Windows 10 News and Announcements...

If Microsoft is only testing on virtual machines (VM), seems to me that is the only place Windows 10 should run; otherwise, you're just gambling if things will work or not. This video makes me just a little more happier I went the Linux on the HOST and using Windows 10 within a VM route almost 2 yrs ago.

 

When Microsoft can't fix up its own house...


Surface support shrivels as battery, driver, update problems persist Woody on Computerwrld.com | Sept 19, 2019

A wide range of problems, from hardware to drivers to software, continue to dog Microsoft Surface owners. Is Microsoft doing enough to help?

"There's even an issue of a Windows update that kills older Surface machines, a problem Microsoft has yet to acknowledge. Instead, it's consolidated problem reports into one giant, unanswered thread"

 

And yet Microsoft apparently has the financial resources to throw tons of money at sportsball leagues and major news organizations so they can have Surface products front and center on their desks during broadcasts.

 

Why spend the money on proper test team and more hardware? This will not increase the profits. Only add higher costs.
Microsoft Returns 40 Billion Dollars To Investors wccftech.com | Sept 19,2019
Over the years, Microsoft has built for itself a reputation of a ‘cash cow’. During the fiscal year that ended in June 2019 (read our previous coverage here), the company’s revenue increased by 14 percent to $125.8 Billion while its Net Income increased by 137 percent to $39.2 Billion.

 

I Clean Installed 7 times 1903 and it was not good when it was new so, I installed v1809.

 

I clean installed 1903 over 30 times. It's a POS

 

It wrecked my dx9 games, VScode projects, Dx11 crappy performance and Dx12 was simply trash until I downgraded to 1809. I hated all that garbage and went to Linux aka Ubuntu/Xubuntu 18 for development and VMs. Peace of mind guaranteed!!!
Man! that must have made tons of unnecessary SSD writes. I don't even find time to play with Win 10 Clean install process unless its a new hardware upgrade or new PC.

 

Already long time ago I found out that this new and shiny wasn’t better than previous version. Then why should I bother clean install it, for then use it? This disgusting OS will only be worse before it will be any better. The hype about a good intro (less problems with it around release) was more as put lipstick on same ugly lady and hope she could look prettier. As we know... Lipstick doesn’t always work!

 

This build was supposed to be the magical pill that mitigates the Spectre and Meltdown patches performance issues...riiiiiight...

 

Yes it was! And after 2 weeks MSFT backported the feature to v1809 and I saw this opportunity to downgrade.

 

Bloody hell, really, I'd forgotten about that! I don't think my CPU performance is any better than before, if anything it might be a hair worse!

 

worse it is, confirmed by Cinebench benchmarks

I posted my laptop for sale locally, I am done with Windows. I am sick of this, I have wasted tons of hours of my life formatting, tweaking, troubleshooting this mess. I will happily take a throttling MacBook Pro over this crap.

 

People should wait... Micro$haft try everything they can to push people over one their new and shiny. People jump on it as free hot cakes and think they being saved by the this awful Company
Windows 10 October 2018 Update gets 'Retpoline' fix for Spectre Performance Hit

Apple ain't the solution. Do you prefer eat them as well?


25+ year former Mac user says Apple sucks and why : MacSucks

You see... The grass is not greener on the other side. The only difference today vs before... Micro$oft just follow the same steps now

 

Even if they cripple windows performance by 90% I would never, ever, ever buy a apple product... Not in this life or in the next..

 

I like to follow the performance trends of different drivers and Windows builds, but as long as my PC functions fine for what I use it for I don't mind too much about a couple percent decrease in performance due to Spectre mitigations. I'd rather see them increase performance rather than lower it, but I still enjoy my PC for gaming and other stuff, I'm not gonna sell it!

 

In same way as I rather would use this ancient notebook from 2006 than throw my hard earned money on todays Jokebooks.

 

I have a huge respect for Steve Wozniak but would never buy any product from Apple!

@Papusan now that is a great piece of hardware you got there! Not a bad machine at all

that cinebench score of 0.33 LOL haahhahahaha

 

Yeah, but you can upgrade it to an faster Intel core duo T2050.

