Windows 10 News and Announcements...

Another dangerous and mutated creature let loose from Redmond Zoo.
If entered into your premises, here's how to kill it. :O)

https://betanews.com/2019/07/25/rogue-windows-10-build-18947/

 

The Disgusting workmanship from the Redmond Bastards...

Yes, you can have a local account—but only after signing in with a Microsoft account! Bwahahahaha!
https://www.pcworld.com/article/340...rder-to-create-windows-10-local-accounts.html

I wonder how it will be when everyone from older Win 10 versions + all from Win 7 and Win 8.1 is forced/lured over on Win 10.

 

Well before you could ignore the online stuff on windows instalation and create a local account. Always did that. They changed it now!?

 

No, a previous version made it harder to figure out. If you don't allow an internet connection during Windows setup, Cortana the digi-slut will eventually give up and show you an option for an offline account no matter what version you are installing. But, most noobs don't know that and end up getting screwed in the process of not refusing to allow an internet connection during setup. Best to have WUB and O&O Shutup and WinAero Tweaker downloaded and ready to extract/activate prior to enabling an internet connection for the first time, and use phone product activation instead of internet.

 

Still have a option but near the end. Read the link in my previous post. Microsoft try as hard they can to kill it.

 

That is such a ****ty move from them. All my computers have local accounts and even my dad is using ltsc
Yep, that's how much we love bloat ware in our family lol

 

Kill it... all of it.

 

There used to be a visible option during initialization / install to create a local account, now it looks like you are forced to sign in to an existing MS account - or sign up for a MS account - but I found an easy way through - I used a bad password and it let me pass through to using a local account... it may have also been a bad login username - I banged through it pretty quickly.

When setting up new users it tried to do the same thing.

Another option I was considering until the bad MS login worked was to create a dummy MS account and then after install delete that account (or keep it for new installs only) and switch to a local account after install.

Keeping an image of an install with a local account login to install on new hardware is another option, but less good considering the variety of hardware - it's easier to use the built image for a laptop that came with it when initializing.

 

Just don't allow any internet connection and the push for a Micro$lop account will fail. Once it fails you can choose the option for a "domain" or "work" account (or something worded in a similarly deceptive manner) instead of an online account. Then you don't have to deal with the bogus accounts and what not. I refuse to purchase or leave installed any "Home" version of Windows, so I don't know with 100% certainly it works with the noob peasant versions of Windows.

 

I will for sure. Thanks for the screenshot of the modded services

 

Yeah, all seems to follow this mess
Microsoft’s Apple-Like Windows 10 “Cloud Download” – Everything We Know So Far
Rafia
@Mr. Fox M$ can’t have own though in their head. Copy Cats won’t be better than the original.

 

"Confirmed – the next major version of Windows 10 to be code-named Vibranium"

- the next major version of Windows 10 would be code-named Vibranium, with the more minor Windows 10 19H2 update being code-named Vanadium.

https://mspoweruser.com/confirmed-the-next-major-version-of-windows-10-to-be-code-named-vibranium/

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I guess someone decided to skip Adamantium

 

I think Adamantium and Wolverine are copyrighted!
I hope people won't get rebounded from Win 10 to Linux as an effect of Vibranium.

 

14 years ago, and things haven't changed in the Redmond zoo :O)

"The Committee to Fight Microsoft", 2005:
"Bill Gates sells the public defective products, and then expects us to spend years being his guinea pigs, while he corrects the myriad of defects and vulnerabilities in his defective code."

https://betanews.com/2005/08/09/anti-ms-group-aims-to-block-vista/

 

^^^ Ref. the above posted article.

"With the release of the August 2019 security updates, Microsoft has released 2 advisories and updates for 94 vulnerabilities. Of these vulnerabilities, 26 are classified as Critical. "

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-2019-patch-tuesday-fixes-95-vulnerabilities/

94\26 this time. How many 100's they don't know about yet? How many through the years, 1000? 10000? How can anyone release such products to the general public, governments, health, banks, defense etc. Incompetent, blind, stupid? Time for a namechange: Windows Swiss Cheese.

 

Contractors Listening to Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, & Skype Audio – Apple & Google Suspend Their Programs But Microsoft Refuses to Back Down wccftech.com | Aug 16, 2019

Microsoft updates its privacy policy admitting humans listening to recordings
“The fact that I can even share some of this with you shows how lax things are in terms of protecting user data,” the Microsoft contractor who sent the files to Motherboard said. While Microsoft isn’t the only company being “lax” with user data, it certainly is the first one to update its terms and conditions to include “human analysis” to avoid any future troubles. Since no one actually reads those documents, the company will have a solid pathway to keep doing things the way it is currently doing."



