KB971033 causing activation issues on Windows 7 Enterprise PCs
The year 2019 begins like the year 2018 ended for administrators and users running Windows: troublesome.
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Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 updates KB4480970 and KB4480960 causing network issues
Microsoft published the security updates KB4480960 and KB4480970 on yesterday's January 2019 Patch Day for the operating systems Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Serve
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Windows 10 reserved storage explained
Microsoft revealed today that it plans to integrate a feature called reserved storage in Windows 10 version 1903, the next feature update of the operating syste
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How to enable gpedit.msc (Group Policy) on Windows 10 Home devices
The Group Policy Editor gpedit.
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How to reset Windows 10 account passwords
Windows 10 users who forgot the password of a user account cannot sign in to that account anymore.
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Windows 10 Home might get "Pause Updates" option in 1903
Microsoft's Windows 10 Home operating system lacks support for essential features that other editions of Windows 10 support.
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Windows 10 version 1809 upgrade could invalidate Administrator account
It appears that the list of bugs in Windows 10 version 1809, the October 2018 Update, is still growing despite Microsoft's efforts to fix these bugs.
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Windows 10: User Profile Service Event ID 1534 warnings
Windows 10 administrators who check the event log of systems running Windows 10 version 1809 may notice a huge number of User Profile Service, event ID 1534, wa
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Windows 10 1903 to support AVIF format
Windows 10 version 1903, the next feature update release for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system, will support the AVIF format.
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Windows 10 version 1809 rollout to speed up
It appears that Microsoft plans to increase the adoption of Windows 10 version 1809, the October 2018 Update, in the last week of December and going forward.
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Private Winten: new Windows 10 privacy tweaker with firewall
Private Winten is a new open source software program to adjust privacy and other settings on devices running Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system.
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Sign-in to Windows 10 with password-less accounts
Microsoft introduced an option in the most recent Windows 10 Home Insider Build to sign-in to Windows with password-less accounts.
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Microsoft: device driver quality is better than ever
Microsoft revealed last month that the Windows 10 update quality improved a lot since the release of the operating system in July 2015.
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Windows 10 1903: Windows Defender Antivirus gets Tamper Protection feature
Microsoft released a new preview build of the upcoming first feature update of 2019 for Windows 10; the new build, the last for this year according to Microsoft
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A first look at Windows Sandbox
Windows Sandbox is a new virtualization feature that Microsoft will integrate in Windows 10.
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Windows 10 update 1809 available for "advanced users"
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update, known as version 1809, is the sixth major feature update for Windows 10, aimed at improving productivity and security.
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BlackViperScript: make bulk changes to the Windows 10 Service configuration
BlackViperScript is a PowerShell script to make bulk changes to the Service configuration of Windows 10 PCs based on Black Viper's Services suggestions.
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Is Microsoft deprecating the People feature in Windows 10?
Microsoft introduced a feature that it called My People back in 2017 in Insider Builds of the then-upcoming Fall Creators Update feature update for Windows 10.
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Here is another reason to avoid "check for updates" in Windows 10
Windows 10 and updates, a never ending story.
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Windows 10 1903: Set a default Task Manager tab
Windows 10 users may set a default Task Manager tab in the next feature update for the operating system.
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Surprise! Microsoft plans to make Microsoft 365 available to consumers
Job postings on Microsoft's Career website suggest that the company is planning to release a consumer version of Microsoft 365 in the future.
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Microsoft reveals how it validates updates before release
Microsoft promised in November 2018 that it would make an effort to improve update transparency and quality.
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Windows 10: Activity may be recorded even if you disable it
The Privacy dashboard on Microsoft's website lists recent activity, e.
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Microsoft Windows Security Updates December 2018 release overview
Microsoft released security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Windows and other company products on December 11, 2018.
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Microsoft publishes KB4469342 for Windows 10 version 1809
Fifth time is a charm.
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Microsoft releases fourth preview of Windows 10 version 1809 patch KB4469342
Microsoft released the fourth version of the cumulative update patch KB4469342 for the company's Windows 10 version 1809 operating system to the release preview
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Windows 10 1903: Dates in conversational format in Explorer
The snail-paced rollout of Windows 10 version 1809 is still ongoing as development of Windows 10 version 1903 continues to push new features that might be suppo
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Microsoft not giving up: Windows Lite rumors surface
While Microsoft's Windows operating system is still going strong, the company is facing tough competition in the classroom and Universities.
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Resolve "This Build of Windows will expire soon" notification on Windows 10
I run an Insider Build version of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system on a separate PC to keep up with development.
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Windows 10: switch between Light and Dark mode automatically
Windows 10 Auto-Night-Mode is a free open source program for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system to switch between light and dark mode automatically.
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Assign graphics performance preferences to Windows 10 programs
Windows 10 users and administrators may assign graphics performance preferences to specific programs on the operating system.
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Intel Windows Modern Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019
Intel switched the type of driver package that it provides for Intel hardware running on Windows 10 or Windows Server 2019 in November 2018.
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KB4467682 and KB4467681 for Windows 10 1803 and 1709
Microsoft released new cumulative updates for all supported versions of Windows 10 with the exception of Windows 10 version 1809.
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Please Microsoft, give us better known issues information
If you have installed the October 2018 Update for Windows 10 already on your own machine or PCs that you administrate, you may have encountered a number of bugs
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UUP Dump Downloader: download Windows 10 ISO images
UUP Dump Downloader is an open source program for Microsoft's Windows operating system to download Windows 10 ISO images that include the latest updates for the
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German federal office BSI publishes Telemetry analysis
The German Federal Office for Information Security, BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik) published a detailed Windows 10 Tel
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Microsoft blocks Windows 10 version 1809 for PCs with Intel display drivers
Microsoft updated the growing list of known issues with Windows 10 version 1809, the October 2018 Update, on November 21, 2018.
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How to set up a security key for your Microsoft Account
Microsoft introduced password-less sign-in functionality in the Microsoft Edge browser in the October 2018 Update for Windows 10.
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Running Windows 7 or Server 2008? You will need this patch!
Microsoft plans to release an update early next year for the company's Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems that add support for SHA-2 update han
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Is Microsoft making an effort to improve update transparency and quality?
Microsoft was never particularly good when it came to update transparency and communication; while you could say that for a lot of companies, Google for instanc