I have another one who perform better. 10 times as powerful Why should I pay for todays Jokes? Get a few needed Key caps and you can bring it with you whatever you go

https://hwbot.org/benchmark/cineben...Id=processor_2181&cores=1#start=0#interval=20

Just hit up some damn cheap used or in garbage dumps near you. Almost for free. The best part... Many of them have Win 7. I even re-use the pads at no cost https://imgur.com/a/m1hgJBM

 

Wow. A t2050 is a massive upgrade for 2006. I love "ancient" hardware and seeing tests of it. Back in the day I had dreams of owning a powerful machine on my own but that hardware sure was a dream back in the day. Good memories

Anyway sorry for the off-topic

 

I can only suggest Thinkpad P72 or similar with eGPU setup. Only issue is strength of the screen open and close!
Or better option will be to post a feedback using windows feedback app.

 

AdDuplex: Windows 10 1903 now at 45.5% in September 2019
deskmdder.com | Sept 26, 2019

Compared to the earlier versions and so close to an update to a new Windows 10 version, the shares are very fragmented. Looking at the figures from April 2018 , shortly before the start of Windows 10 1803, the Creators Update had a share of 92.1%. Of course that's a huge difference and the Redmonders will not be happy about the current numbers.

 

The Update lottery is Disgusting...

Microsoft: If your Windows 10 PC is picked by AI for update, a crash is less likely zdnet.com | Sept 27, 2019

Microsoft says its machine-learning models for selecting which devices are ready to upgrade trouble-free are delivering major results, slashing the number of crashes users experience after upgrading to a new version of Windows 10.

 

More disgusting from Redmond HQ.

Microsoft Just Hid The ‘Use Offline Account’ Option For Installing Windows 10, Here’s Where To Find It Hothardware.com | Sept 29, 2019

For the majority of our audience, chances are that Windows 10 is your operating system of choice for your desktop or laptop system. Since the operating system first launched back during the summer of 2015, it has become Microsoft’s fastest growing Windows release to date with a total of 900 million active users.

However, for those that don’t want the “full” Microsoft treatment when installing Windows 10, the folks in Redmond are [slightly] changing up how you can create a local account when doing a fresh install of Windows. Microsoft would prefer that you create a Microsoft Account, which allows you to sync information across multiple devices including passwords, Microsoft services ( Xbox Live, OneDrive, Office 365, etc.), user settings and the like.

 

^^^

Jez... no doubt the ms digital mobsters will do anything to get their prey.

 

That will most likely set the network type to business/work versus personal and cause people to not be able to access local network shares and not understand why. The sharp ones will know to change it back to personal network, but many will not know what to do and have to stop and go searching for an answer. Not difficult, but one more element of inconvenience in their warehouse filled with nonsense and stupidity.

 

I have a problem with that statement, in particular "system of choice" part. Mac OS won't work on any hardware but Apples, so how is that a choice, older Windows can't be installed on new hardware, no drivers, so also not a choice on new computer and Linux would work, except that a lot of programs I use daily don't run on it.
So above statement should read "for the majority of our audience, chances are you're forced to use Win 10, with no other choice." Sad but true IMO.

 

Spot on. For most folks there is no choice whatsoever. It is rammed down their throat as the one and only option available that is actually a viable solution. There is zero respect or regard for "customer" preference.

Mac OS wouldn't even be an option open for discussion for most PC users for the same reasons Chrome OS isn't. It's got all the suckiness of Windows 10 with as many, or actually more, software limitations than Linux. Just the mere thought of doing that is disgusting and loathsome to many of us.

 

The Hackintosh community, which is growing seemingly by the day, disagrees with you.

 

So is Amiga community according to this https://www.amigaos.net/content/5/community , sorry my bad, we have much more choices than I realized.

 

Confirmed: Windows 10 Setup Now Prevents Local Account Creation
Chris Hoffman | Howtogeek.com | 3h ago

How Windows 10 Home Forces a Microsoft Account
The screenshots in this article were taken while installing Windows 10 version 1903 Home—that’s the current stable version of Windows 10, also known as the May 2019 Update.

During the first-time setup process—either after you install Windows 10 yourself or while setting up a new PC with Windows 10—you’re now prompted to “Sign in with Microsoft” and there are no alternate options.

On Windows 10 Professional, there’s reportedly a “Domain Join Instead” option that will create a local user account. But that’s only on Windows 10 Professional. Windows 10 Home doesn’t have this option at all.

