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If things go as planned, Microsoft will start the distribution of the April 2018 Update for the Windows 10 operating system on April 30, 2018.
The company postponed the release of the first feature update of 2018 for Windows 10 earlier this month because of stability issues of the selected RTM build.
I wrote an article in March that listed the major features and changes of the then-called Spring Creators Update. It included information about the new Timeline feature, the ability to view and delete diagnostic data, or Windows Defender Application Guard in Windows 10 Pro.
The following list focuses on hidden gems of the update that are not known at all or relatively unknown.
You can launch the Run Box on Windows with the shortcut Windows-R and use it to run programs by typing program names or shortcuts. It was not possible up until now to elevate programs when using the Run Box.
The Windows 10 April 2018 Update changes that by adding the shortcut Ctrl+Shift to the Run Box. You may know the elevation shortcut from the Start Menu already as you may use it there to run any program with elevated rights when you hold down the two keys.
Microsoft worked on reducing the time systems are offline during upgrades to a new version of the Windows 10 operating system.
Offline time describes the time in which users cannot interact with the system as the upgrade is processed.
Microsoft managed to reduce the offline phase to about 30 minutes. A noticeable improvement over the 51 minutes offline phase of the Fall Creators Update and 82 minutes of the Creators Update (both released in 2017).
Microsoft is still under heavy fire when it comes to the collection of data on Windows 10. The company added several new features in this version of Windows that improves user control over certain privacy related features.
If you wanted to limit the update bandwidth for downloading updates in the foreground you had to use the Group Policy or other means for that.
Microsoft added a new option to the Windows 10 Settings application which integrates that option right into the Update preferences.
The following changes may be useful to some Windows 10 users as well:
Now You: What's your take on the Windows 10 April 2018 Update?
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Despite M$ saying that they’re allowing end users to have more control over how much spying the company does on private data, always remember that we have to take their word for that. Hardened IP addresses, encrypted packets and proprietary OS code ensure that this will always be the case.
I still remain adamant that I’d rather eat dirt than have a computer with Windows 10 on it.
If you take a look at how much Linux Marketshare has increased since Windows 10 came out that should give you a clue how much interest there is in your comment.
Me too Windows 7 forever… or until programs and games start dropping it. Then either Linux or IDK.
why there is autoplaying ads videos in ghacks pages ?
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There are NO autoplay ads when I access ghacks, and I have ublockO and Disconnect disabled.
We run a limited test. The video unit activates only when you reach it on the page, and the videos are created specifically for us and showcase content on the site (with a short ad playing before).
Because they censor everything else.
It will be interesting to see what hardware is uniquely supported with Windows 10 April Update.
I dread every Windows update. I think that every single one of them has cost me significant work time.
About the Windows Update bandwidth limits in Settings, I see them in 1709 (16299.371).
These ‘hidden gems’ are hardly worth the upgrade, to make for the inconvenience
Seems like these updates are fundamentally altering the OS, and that basic applications, including the Firefox browser, becomes incompatible with Windows after the upgrade !
Fact: you have to upgrade your Firefox if you accept the new Windows 10 upgrade
I dont care really about Firefox
Much more concerning are the new incompatibilities with all the other applications we have on our systems after accepting these upgrades
The only upgrade I am interested in is the option to completely stop telemetry of personal data, and an the ability for Windows 10 to just accept Security updates
The scandal is that Microsoft Windows Enterprise edition LTSB is exactly this – no upgrades, only essential Security updates
Microsoft Home users are punished with endless updates which threaten the stability of a computer users current hardware and software configuration
If Microsoft was decent, all Windows users would be offered the features of the LTSB version – only essential Security update are provided
Is it not possible to buy Microsoft Windows Enterprise edition LTSB?