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More disgusting...
Visual Basic issues in Windows August 2019 Updates Ghacks.net | Aug 16, 2019

Closing Words
An issue that affects all different versions of Visual Basic on all supported versions of Windows, that is a major one. Microsoft really needs to rethink testing and evaluating of updates to avoid major breakage like this from happening especially if it concerns in-house products like Visual Basic.

 

When Govt agency pressurize a company they will do these things to give people false sense of privacy protection and world peace.

 

I'm sick of it. Bro @Mr. Fox you want this move? Worse and worse for each new OS version.

Microsoft Will Update Notepad Through Windows 10’s Store Htg.com | Aug 16, 2019

While surprising at first, it shouldn’t be a shock when you consider other recent developments. More and more apps have been casually moving outside of Windows to the Store. The new Windows Terminal application is delivered through the Store, and Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge web browser will also be updated through the Store more often than every six months.

 

Hmmm. I've to waste 1GB for app updates after fresh install. It seems I've to replace everything inside Win 10 for 3rd party when you can't even use notepad application w/o updates. Not much difference from Mac OS or iOS nowadays......

 

Would you trust on this man and the company he is CEO for?

https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/?fref=privacy-banner-statement#introductionmodule

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We are doing this by building an intelligent cloud, reinventing productivity and business processes and making computing more personal. In all of this, we will maintain the timeless value of privacy and preserve the ability for you to control your data.

This starts with making sure you get meaningful choices about how and why data is collected and used, and ensuring that you have the information you need to make the choices that are right for you across our products and services.

 

I trust Nadella but not his underlings. Haha...

 

I tend to agree, Satya seems to be a decent dude. Now if it were Ballmer still running the company then a big hell no from me.

 

Paint and WordPad Will Be Optional Features in Windows 10 Winaero.com | Aug 18, 2019

As you may remember, the good old Paint app was destined to become an optional feature in Windows 10. The latest Insider Preview build 18963 indicates that WordPad shares the same fate as Paint.

The optional features page in Build 18963 now lists both Paint and Wordpad apps. This means that both apps can be uninstalled, and they can also be eventually excluded from the default app set of Windows 10.

 

If only telemetry or even the other crap like useless games and useless apps no one uses were optional too... They should release LTSC for the general public and call it: Windows 10 CF (Crap Free) and allow us to buy a single license for it..

I know I would purchase it as soon as it came out

 

No, we obviously can't trust him since the actual things he is allowing his company to do are bad. You can't judge him as his PR presents him, you have to judge him on his end works.

"... making computing more personal. In all of this, we will maintain the timeless value of privacy and preserve the ability for you to control your data"

" making computing more personal"

"Make no mistake, we are after you personally..."

" timeless value of privacy"

"Your personal privacy has timeless value to us and to whomever will pay us for it..."

If the setup is a wrapper of twisted deceptions of the truth then the package they are trying to deceive me about must be an even bigger lie.

"[to] preserve the ability for you to control your data"

"We are not only going to take your data from you, we are going to control your ability to stop us from taking it."

Their truth is barely hidden by lies, their lies merely frame that which we must be wary about.

 

StopUpdates10 — New tool to stop Windows Updates +++
Papusan,

 

Microsoft Contractors Have Listened to Xbox Recordings For Years Tomshardware.com | August 21, 2019

Microsoft contractors have been recording and listening to pieces of audio from Xbox users as far back as 2014, according to Vice News. The audio was recorded as part of an effort by Microsoft to improve the voice command features on the Xbox. Contractors began to record and listen to users during the launch of the Microsoft Kinect system in 2014 and continued through the company’s switch to the Cortana virtual assistant, which was released in 2016.

Microsoft joins a list of tech companies including Apple, Amazon and Facebook who have recently faced criticism for their use of human contractors in an effort to improve virtual assistants. Microsoft recently updated their privacy policy to explicitly indicate that humans might listen to recordings, while Facebook pledged to stop using contractors all together.

 

Yeah, nothing new from the Redmond HQ. Same old... Maybe they need adding more Telemetry?


Microsoft Blocks Windows 10 1903 Update on Zebra Rugged Tablets bleepingcomputers.com | August 24, 2019

Microsoft introduced a new compatibility hold to block users of Zebra XSLATE B10 rugged tablets from installing or updating to Windows 10, version 1903 or Windows 10, version 1809.

Redmond was prompted to add this new Windows 10 update block by multiple reports received from XSLATE B10 tablet users stating that the "touch may stop working on the devices after restarting the device."