This is yet another Dark pattern from the company that brought us “ Upgrade now or upgrade tonight” during Windows 10’s free upgrade period.

Perhaps a future version of Windows 10 will refuse to allow account creation until you’re connected to the internet. “ After all,” Microsoft might say, “Telemetry shows most people just create Microsoft accounts.”

 

This says different: https://www.ghacks.net/2019/09/30/h...ndows-10-1909-if-the-option-is-not-available/
Besides, there has to be a way to hack this. I think MS has no idea what are they doing anymore, they just throw sheet (of paper) on the wall to see what sticks. BTW anybody knows why do they insist on MS account so much? Easier to track telemetry? more money for telemetry attached to account with multiple devices and phones? Trying to ensure people stay connected to internet for better telemetry flow?

 

"Using machine learning to improve the Windows 10 update experience"

- To ensure that all PCs have a seamless update experience—regardless of their differences—we use a combination of testing, close partner engagement, feedback, diagnostic data, and real-life insights to manage quality.

- Machine learning helps us detect potential issues more quickly and helps us decide the best time to update each PC once a new version of Windows is available.

- With Windows 10, version 1903 (the May 2019 update), our third iteration of using ML in a feature update rollout, we can now evaluate 35 areas of PC health and the process will continue to evolve with additional health measures to improve your update experience.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com...-to-improve-the-Windows-10-update/ba-p/877860

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Hey Microsoft! Trying to use AI to know if your product roll out is working smoothly, isn't working too well. No wonder the Windows 10 User Upgrade experience is more and more of a failure.

BTW, the comments at the end are priceless!

 

Yeah, and I'll bet that Coke machine in Biloxi Mississippi that Microsoft's AI upgraded with Windows 10 1903 last night isn't happy about it's "walk of shame" this morning...

 

Not sure if these suggestions should work. But the question is, WHY IS IT NECESSARY IN THE FIRST PLACE!!??!!??

""Either run the setup without being connected to the internet, or type in a fake phone number a few times and it will give you the prompt to create a local account," Froggyowns suggested as a solution." - https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-users-fume-microsoft-wheres-our-local-account-option-gone/

 

^^^ thing with the local account, people on forums will know what to do, and make choices due to having knowledge. MS philosophy is to ensnare the general population, who knows nothing (and even less), easy, defenseless prey. And to keep people defenseless, the last thing MS (and 'the others' btw) wants to do is to give understandable, clear and accessible information.
It's all a sickening evolution.

 

Don't forget their new sneaky way of converting your local account to an online account.

ie. You format, due all your tweaks, install all your drivers, disable telemetry, install your apps, go online, life is good. Then you wanna install some apps from the Microsoft Store because you need to like driver related tools and whatnot, you sign in to the store and if you don't take care and forget to hit the "sign in to Microsoft Apps only" but rather hit the NEXT button, boom!!! all your hard work goes down the drain and the account gets converted to a Microsoft account silently, you will notice the next time you reboot it will ask you for your Microsoft Account password and good luck on converting it back to a local account, there is a way but they played with the wording so I had to research it for a while to help a friend out who had this happen to him.
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@Mr. Fox @Papusan @6730b @ssj92 @custom90gt

Tired of Windows 10? Ready for a new OS from Microsoft? Here you go:

Windows 10X: Microsoft's New Windows OS for Dual-Screen PCs

Neowin: Microsoft announces Windows 10X, its new OS for foldable and dual-screen PCs

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Windows 10X has a new Start Menu and no more Live Tiles
Dual-screen devices won’t get animated and flipping Start Menu icons
October 2, 2019

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/...dual-screen-update-release-date-surface-event

@hmscott

 

No thanks.

Really Funny how the normie tech crowd around many blogs I read and the Shillpress are attracted to this.

Allow me to fill the gap

First of all this is M$ we are talking, I wonder all the people who are cheering are enjoying their Windows 10 installation which constantly updates and breaks things so that they get Enterprise get stable releases. And how the latest fiasco of removing Local Account option from the Installation.

