Windows 10 News and Announcements...

Microsoft says it will fix Windows 10 bug that causes weird errors windowslatest.com - September 1, 2020

Microsoft has finally acknowledged an undocumented issue in Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) where weird ESENT warnings will be found under the hood in Event Viewer....


Windows 10 2004 now blocked on devices with LTE cellular modems bleepingcomputers.com | Today

Microsoft has acknowledged another known issue affecting Windows 10 devices with WWAN LTE cellular modems and is now blocking Windows 10, version 2004 from being installed on them until a solution will be available.

Some devices with WWAN LTE modems might be unable to connect to the internet and may show no internet connection in the Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) within Windows 10's notification area according to Microsoft.

Microsoft says that this issue only affects Windows 10, version 2004 desktop platforms, with Windows Server, version 2004 devices not being impacted.

 

Beware of thin provision optimization. Windows 10 defrag may do it by incorrectly detecting your RAID array as thin provisioned storage and can actually defrag and change stripe size to bigger sizes >128K. I did it on my jokebook and auto defrag was disabled and defrag tool reported I was using non-SSD. Had to restore my MR backup instantly and re-apply OS updates, app updates etc... and took another backup.

I thought of upgrading to 1909 manually but I will hold off until LTSC version comes out.

 

Microsoft showcases what DirectX 12_2 will bring next

https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-directx-12-features/

Microsoft: New in DirectX— Feature Level 12_2

 

Microsoft released the latest DirectX Ultimate technology in May and it announced a huge step in computer graphics. We are now in September and where is the huge step? Once again try to trick people into upgrade the OS as they tried for the May upgrade? And the spring 2004 upgrade is still flooded with bugs.

With Windows 10 2004 gradually creeping (I use the term intentionally) onto more machines, faults and foibles are coming out of the woodwork. It looks like a fix for the long-lamented version 2004 defrag bugs is on the way, but we aren’t there yet. Lenovo isn’t too happy with the August version 2004 cumulative update. It’s still too early to move to 2004, in my opinion — and those problems ensure I’ll keep 2004 off my machines for a while... Woody is a smart man.

Windows 10 DirectStorage API will greatly reduce gaming load times bleepingcomputer.com | Today


Microsoft is bringing its DirectStorage API to Windows 10 to increase PC gaming performance by greatly reducing load times.

Microsoft states that they are currently working with industry partners to finalize the API and hope to get a preview of it to game developers next year

 

Windows 10 May 2020 Update weird bug triggers ESENT warnings
July 17, 2020
https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/07/17/windows-10-version-2004-esent-642/

Microsoft says it will fix Windows 10 bug that causes weird errors
September 1, 2020
https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/...-fix-windows-10-bug-that-causes-weird-errors/

 

Microsoft pushes out KB4023057 yet again to force Windows 10 feature updates betanews.com


Many of the updates and patches Microsoft releases for Windows 10 prove to be unpopular, usually because of the new problems they can introduce. But with the KB4023057 update, people have another reason to consider avoiding installing it.

KB4023057 has been pushed out by Microsoft several times before, and the company has just started to push it again. The aim of the patch is to address issues that have been preventing some people from upgrading to newer versions of Windows 10, and also override any blocks that users have put in place to stop feature updates from being installed. The problem is that there are many people with good reason to stick with an older build of Windows 10, but KB4023057 is ready to ride roughshod over such plans.

This means that Microsoft is actively ignoring clear decisions taken by users, so if you do not want to be forcibly upgraded to a newer build of Windows 10, the advice is simple: avoid KB4023057.

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Windows 10: (Intel Microcode-) Updates (August 31 / Sept. 1, 2020)
Posted on September 2, 2020 by Günter Born

Microsoft has released August 31 and September 1, 2020 one more swing to microcode updates for Windows 10 version 1809-1903/1909-2004 (but are probably old updates). Here is some information about these updates.... + download links.

 

It seems they start in the wrong end

Microsoft Defender can ironically be used to download malware

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...ts-and-incidents.816109/page-36#post-11043875

 

We fixed Windows 10 - Microsoft will HATE this!


Check out Windows 10 Ameliorated: https://ameliorated.info/

 

Thanks for this, I don't have money to rep j00 br0 @Papusan

I am against telemetry but that OS he should is crippled and straight out not functional I would never even come near it. I'd rather disable things myself whilst keeping everything working. That's the same reason I stopped using the MSMG Toolkit as Microsoft has messed up Windows 10 so badly that disabling stuff will almost always break one thing or the other.

 

Yooo don't have any money?