 

The words, Windows and quality are an oxymoron.

 

Worries about privacy in Windows 10 show no signs of abating, with Europe expressing ongoing concerns about Microsoft's data gathering and telemetry

"new, potentially unlawful, instances of personal data processing"

https://betanews.com/2019/08/28/windows-10-data-collection-privacy-concerns-europe/

 

I love it

More Windows 10 Privacy Concerns: Irish & Dutch Regulators Begin a New Investigation That Could Lead to Over $4 Billion in Penalties
https://wccftech.com/microsoft-billion-fine-windows-10-privacy-investigation/

The Irish DPC will now investigate the matter and, if found guilty, the company could face a fine of over $4 billion since GDPR allows penalties of up to 4% of a company’s annual global turnover.

In response, Microsoft has said that it has introduced new privacy controls to Windows 10. While that is true, many of Windows 10 users are still wary of the company’s data collection practices. The privacy activists believe that the company doesn’t receive consent in the right way and encourages users to give it consent. As TechCrunch noted the Windows maker uses Cortana to push users into giving consent, including prompts that say “if you don’t agree, y’know, no Windows!”

$4 billion is too low. Make it double or tripple. U.S citizens (or better say every countries citizens) should thanks EU Regulators - GDPR for putting privacy on the agenda.

 

"Microsoft investigating bug causing high CPU usage with Windows 10 update KB4512941"

- The bug is causing CPU usage to spike for some users, and it's related to SearchUI.exe.

- There's no official fix as of yet, but Microsoft says it will "provide an update in an upcoming release.

https://www.windowscentral.com/micr...ng-high-cpu-usage-windows-10-update-kb4512941

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No wonder benching scores are garbage on Win 10.

 

Thanks, I'll leave it alone!

 

Yes, I have that bug on both of my win 10 laptops, both run CPU at max GHz complements of Cortana and MS also completely broke search function in start menu, apparently it's a punishment for not enabling bing search (WTF do I need bing search if I'm looking for file on my computer? If I need web search, I'll search using web browser) and yes search works fine if I enable bing. I don't know, woman sued McDonald for burning herself while driving the car and drinking hot cofee, why those MS idiots are not sued ? BTW MS was well aware of those issues in beta testing, since it was reported to them before KB was publicly released. Anyone has instructions how to remove that Cortana garbage and yes it supposed to be disabled by OOSU ?

 

There are several ways to Paradice. O&O Shutup10, WPD etc. As well https://www.howtogeek.com/265027/how-to-disable-cortana-in-windows-10/

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...stallation-guide.781178/page-81#post-10947503

 

As I already stated O&O shutup 10 is already set to disable Cortana, so is WPD, doesn't work. I'm thinking along the lines of booting Linux from memory stick and delete Cortana directory all together, I just need to know how it's started and delete all startup entries, so it doesn't halt boot up or downloads new copy before screen comes up.

 

Why don't you use my ISO which has no Cortana to start with and none of the other Windows bloat like no Defender, no System Restore (which never works when you need it), no error reporting, nothing except telemetry is there to keep the Windows Store app working for those who need it.

Download Ultra Male Windows 10 1903 De-Bloated ISO


Here is the full update list and installation order for new installs:

1) SSU (Servicing Stack Update) KB4515530 = http://download.windowsupdate.com/c..._572b7f6f7d1a35235af602b277ed367b3aa34747.msu

2) CU (Cumulative Update) KB4512941 = http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._64df2a98aeeaa474a08df917a95ad65e0ace2bf0.msu

3) .NET Framework Cumulative Update KB 4511555 = http://download.windowsupdate.com/c..._3bc6de4acbedeaf691af9017b405682423fcf726.msu

4) Adobe Flash Player Update KB4503308 = http://download.windowsupdate.com/c..._b6478017674279c8ba4f06e60fc3bab04ed7ae02.msu

5) Microcode Update KB4497165 = http://download.windowsupdate.com/c..._e92ee95ee2475f99cf927e20f20c8c0cb746e897.msu

 

One of my computers is dual boot, I booted into win7 went to Win10/windows/systemapps folder, deleted cortana folder, rebooted into win10 and no more cortana and no problems so far. Start search doesn't work at all, but wasn't working anyway due to bing, so all is good. Thanks Ultra Male, I'll try your ISO next big update, but now that I know how to fix it, less trouble than updating whole system, especially that last 3 major updates they all failed, I had to do restore, disable internet and start over. Takes almost whole day. Now where is my Linux stick to fix second computer. BTW Now I remember why I set up dual boot on most of my computers.