Next they blasted Win7 and 8.1 with Telemetry crap and bloatware on Win10 pre-installed like Candy Crush and ruining Windows permanently with As A Service model, esp enforcing Office platform to 365 subscription removed offering of a Standalone Office 2013/2016 type installs and forcing C2R office 2019 which works only on Win10. they killed USB3.0 drivers for Win7 and bribed Intel/AMD to run the new HW only on 10 and enforcing all the people to run their spyware junk with perpetual unstable OS by removing options.

Then let us take a look back at history, the death of Windows Phone, guess how the developers never showed interest when Nadella came to power ? Chevron Unlock, I don't know if the AT people know the Regedit and .cab extension execution on Windows Phone making it truly powerful pocket computer back in the day, that guy destoryed the developers who are doing that hacks by sending C&D lawyers to their homes and brought the whole site down and restarted by making a 99USD fee for development and removed options to hack and run Registry edit etc, " Chevron Unlock XDA"

And how Surface lags and throttles all the time and battery issues we know brother @Papusan posts everyday about truth yet the Insta and latest koolaid crowd are queuing for this junk, and all HW issues plus the goddamn garbage pricing, plus UEFI needing certification from Linux flavors. They have an Internal policy of " Embrace and Extinguish" and this perfectly suits with WSL agenda they have, the CEO wants to take all the OS installations on Enterprise from Linux to this WSL Windows by making the Kernel and Hypervisor and Containerization all under one proprietary lock down OS, they might OSS a few but the business will be only made from Azure, Office and other AaSS models. And future is worst with this GaaS from Project xCloud, Stadia, PSN joke, A FRAUD.

Next we know how UEFI Class III has Flash Write Protection and disable CSM by ruining the BIOS controls this is already in place with all the BGA trash on the Notebook market no more CSM options so no more Win7, esp on the Alienware with PCH Boot gaurd and pretty sure they enforce proprietary low level firmware to ship their Spyware tracking (LinkedIN is their own, they support NSA data collection program) and their Edge is now Chrome backed essentially killing options of Firefox by joining hands with the bigger enemy creating a tighter grip on the Internet. and Computing Hardware.) and with BIOS EOL in 2020 it's all great right ? Less and less control, That's why I'm buying a PC soon either see the Z390 Dark or new Comet Lake new Z490 enforced BS or the X570 boost clock praying Ryzen, or the new CSL X HEDT X299 lineup or the new TR4 TRX40 lineup.

The Samsung phones have KNOX and they Utilize a full secure layer offered by Qualcomm which has Android Boot Chain control, that's how Sony is able to blow all fuses on their Xperias regarding the Netflix DRM for HDR 1440P which uses Widevine from Google and other Safety Net BS, and the Display features like Image Processing on Bravia mobile engine and the Audio Engine processing, along with Camera Post Processing, Note - LG doesn't allow US unlocks anymore sadly, EU is fine and they don't break, Exynos breaks Knox and warranty trip also Samsung Pay, Google phones have been following Nexus days which don't break anything but no one uses them Pixel 2 Xl and 3XL don't even have many official ROMs due to the A/B active and Inactive slots system ruining the Traditional Android Recovery flashing, while the new Pixel 3 has Dynamic Partitions and Logical partitions which ruin the whole thing again and they fused the important partitions by making the Phone useless without a PC nearby for performing such tasks from Recovery partition since it needs Fastboot flashing to run TWRP on it, and future is the garbage CPC funded Read Only EROFS Filesystem innovation from Huawei not allowing user to do any changes, infact their EMUI only allows their crap. Want to know more about Android downgrade ?

Sad that these revelations won't be popular as all are subverted.

Finally coming to HW,
Their Win10X which is supposed to run on Custom Intel chip which is a Surface Neo, will be a castrated OS which can only run UWP garbage or run x86 in a container (Google on how Chrome OS runs Android apps in a Sandbox and effectively kills how the Filesystem is interpreted and runs blown up UI, it took so many years to make the crappy Chromebooks runs Linux with Crouton, another Chroot without any native Bootloader level option of Dualbooting) which won't have any controls on the Low level HW of the Computer like CSM. The Chip will be custom like the AMD one from new Surface (Latest throttling mess and no way of controlling through Throttlestop or any and will have all marketing extravagant garbage - cTDP, Terminal Velocity boost, Ryzen Boost fiasco drama etc) and you won't control anything or tune it's performance, I suspect the ARM flavor of the Surface Duo which runs Android won't have any kernel source or even if it has expect a custom Bootloader with ton of UEFI and million other Fuses that Qualcomm provides to enable a perfect chastised product.