Microsoft is investigating Windows 10 bug that messes login credentials windowslatest.com - September 5, 2020

Last month, we reported about one new issue in Windows 10 that could disrupt the Credentials Manager, making it difficult for consumers and even business customers to log in to certain apps, such as Google Chrome. In addition, this nasty bug could also log you out of your websites randomly if you save your credentials on Windows 10...

According to reports that we’ve seen, the bug affects a number of apps, including Edge, Chrome, Acrobat, Outlook, OneDrive, and even VPN services. Microsoft has launched a separate investigation into a problem with authenticating a VPN through Windows Security feature.

Interestingly, Chromium engineers also launched their own investigation into the issue, but their initial findings suggest that the problem is with Windows 10 and it affects other apps on the system that are using DPAPI (Data Protection API).

 

Yes @jc_denton stole it

 

Don't worry, I invested it into toilet paper stock, since it's as good as gold these days

 

Still! What's Denmark doing....I stopped using dock leaves months ago!

 

Windows 10 now flags telemetry blocking as a severe security risk windowslatest.com - September 7, 2020

Telemetry is defined as system data that is uploaded by the Connected User Experience and Telemetry component on Windows 10. The telemetry data includes information about the device, including the hardware CPU, installed memory, storage, and how it’s configured.

Telemetry is necessary for Windows 10’s development and other companies also rely on telemetry to improve their software. However, some Windows 10 critics see it as a form of “spying” on the part of Microsoft. Just got'a love this wrong statement "Telemetry is necessary for Windows 10’s development". @Mr. Fox

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Windows 10 update breaks another critical feature – but there’s a fix windowslatest.com - September 7, 2020

All Windows 10 devices ship with a feature called 'sleep mode' where the system simply goes into a low power state and remains that way. After the rollout of September 2020 optional update, users are are reporting that their computer keeps waking up from sleep mode. If it happens to you, there may be a few settings you can tweak to fix the problem... This is payback for all their hard work make the OS more edible for their own power/thermal gimped hardware junk. You see... They try to match Win Power plan settings with own firmware fixes.

 

Windows Insiders The dangers of revealing corporate secrets September 7th 2020

 

One of the reason Windows 10 will struggle to get total dominance. There are better options out there with less telemetry - spying and no Store connection.

Windows XP: Not to be killed in 2020 either
Posted on September 8, 2020 by Günter Born

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Microsoft's ancient Windows XP operating system, which has long since dropped out of support, continues to run on millions of PCs. That is the result of the new figures from NetmarketShare from August 2020. Here is a brief look at the facts.

 

Windows 10 update fixes annoying bug that affects your SSD drives WINDOWSLATEST.COM | Sept 9, 2020

Microsoft patches the SSD defragger bug in September 2020 update
With Windows 10 KB4571756 (Build 19041.508), Microsoft has finally resolved the issues with Drive Optimize tool and Windows will stop defragging your SSDs automatically on every reboot.

Here’s a timeline of how the bug was discovered and acknowledged:

• Windows Insiders flagged the issue in January 2020.
• January’s preview Build 19551 resolved the issue.
• The bug somehow slipped into the final release of May 2020 Update.
• On August 14, Microsoft told us they’re aware of the reports.
• Build 19041.488 August optional update fixed the bug in May 2020 Update.
• Build 19041.508 patches the problem for everyone running May 2020 Update.

But.... It doesn’t fix the TRIM command running on hard drives. BleepingComputer has details. Hey, it only took Microsoft eight months to fix the defrag bug

Unfortunately, Microsoft has not fixed the bug that causes the Optimize Drives feature to perform the TRIM command on non-SSD drives, as shown below.

Performing TRIM on a non-SSD drive
There is still no official word from Microsoft regarding the TRIM bug, so we will have to wait on future updates for a resolution.


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September Patch Tuesday fixes HTTP-based intranet servers windowsreport,com | Sept 8, 2020


With the release of this month’s much-expected Patch Tuesday updates, a plethora of new fixes, enhancements, and security improvements have come to all versions of the Windows OS.

A major networking vulnerability has been addressed
According to the official Microsoft Changelogs, one particular change has been brought to all major versions of Windows 10, ranging from Windows 10 v1507 all the way to Windows 10 v2004.

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I just hope they don't screw up this....

Windows 10 starts bundling servicing stack updates with cumulative updates bleepingcomputers.com | Today

Microsoft has released quality improvements to the Windows 10 servicing stack, the OS component that enables customers to receive and install Windows updates.

KB4577266, the latest servicing stack update (SSU) also comes with a change in the way future SSUs will be deployed to Windows 10 devices.

"Additionally, this update enables a single-package design that incorporates the servicing stack update (SSU) into the latest cumulative update (LCU)," Microsoft explains.

