95e204e6c867a9aa12.msu

CU (https://support.microsoft.com/help/4558998):

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/07/windows10.0-kb4558998-x64_6da68fe659dacb747458ab3a431c3546ce7765b5.msu

DotnetCU 3.5 & 4.8:
Info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/4566516
Version:

Code:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2020/06/windows10.0-kb4565632-x64-ndp48_dbab0773d0b336c20b095d9144120d487992066c.msu

Flash (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/):

Code:

No Updates

 

None should use Microsoft accounts!

Tretmine Microsoft Account: Arbitrary lock on online functions
Published on July 14, 2020 by Günter Born

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Stay away from Microsoft and Microsoft accounts, this is the message of this article. Because Redmond sledges with you and if you are dependent on a Microsoft account, in the worst case scenario you are simply scratched, your ass is ready - digital content and services have disappeared in the digital orkus without return. Time to uncover a potential kick mine again.

 

What is day without new flaws and bugs from Redmond Today flooded with engineer art.

Windows 10 May 2020 Update breaks Outlook contacts search windowsreport.com | Today
Is there really a single thing on your PC that the Windows 10 May 2020 Update can’t wreck? As you may have heard, installing the new OS has caused all manner of issues for some users, from Windows 10 search bugs to Bluetooth connectivity problems.

And now, broken Outlook contacts search is one of the operating system’s latest side effects, according to users on the Microsoft Answers forum.

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Recent update may be causing Outlook startup crashes windowsreport.com | Today
Microsoft is right now dealing with a barrage of criticism from distraught users who have Outlook crashing every time on startup. The bug, which Microsoft has acknowledged, is affecting multiple clients across organizations.

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A Windows 10 update is removing apps for some users betanews.com | Today


These days it is hardly uncommon to find that an update for Windows 10 ends up breaking something, but the latest problematic update is causing a strange issue by removing components of Windows itself.

Yesterday, Microsoft released KB4565503 to fix various bugs, including problems introduced by previous updates to the operating system. After installing this update, some users are reporting that the Notepad and Paint apps have been removed from their computers.

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Fix Notepad is missing after KB4565503 Windows 10 build 19041.388 winaero.com | Today

Fix missing Notepad after installing KB4565503 Windows 10 build 19041.388, version 2004

Yesterday, Microsoft has released KB4565503 to Windows 10 version 2004. Users who have installed the update now report that it made Notepad and Paint vanish from the OS. If you are affected, a workaround is quite simple.

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Windows 10 2004 black screen bug bothers some users to date windowsreport.com | Today
Since Windows 10 2004 came out on May 27, 2020, it has had multiple issues, some of which are now gone. On the other hand, the new OS brought certain bugs that are as stubborn as they’re weird.

The black screen problem is a perfect case in point. It’s not your typical Windows 10 bugcheck, and as such, it has no error code.

Affected Windows 10 2004 users are now agonizing over the fact that, without an official point of reference, troubleshooting the bug starts out as a wild goose chase.

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It's nice to see that Google's engineers finally have cleaneed up after Microsof't's developent mess.



MICROSOFT, GOOGLE
Google Chrome ends Windows 10 memory optimization test after CPU hit
Google has stopped testing a Windows 10 memory optimization developed by Microsoft after finding it caused a performance hit in Google Chrome.

Yeah, I know... Disgusting reading

 

Microsoft and Google team up to bring PWAs to the Play Store

 

Paint and Notepad have been slated for removal from Windows for a long time.

 

Hopefully, somebody will have them ready to immediately add back in as legacy apps like when the Redmond Mafia replaced the old calculator with the ugly bloated UWP trash version.

It makes it difficult to be optimistic about anything with Windows 10 when literally everything they do, with extremely rare exceptions, constitutes some sort of anesthetic atrocity, downgrade or loss of functionality, or results in a hit on performance, compatibility, or both. At this point, the situation is approaching a perpetual state of zero confidence with a sense of discouragement and despair, leaving nothing but a basis for feeling hopeless about the future of Windows.

https://www.linuxmint.com/ - grows more appealing to me with every day that passes.