On top this doesn't have an SD slot for Expansion or running an OS on a Sideloader device like Switch or HTC HD2, or extra space for contingency storage, enforcing OneDrive bs. This one doesn't have a 3.5mm jack nor any Media consuming features, even the 3:2 panel is garbage for everything, also the bs Surface Wireless buds which need another bloatware app

( Bose app had some spyware issues, and all BT sets have this BS apps system, Jaybirds one app, Beats one app, Anker one app to use and offer inferior sound massively low quality just for no wires, esp the Drivers they use. No hybrid drivers ever, at max they will have a Balanced Armature with a puny Dynamic Driver which will be of garbage tuning, add the size and heft due to Li-Ion battery which adds up the Planned obsolescence principle of limited battery cycles)

and the Bitrate they have, even Sony true wireless junk doesn't have their own LDAC, forget AptX which is max 320kbps and AptXHD at sub 550Kbps without using BLE, everyone is copying Apple crap decision while people across the world use only elcheapo buds or from Anker, Jaybirds to the more expensive yet worse sounding Beats, Bose and all and giving money to them instead of their first party junkware, how many bought - Samsung galaxy buds, Pixel buds. But look how Apple has successfully subverted their user-base by removing jack and earning billions - AirPods would account for a gross profit of $5 billion. As always any mass market targeted shiny product is as usual most inferior trash ever. And getting top marketshare at 60% by just those stupid buds which don't even have 320Kbps bitrate datarate, and this is 2016 Apple 49Cents/Dollar share on every wireless set, more here on the article. While my LGV30 has top class engineered HW from ESS9218P to the foolproof Bootloader unlock ) It's a joke when all these companies are emulating Apple in building their own walls for Orwellian bs and draconian drama from BGA HW, (Oh the removable SSD on the new Pro X is a proprietary junk from the looks of it, While I just purchased my new 860 Evo 1TB mSATA since they are dwindling in stock and probably will be the last mSATA top quality drive for my beloved Ranger.)

But yeah the Sheep are too much invested in these junk vs the last bastion left, DIY PC market where you are in control rather than being controlled like the movie Equilibrium, we are just a few steps from it, guess already there with the latest PC agenda drivel in movies and games.

 

@Ultra Male Maybe you was too fast buying iToy?

Microsoft launched a phone and made me laugh zdnet.com | Oct 03, 2019

Redmond presented the Surface Duo to wild gasps. But it insisted it isn't a phone. What is it, then? Now that's a question for the marketing department, one it tried hard to answer.

I'm trying to imagine Steve Jobs standing on stage, presenting Apple's new phone and saying: "Make no mistake, this product is a Mac."

Instead, Apple decided to admit what it was and even tell you how best to hold it to make calls.

 

People started copying Apple practices because they want more profit than satisfied customers. High End PCs, phones etc... are becoming obsolete because next year they will be slowed down or made inferior so that new products shine brightly and more expensively eventhough its last year's hardware with few tweaks and SW trickery.

Yeah its not a phone but an experiment and MSFT is indirectly hinting "Don't Say I warned you!" since it'll be dead like WP few months or years later!

 

Is there anything that works in Redmond HQ?

Microsoft is screwing up on the Office updates - pure chaos
Deskmodder | Oct 08, 2019

Hard to believe, but Microsoft is celebrating too much. Because in the update catalog, the Office 2016 updates, which were released on October 1, are now dated with the 8.10. But that is not all.

So far, in the update catalog, you could download the Office updates no matter what as * .msu file in the update catalog and then manually install by double-clicking, so it's strange cab files. If you open the cab, an xml and an msp file are included. This does not only apply to the latest updates. As far as tested, all previous updates have now been released as * .cab updates.

 

Funny how ms got in deep love with android, must be the ultimate manifestation of a "can't beat them, join them" situation. But very understandable and a good move, the homeless, miserable beggar (within mobile) finds a beautiful princess with a vast kingdom, willing to share fortune and soul (and population...) :O)

"You can now answer, decline and make calls on your Android phone from your PC"

https://www.cnet.com/news/windows-update-lets-you-answer-android-calls-on-a-pc

 

With Windows Virtual Desktop, the bad old days are coming back Computerworld.com


This is not a good thing. Ultimately, I want computing power to be in my hands, not Microsoft’s or any other company’s. If you go along with this, as any poor sod working in Venezuela with Adobe products can tell you, you’re asking for pure misery.