"Combining the SSU and LCU update into a single package provides a more seamless deployment and installation experience."

 

As usual, I'll wait till a week has passed!

 

Yees. While they fix some bugs they also indroduce new one that has to be fixed with next patch update. The wheel go around and around, LOOL


Windows 10 KB4571756 update breaks one of the best features windowslatest.com - September 9, 2020

Windows 10 users are again experiencing problems after installing the September 2020 cumulative update. The most common issue with the patch is that some users are having trouble running Windows Subsystem for...

The patch in the question is Windows 10 KB4571756 and it’s causing headaches for certain users who use Windows Subsystem for Linux. The update was released on Tuesday to fix security issues and SSD drive defragger bug in Windows 10.

The issue seems to affect users on devices running Windows 10 version 20H2 (19042), but it also appears to be hitting some installations of version 2004 (May 2020 Update). Yeah, latest and greatest has to be better.

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Windows 10’s Settings App Is Really Pushing Microsoft Edge howtogeek.com | Sept 8, 2020

Do you use Edge as your default browser? Why not? You should switch back right now. That’s the message you’ll soon see every time you open Windows 10’s Settings app, courtesy of Microsoft.

This change is part of Windows 10’s upcoming 21H1 update, which will arrive sometime in Spring 2021. Microsoft says it’s “exploring” including this in Windows, so there’s no guarantee it will make it to the final stable version. However, many Windows Insiders using build 20197 are already seeing it.

 

the WSL2 saga continues...a true JJ Abrams epic...

 

Microsoft integrates Servicing Stack Updates in Windows 10 cumulative updates

 

Hmm. It will simplify updating but in the event the update fails everything is over.

 

Integrating SSU has nothing to do with whether the updates fail or not. It is simply one less thing to worry about when doing manual/offline updates so you don't need to install the SSU (pre-requisite) before you start the process

 

Atleast now, you can skip ordering of SSU and CU in NTLite or Wintoolkit.

 

Microsoft continue the work make the new and shiny OS more tacky/tasteless.



Windows 10 Control Panel gets another nail in its coffin bleepingcomputer.com | Today
Microsoft continues to chip away at the venerable Windows 10 Control Panel by now testing the redirection of the 'Program and Features' control panel to the modern 'Apps & Features' Settings page.

 

Hands-on with Windows 10's new Start Menu bleeping computers
Microsoft said it will bring the new Start Menu to your devices with Windows 10 version 20H2, which is expected to arrive in October or November.



Yep, the so called "new" start menu is still disgusting. This won't change....


The saviour Open-Shell

 

Folks, check your Windows Power Settings..... after some recent Windows Upgrades I found out today an update had put me on the Balanced Power Plan when I have always been using the High Performance Plan.

 

Windows Me, 20 Years Later: Was It Really That Bad?

 

On level with Win 10 From your link

"Windows Me was even more unstable than Windows 98. That’s what I experienced when I used it twenty years ago, and it’s what many people recall. PCWorld’s Dan Tynan dubbed it the “Mistake Edition” of Windows and said it was one of the 25 worst tech products of all time."

20 years of Microsoft Windows ME - an accident in history heise.de
On September 14, 2000 Microsoft released Windows ME, the last version of the 9x series. An operating system that should never have existed.

"However, since the system was never stable and often said goodbye with blue screens, Windows ME was deleted after the book projects were completed. For some time there was a desktop system purchased from the discounter for test purposes, which was shipped with Windows ME"

As you can see... Win Me and Win 10 have much in common. Both should never ever have existed! @Mr. Fox


Windows 10 update is reportedly causing these critical issues windowslatest.com - September 15, 2020

After the release of Windows 10's September 2020 update (KB4571756 and KB4574727), users are reporting performance issues, Start Menu crashes, sign-in issues, temporary user profile bug, Blue Screen of Death, and a raft of other minor bugs. If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.....

Action Center and Start Menu
It appears that Windows 10 KB4571756 also comes with one hidden change that aims to improve the tablet experience for convertible or hybrid devices in docked scenarios.

Unfortunately, this or some other change in the update appears to be breaking down the Start Menu and Action Center button on a normal desktop. In other words, folks who are using the mouse and keyboard on the normal desktop are unable to open the Action Center and Start Menu.... + A lot more.

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New Windows 10 updates are force installing Microsoft Edge bleepingcomputer.com | Today
Whether you want it or not, Microsoft is rolling out two new mandatory Windows 10 updates that force installs the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft continues to keep its promise and is rolling out two new updates that will install the new browser into Windows 10 and remove the old version.

