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Microsoft pushed the upcoming new feature update for the company’s Windows 10 operating system, called the May 2019 Update, to the Release Preview ring today. The company announced just a few days ago that it would change the usual process of distributing feature updates to Windows 10 machines directly. Instead of making available the update… Continue reading Microsoft pushes Windows 10 May 2019 Update to the Release Preview ring

Microsoft changed the default removal policy for external storage devices in Windows 10 version 1809 to quick removal. Two removal policies are supported for external storage devices in Microsoft’s Windows operating system: quick removal and better performance. Quick removal is the safer option as it ensures that devices can be disconnected from the Windows PC… Continue reading Windows 10 1809: Quick Removal new default for external storage devices

Microsoft released the second cumulative update KB4490481 for Windows 10 version 1809 on April 3, 2019 to address a large number of issues and make some changes to the system. I ran into a brick wall each time I tried to install the update on a Windows 10 Pro machine. Windows Update would install the update… Continue reading Fix for the System Service Exception of KB4490481

The next feature update for Windows 10, the May 2019 Update, will be released at the end of May to the general public. The release and other decisions that Microsoft made in the recent past impact the Windows Insider program. Microsoft published a short, and rather cryptic, post on the Windows Insider blog that suggests… Continue reading It is time to check Windows Insider Settings

The introduction of the new Taskbar in Windows 7 changed how (many) Windows users loaded applications on their devices. The ability to pin programs (and other things) directly to the taskbar allowed them to bypass the Start Menu entirely when they wanted to launch these programs. While Windows offered an option to do so pre-Windows… Continue reading How to open multiple Windows Start Menu apps in one go

Microsoft announced major Windows Update related changes today; the company wants more time to test the next feature update for Windows 10 and has made the decision to release it at the end of May 2019 instead of March / April 2019. Starting with that release, feature updates won’t be downloaded and installed on compatible… Continue reading Windows 10 May 2019 Update announced, and major update changes

Microsoft released the long awaited second cumulative update of the month KB4490481 for Windows 10 version 1809 yesterday evening. Why did it take so long to release when cumulative updates for all other supported versions of Windows 10 arrived on March 20, 2019? Because Microsoft learned from the mistakes it made when it released Windows 10… Continue reading Windows 10 1809 KB4490481: the missing patch arrives, finally

Microsoft revealed yesterday that the company’s current version of Windows 10, version 1809, is designated for broad deployment. In other words, Windows 10 version 1809’s servicing option is now Semi-Annual Channel. Microsoft will stop using the term from Windows 10 version 1903 onward. Windows 10 feature updates are released twice a year via the Semi-Annual… Continue reading Windows 10 version 1809 is ready for broad deployment