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End results...
Adobe Pulls the Plug on Venezuela, Thousands of CC Users Cut off From Their Apps
by btarunr Yesterday, 12:50 Discuss (20 Comments)
With U.S. economic sanctions on Venezuela taking effect, Adobe discontinued its Creative Cloud (CC) subscription service in the country, stranding thousands of creators without their creative apps. Adobe switched to SaaS-only in several markets and the only legal way for creators to use popular Adobe apps such as Photoshop, Premier, Acrobat, Lightroom, and Illustrator, is through CC. Much like Steam, CC is a DRM platform that lets you subscribe to Adobe apps on monthly or annual payment plans, and provides you with the latest versions of the apps, with regular updates. You also get access to cloud-storage an asset library, and a social network of creators.

Adobe's exit from Venezuela isn't sudden, the company has given Venezuelan creators until October 28th to download any content stored on their accounts. From October 29th, Adobe's servers will longer respond to requests from Venezuela. This also means Creative Cloud apps will break. CC authenticates users by dialing home each time an app is launched. If a user is falling behind on subscription payments or if the app can't reach Adobe servers, they are usually given a 14-day grace period before the app stops working. Executive Order 13884 signed by President Trump strips Venezuela of all U.S. businesses, which would include payment processors such as Visa and MasterCard.

 

When we thought we couldnt get worse.. They slap us in the face as a wake up call... F*cking cr*p OS and monopoly sh*t. Sorry for swearing but had to vent somewhere..

 

Microsoft will now try track more info about your life and friends... It seems they don't trust third-party software package will giving them what they need. What is better than add in more spyware in their coming OS Versions? @Mr. Fox


Windows 10 Is Getting Built-In Support for Network Cameras Howtogeek.com | Oct 10, 2019

 

Microsoft Announces Windows 10 November 2019 Update wccftech.com | Today


Microsoft has just announced that the company has finalized the next version of its desktop operating system. While we believed it would be called the October 2019 Update, the Windows maker has officially named it "Windows 10 November 2019 Update" with a slightly inaccurate version 1909.

 

"Microsoft Now Enables Windows 10 Tamper Protection By Default"

- Microsoft has announced today that the Windows 10 Tamper Protection security feature is now officially generally available for the Enterprise and consumers.

- Tamper Protection prevents Windows Security and Windows Defender settings from being changed by programs, Windows command line tools, Registry changes, or group policies.

- With the Windows Defender becoming a reliable antivirus solution and further security enhancements being added to Windows 10, malware has increasingly made efforts to bypass it.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...bles-windows-10-tamper-protection-by-default/

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Well at least MS is trying.

 

What took them so long, changes to important security settings should always be confirmed by user. They have this silly confirmation "do you want to run this program" popping up all the time and yet simple script disabling Defender etc could run without any confirmation? Especially that security settings are normally not changed often, so this type of warning should be more effective and less bothersome.

 

lol

Microsoft yesterday began advising organizations running Windows 10 version 1809 PCs and Windows Server 2019 against installing the update KB4520062.
Microsoft Defender ATP security tools "might stop running and might fail to send reporting data".

https://www.zdnet.com/article/micro...809-october-15-update-it-breaks-defender-atp/

 

"November 12 is when the Windows 10 19H2 Update will go public"

- Microsoft’s second major Windows 10 Update of 2019, codenamed as 19H2, is now officially known as Windows 10 November 2019 Update.

- Microsoft is considering November 12 the date that will mark the beginning of the rollout process of Windows 10 November 2019 Update a.k.a. Windows 10 19H2 Update.

- Microsoft won’t bundle the new Chromium Edge with the 19H2 Update, we could, however, see the Chromium Edge taking the place of the classic Edge in 20H1 RTM Build.

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I wonder if Microsoft now feels like this on every release...

 

Yeah, as usual... Throw out new OS version (I know it's the old 1903 toggled over to 1909 with a patch) before the old works as intended. Disgusting!!!!!!