The Windows 10 '2020-08 Microsoft Edge Update for Windows 10 version 2004 ( KB4576754)' update is targeting Windows 10 versions 1809, 1903, 1909, and 2004.

 

You grace and mercy toward them is exemplary. "Pig" is putting it kindly. Although, if I were a pig I would be offended. That's quite the mean and insulting thing to have associated with one's pighood.

Both definitely garbage OSes. Both extremely ugly, rivaled only by the aesthetically grotesque monstrosity they called Windows 8.X, performance-reducing and unstable.

 

At least they confirm their patches break down machines. Not only Garbage OS. Their patches for the garbage, is garbage as well.

Windows 10’s latest batch of the cumulative update is causing a series of new problems for users, including Blue Screen of Death, performance issues, and another bug that breaks down Start Menu.

Microsoft has now confirmed that updates released in the last two months could crash Lenovo ThinkPad machines with Blue Screen of Death.



Microsoft issues Windows 10 BSOD warning for some Lenovo users windowslatest.com - September 17, 2020

Windows 10's latest batch of the cumulative update is causing a series of new problems for users, including Blue Screen of Death, performance issues, and another bug that breaks down Start Menu. Microsoft has now.....

 

Just lovely. Yeah, just live with the nice blue screen, LOOL

Microsoft warns: This Windows 10 workaround to cure Lenovo ThinkPad BSODs hits security
Lenovo ThinkPad users can disable a Windows 10 security feature to avoid BSODs, but Microsoft warns against it.

"This workaround may make a computer or a network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We do not recommend this workaround but are providing this information so that you can implement this workaround at your own discretion. Use this workaround at your own risk," Microsoft states.

And the Nightmare will soon continue in act 2. Stay tuned, LOOL


Windows 10 20H2 set to launch soon: All you need to know windowslatest.com

 

Windows 10 20H2: Microsoft pushes out new patch to prepare PCs windowslatest.com - September 18, 2020

Ahead of the rollout of Windows 10 version 20H2 update, Microsoft has re-released KB4023057 to some devices in the production channel.

KB4023057 is a reliability update that is re-issued regularly by Microsoft before the launch of a feature or major cumulative update.

The update is offered to users via Windows Update but not through WSUS or business channels.

After the patch is applied to your device, it may attempt to reset network settings, clean up Registry settings that may unintentionally prevent updates, repair or disable corrupted components, compress files in the user profile directory, and reset the Windows Update database to repair problems

As you can see, this patch attempts to undo changes (including Registry hacks) that prevent Windows Update from working. The goal of KB4023057 is to fix the problems that may unintentionally affect the update processes in Windows 10 and prevent important updates from being installed.

It’s also worth noting that you may want to avoid KB4023057 if you don’t want Microsoft to enforce feature upgrades on your device.

Exactly! Be prepared, close the door and keep away from that ugly seeker button cknown as Win Update... http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/the-throttlestop-guide.531329/page-1087#post-10980641

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Microsoft admits there’s a new problem with Windows 10 windowslatest.com - September 20, 2020

Microsoft has acknowledged that some of Windows 10's most recent updates are causing new problems for some PCs rather than resolving the underlying bugs. According to the company, Windows 10 KB4571756, which is supposed to be a cumulative update with security patches, is instead breaking down Linux support. In addition, Microsoft has quietly acknowledged another bug that creates ‘optional features removal’ warning message.

 

that meme never gets old ... still just as fresh af as the day it was made

 

I never noticed the change lol

 

Hands-on with Windows 10's new modern disk management tool

 

A never ending story on how to make the OS less appealing. I wonder when they will reach the bottom. + all the unnecessary changes as you can see are for the worse...


Optional driver updates under Windows 10 are only there for problem cases deskmodder.de September 25, 2020

In August, Microsoft confirmed the optional driver updates for Windows 10 Update. We reported on it in detail at the time . Lately, however, there have been increasing reports in the forums about what these drivers are for.



Or why they are dated 40, 50 years ago. There were a few who simply installed these drivers. Because you normally install incoming updates that are listed under Windows Update. Therefore, here is an exact explanation again.

Optional driver updates under Windows Updates:

• Microsoft provides these drivers in case there are problems with the current drivers under Windows 10.
• An online search for drivers via the device manager no longer exists. Hence the offer for the optional driver updates.
• Since standard drivers or older drivers are often offered here, the date of the driver is sometimes "historical". The standard drivers have an old date so that newer drivers can also be installed.
• So if you have no problem with your device and the drivers, you don't need to install these optional drivers .
• Updated drivers via Windows Update are offered as normal and are also installed automatically.