 

Notepad and Paint Become Optional Features in Windows 10. This doesn't mean they should disappear in the wild after new buggy updates. And remeber Microsoft change mind several times a year... http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...and-announcements.826887/page-3#post-10864402
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...nd-announcements.826887/page-29#post-10972752
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...nd-announcements.826887/page-36#post-10988742

+ Windows Store is on it's way dying as a pool for apps. Yeah, it's a huge mess! And I don't only talk about new monthly bugs and flaws.

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Chrome and Edge's magic memory-reducing tech is dead for now pcworld.com | Today

The tradeoff in lower CPU performance was just too great to justify the reduction in browser memory usage in the Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome browsers, a Chromium engineer concluded.

In June, Microsoft bragged that its new, Chromium-based Microsoft Edge could see a 27-percent drop in memory use in conjunction with the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. Google said it would follow Edge’s lead. Now both browsers will see that advantage eliminated after a performance bug was found.

Because Microsoft now contributes to Chromium—the open-sourced underpinnings of both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge—the segment heap improvements could be applied to Chrome as well, reducing the memory usage of that browser.

That changed this week, when an Intel engineer discovered that the tradeoff for less performance was in fact more CPU utilization, (The story was reported earlier by Techdows.)

Yeah, lesson has to be learned from this..... Never let any engineers from Microsoft touch working software from other companies. They can't even fix own brewed software or OS. Why let them touch it in first place?

 

Windows 10 May 2020 Update weird bug triggers ESENT warnings windowslatest.com | July 17, 2020

Windows 10 May 2020 Update, also known as version 2004, has resulted in Blue Screen of Screen, system failures, driver compatibility issue, and a host of other problems for some users and configurations. In addition we’re seeing a reappearance of the old ESENT problems after upgrading to Windows 10 version 2004. The feature upgrade appears to be causing ESENT warnings for a number of users.

The Extensible Storage Engine (ESE), which includes the ESENT.DLL, has been included in all release of Windows since Windows 2000 and it’s used by a number of Windows components including Windows Update.

Of course they had to break it before or later

A few users on Microsoft’s forums and Reddit noted that they have also noticed stuttering in games after having experienced the ESENT warnings.

“I was stuttering like crazy too when playing R6S, I went from 150fps to 40/50fps, it was causing the OS to stutter also,” one user noted. “I got this error playing and my game start to stutter for few seconds like crazy,” another user wrote.​

Users have noted that rolling back to Windows 10 version 1909 or 1903 removes the mysterious warning message.

 

Microsoft confirms Windows 10 bug causes internet connectivity issues windowslatest.com | July 18, 2020

Windows 10 May 2020 Update has received fixes for major bugs in Microsoft's monthly patches for July, but it looks like the update has yet another unpatched problem and it has been finally acknowledged... How to fix “No internet connection” bug in Windows 10 in the link above.


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Windows 10 2004 Disk Defragment problem remains unpatched windowslatest.com | July 18, 2020

As reported earlier, Windows 10 May 2020 Update appears to have broken Drive Optimizer, one of the useful tools that Microsoft ships with its operating system to improve performance of the drives. During the beta testing of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, a number of users reported that the built-in Drive Optimizer is not behaving as it should be. Yeah, neat release yet another broken OS version.

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Windows 10 2004: List of compatibility issues blocking updates bleepingcomputer.com | JULY 18, 2020

While the Windows 10 May 2020 Update started gradually rolling out to customers worldwide on May 27, not everyone can update their devices to Windows 10, version 2004.

The list of active Windows 10 2004 compatibility holds
Right now, eight update blocks are still in place to block the May 2020 Update from being offered to Windows 10 devices with known compatibility issues (we're not listing the Surface compatibility hold since Microsoft hasn't yet officially confirmed it's still on):

• Difficulty connecting to more than one Bluetooth device
• Errors or issues during or after updating devices with Conexant ISST audio drivers
• Errors or issues during or after updating devices with certain Conexant or Synaptics audio drivers
• Variable refresh rate not working as expected on devices with Intel GPUs
• Issues with devices using Parity Storage Spaces
• Unsupported settings (compatibility issues with numerous systems and hardware configurations)
• Issues updating or starting up devices when aksfridge.sys or aksdf.sys is present
• Issue with older drivers for Nvidia display adapters (GPU)

Yeah, M$ called it May upgrade and we are soon in August/fall with more flaws/bugs than ever. Nice!