 

Windows 10 V1903: Search and Cortana bug in update KB4512941 confirmed (5.9.2019)
Published on 5 September 2019 by Günter Born

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Microsoft caused the error in update KB4512941, which damaged the desktop search and a high CPU load by the voice assistant Cortana few days ago, officially confirmed for Windows 10 version 1,903th


Confirmation by Microsoft, what can you do?
As of September 5, 2019, Microsoft has now added the following text to the support article for KB4512941 (thanks to the German and English blog readers for the note).

CPU usage from SearchUI.exe may result in a small number of users receiving Windows Desktop Search and may see high CPU usage . This issue only appears on the Web using Windows Desktop Search.​

Microsoft expects a small number of people affected and hopes to release a fix by mid-September 2019. If you are affected by this error, you should simply uninstall the update via the Settings app (Update History) or Control Panel.

 

Tomorrow’s Patch Tuesday
"get out of the mainstream for now and wait for the howls of pain to subside"
lol

https://www.computerworld.com/artic...y-time-to-block-windows-automatic-update.html

 

"In nostalgic move, Microsoft brings back PowerToys for Windows 10"

https://www.zdnet.com/article/in-nostalgic-move-microsoft-brings-back-powertoys-for-windows-10/

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Yep... That'll change our opinions on Windows 10... Powertoys!!

 

Microsoft says the two “Exploited” security holes in the September patches aren’t actually exploited
Posted on September 12th, 2019 at 13:49 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge
I took a lot of flak over this on Twitter.

In this month’s Patch Tuesday crop were five potentially dangerous security holes — two listed as “Exploited” (meaning Microsoft has seen working exploits using the holes) and three listed as “Publicly disclosed” (meaning someone has posted something about the hole).

As I said at the time, none of these are a big deal. The publicly disclosed security holes are deemed “Less likely” to be exploited. The exploited security holes were a big mystery — I couldn’t find any substantive information about them. That’s not particularly alarming because Microsoft frequently fixes security holes that are being used in very specific targeted attacks, and won’t see light of day for months or years, if ever.

Now I know why I couldn’t find anything other than a rehash of Microsoft’s explanation. Without any notification, Microsoft has changed the entries for both CVE-2019-1214 and CVE-2019-1215 so they’re no longer listed as “Exploited.”

At the same time we have a verified, acknowledged Search bug in the Win10 1903 patch, and there are several additional problems that haven’t yet reached critical mass.

There’s a reason why I recommend that you hold off on updates.

It’s not an isolated incident. This kind of thing happens every month.

Yeees, Right in time due all flaws/Bugs. Maybe this is a hidden message from Microsoft? They in short say this.. Hold off on the updates/No need to update at the moment due we have screwed up the whole OS with a lots of bugs All of you should follow the good advice in Blue text!

 

Personally I don't think search bug, which I have on both Win 10 laptops is a bug at all and you may disagree with me, but I think it's a sabotage done on purpose. The fact that enabling Bing in search fixes the search problem and that it was reported to MS before broken KB was released and yet not listed in the errata until later makes me believe it's not coincidence. Ether that or complete incompetence on MS part, probably both.

 

All the MS developers are probably locked into using Bing and all MS oriented services, so they all thought every thing was working fine - and the one person MS has testing compatibility with Google was out on vacation this time around.

 

Both for sure

 

Seems like there is another bug in start search acknowledged by MS, this one is reported after the update, which was supposed to fix the previous bugs, but sounds similar to original bug caused by disabling Bing. So if I have it right, originally Cortana/search was running CPU at 25-50% even on idle computer and if you disabled Bing start/search didn't work at all. I had both bugs on both of my Win10 laptops. MS admitted to bugs, issued patch on 9/10 and fixed Cortana high CPU usage, but it seems broke search function again. Seems like Comedy Central show, pass the popcorn please.
forgot to post link to fix the search error: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4520146/fix-problems-in-windows-search

 

Just a ref. to some ideal music background to listen to when donwloading \ installing kb's these days, well matching the possible resulting scares, aggravations and horrors.
lol+++

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...autoplay-please.724641/page-909#post-10950156

 

The best part of this is after the download is done, not knowing if the update is sucessful or not and if the system will boot again! Music fits perfectly

 

Why Windows 10 sucks from the perspective of a former Microsoft employee.

 

And of course do a Clean install! @Ultra Male @Vasudev

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/windows-10-redstone-5.823238/page-3#post-10800025
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/windows-10.762434/page-530#post-10805009