However, users from Europe and other parts of the world complained that they are still not able to get rid of Candy Crush after a clean install. Most of the users were relieved to get rid of the app and took it to Reddit to share their joy with others Windows 10 users. One user even stated that he is ready to opt for the Windows operating system and leave Mac....
Until now, Windows 10 users had the luxury of performing a system reset. What once required DVDs or USB drives can now be done from the operating system’s own Settings courtesy of Windows 10. To be precise, the system reset feature can be found in the Update and Recovery section of your Windows 10 Settings. Once there, you can look for the Reset this PC option and wipe your system’s slate clean....
Users are reporting various issues that occurred after they installed the update. The list of issues includes installation fails, blue screen, crashes, and more. We’re going to write about these issues, so you can know what to expect from the latest cumulative update for Windows 10, in case you didn’t install it yet. KB3135173 and KB3135174 Reported Problems A lot of users are complaining on Microsoft Community forums that they’re unable to even download and install the update....
Among the many security updates and bug fixes, it also comes with a neat set of features. Besides the Indexer Diagnostics app, Windows 10 Preview Build 19546 brings a graphing calculator for the Windows 10 Calculator app. When asked about the new feature, a Microsoft official stated that: This being said, no one really knows if the new feature will be part of the 20H1 release, or if it will be postponed some later release....
More specifically, cumulative update KB3206632 fixes the annoying power issues caused by Windows Hello, some app compatibility bugs, and also brings many security updates to Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Uniscribe. As it happens with every Windows 10 cumulative update, KB3206632 also brings issues of its own. Many users who installed the update have already started reporting various bugs. In this article, we’re going to list the most frequent KB3206632 issues reported by Windows 10 users, so that you don’t get surprised should you encounter them....
Microsoft’s forums are full of reports about the many issues caused by KB3201845, yet Redmond has never officially acknowledged them. This makes users even angrier since the latest Windows 10 cumulative updates have caused more problems than they’ve fixed. One thing is sure: Users wish Microsoft ended its update experiments and tested the patches thoroughly before releasing them. The company recently pushed a new cumulative update to Windows 10. Windows 10 KB3206632 is the second update released in a four-day period, perhaps in an attempt to fix the issues caused by the previous updates....
Windows 10 version 1507 was released back in July 2015, and the cumulative update that was recently released for it addresses performance-related issues. What’s packed in KB4077735 The update takes care of the issue where WPF sometimes consumes a higher percentage of CPU when the console session is not active, and a non-console one is active instead. Besides this, there are no other significant changes that are worth mentioning. Only the systems that are enrolled in the long-term servicing branch are getting the update....
The Redmond giant released Windows 10 cumulative update KB4503327 on this month’s Patchday. Now, the tech giant confirmed that the update introduced a bug that may lead to black screen issues on startup. Microsoft confirmed that this bug targetted various versions of Windows such as Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019, Windows 10 version 1809, and Windows Server 2019. You can visit the official web page to read more details regarding the issue....
The company rolled out KB4551762 OS files on March 12, 2020 to fix the CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability it had inadvertently revealed earlier. The security issue affected the Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) protocol. Ironically, the update is now attracting a barrage of complaints as users express their frustrations with its undesirable outcomes, such as the blue screen of death (BSoD) and audio complications. Thumb drive failure A security fix should not cause your USB flash drive to malfunction....
Netmarketshare’s latest Operating System Share by Version graph shows that Windows 10’s market share rose to 39.22 percent in December 2018. Windows 7’s percentage share dropped to 36.9 percent in that same month. Thus, Windows 10 is above 7 on a Netmarketshare graph for the first time. Windows 7’s percentage share stood at 43.44 percent on Netmarketshare’s graph in May 2018. However, 7’s share steadily dropped down throughout last year....
Windows 10 Preview build 14376 reported issues As usual, this build failed to install for some users. A few Insiders reported on Microsoft’s Community forums that they weren’t able to th build on their PCs. “I click to install but after a short while get the message “can’t install some updates because other updates in progress” No obvious sign of any other updates (although a definition update appeared to work).” Unfortunately, no one from the forums had a proper solution for this problem....
Speaking of the upcoming Windows 10 OS version, it is still unclear what name Microsoft will use for it. However, recent reports suggest that Windows 10 April Update is probably going to be the new name that the Redmond giant will use for this major OS update. Unfortunately, we’re not sure that Windows 10 build 17134, the new RTM candidate, will actually be the build that Microsoft will deploy to the general public....
The users’ disappointment is even greater because Sets was already a part of preview builds of Windows 10 Redstone 5, and no one could tell that there’s something wrong with the way it worked. Sets actually causes compatibility issues The features worked great only at first glance, because if you took a closer look at it, you would find out that it could trigger some compatibility issues that would eventually ruin some functionalities in third-party apps....
The new payment option is going to feature a fully integrated support structure for Microsoft Wallet and will allow the new API to be customized into a new Edge tool that will seamlessly and quickly manage online payments in a secure environment. It might need some time before it catches on It’s all about UWP The fact that the new API was designed for Microsoft’s Unified Windows Platform means that developers that work with UWP will benefit from the possibility of integrating the API directly into their UWP-ready Windows 10 applications....
Fortunately for Enterprise users, Windows offers the option to schedule the download and installation of available updates in order to prevent downtime. Home and Professional users, however, are stuck with forced updates. Windows 10 downloads and installs them even if users wish to defer the process, sometimes leading to slow computer performance. Windows 10 Update Disabler Thanks to a new application called Windows 10 Update Disabler from PainteR, Windows 10 users can now disable the automatic installation of updates from Microsoft....
Update KB4457139 is actually a preview of the upcoming monthly rollup update and allows users to test the upcoming fixes and improvements in advance. This patch brings four fixes to the OS. The most important one is an update compatibility improvement that should help Windows 7 users to download and install the newest Windows 10 OS version without any issues. Update KB4457139 comes quite handy for all the Windows 7 users who are planning to install the Windows 10 October 2018 Update as soon as it’s available....
Not all Windows 7 users might be affected, but you never know, as the previous patch brought BSODs to many users. This patch has been released as an improvement to the previous KB4343894 patch. It fixes security issues for Windows Shell, Windows media, Windows MSXML, Windows kernel, Windows datacenter networking, and Windows Hyper-V. Despite the fact that this is an improvement and fix update, a problem has been reported....
The bad news doesn’t end here for Windows 7. The latest statistics confirmed that Windows 7 is slowly losing its market share. A recent study shows a significant increase in market share for Windows 10 indeed. Microsoft recently released a new batch of Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7, Server 2008 R2, Win8.1 and Server 2012 R2 systems. It seems like this update is going to be a disastrous one for Windows 7 users as many of them already reported tons of bugs....
Those users who choose to upgrade to Windows 10 can do so in two alternative ways. You can upgrade to Windows 10 with an in-place upgrade. That is a more direct approach which preserves all files, software, and settings from the previous OS installation. Therefore, it’s more like installing Windows 10 over a previous OS as it migrates everything from the old platform to the replacement one. Or you can opt for a clean install of Windows 10....
Hill Climb Racing, an enjoyable Windows 8 game If you are looking for a Windows 8 game that can be played for hours without getting bored, Hill Climb Racing is designed especially for that. The amount of unlockable content is huge and players have to choose the appropriate vehicle for the different stages available in the game. The main purpose of the game is to reach the furthest distance possible on each stage which is only possible by constantly upgrading your vehicle....