Back to business...

Windows 10 offers old/inappropriate Intel driver updates (Sept. 2020)
Posted on 2020-09-27 by guenni
Strange thing that came to my attention on Twitter. Windows Update offers people optional drivers, but they don’t really fit for the machines in question. Microsoft rolls out apparently optional INTEL driver updates of the type INTEL – System – <Date> <Version>.


Addendum: There is also a Microsoft Answers forum post, where a user claims the following:

Why is Windows 10 Update trying to install Surface System 1.0.104.0 and Surface Keyboard 1.0.104.0 on my Dell laptop (Dell Latitude E6420)? It’s showing that the update status is pending install. My OS is Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. Updates were last checked (automatically) today at 12:18 PM CT.

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Yeah, can't beat or fix stupidity @Mr. Fox

Windows 10 is offering a confusing mess of Intel drivers bleepingcomputers.com | Today

Microsoft has to do a better job of displaying what each offered driver is for and only offering the best choice for a particular device.

BleepingComputer has reached out to Microsoft to ask why the drivers are being offered in such a way but has not heard back.



Windows 10 is pushing old drivers updates that you should avoid windowslatest.com - September 28, 2020

Microsoft has created another mess of Windows Updates on Windows 10, although this time the update wasn't botched. According to user reports, Microsoft has started rolling out old and inappropriate drivers to some machines,...

And here's the raisin in the sausage...


Don’t use Windows 10’s ‘Optional Updates’ if you want a stable system windowslatest.com - September 29, 2020

Some users seek to be the first to use Windows 10 feature updates, cumulative updates and driver updates via Microsoft's Windows Update. If you just want a stable system, don’t go clicking “Download and install” button under the new “Optional updates” section for Windows 10 because you may unwittingly download drivers that you don’t need.... How many out there know about Microsoft's changes to make the new and shiny even worse than ever? Move functionality from device manager into the dreaded Win Update button was an awful decision. I feel bad for all those who click on everything they don't understand what is. Why on earth have to change something that has worked well the last decades?

 

Can't feel too sorry for them. You reap what you sow. Do stupid things. Expect bad stuff to happen. 1+1=2.

Exactly.

Because they're even more stupid than the above-mentioned users, I don't believe they're capable of recognizing the magnitude of their own incompetence. It is unfathomable.

 

Well, I just read this article about M$ potentially (probably) optimizing for a future profit model that is focused on integrating Linux as the central hub and abandoning Win10 "OS" as we currently know it.

Sounds crazy until you do the math. Article cites OP blogpost by Eric S Raymond who paints a convincing picture, and as we already can see from connecting the dots, M$ has been long and steadily preparing:

"Looked at from the point of view of cold-blooded profit maximization, this means continuing Windows development is a thing Microsoft would prefer not to be doing," he wrote. "Instead, they'd do better putting more capital investment into Azure – which is widely rumored to be running more Linux instances than Windows these days."

 

many of these things only happen when running the latest Win10 version (aka. 2004/20H1), Papusan.

I do NOT experience nor encounter these kinds of problems when running older Win10 versions like 1909 (which is now stable) or LTSC 2019 (v1809)

 

Yeah, the build from Nov 2019, now almost a year old, and last patched 3 mos ago?

 

Closer look at Windows 10’s new replacements for Control Panel features windowslatest.com

Yees, evrything they touch become now more Ugly. I can't grasp that the software designers is so blind and can't see this going the wrong way and instead stop up while they have the chance.

Even a blind man can see this become worse. The tiles is darn ugly!The whole is disgusting.


What a beauty in comparison.

 

Windows 10 is the paradigm of software development incompetence and a monumental demonstration of stupidity being unfixable. The fact that there are people that believe it is a good product shows us how deeply embedded that core of stupidity is rooted.

 

I think @cfe is asking the right question. Is there a strategy involved? Could MS want to drive most ppl away from Windows? In the long run, that would make it easier to get rid of the division down the road.

 

Hard to say considering the source. Their logic (if it actually exists) is difficult to follow. What little there is seems to be greed-driven.

 

Microsoft want to know how you use your computer before they can fire up their in-baked Telemetry spy box for full. They will have your cake and eat it too. When is enough enough?


Microsoft to tailor Windows 10 setups based on how you use your PC bleepingcomputer.com | Today

Microsoft will soon offer different installation experiences when setting up Windows 10 based on how you plan on using the computer.

As people use Windows 10 in different ways, Microsoft is testing a new setup screen that asks you to indicate how you plan to use the computer to customize the options and tools offered during setup.

 

We should all put glass shards and razor blade fragments in our digital cakes. See how they like that.