One of its most notable is the redesigned Start menu that does away with the solid color accents behind the icons in the app list. However, beneath all the improvements that Windows 10 build 20161 introduces are multiple bug fixes available to insiders. Let’s take a look at some of them. Windows 10 build 20161 fixes Addresses an issue triggering error messages when you’re connecting or working with an Xbox controller....
The latest Windows 10 builds bring a series of new features, revealing more details about the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update OS. Alongside these improvements, Windows 10 builds also pack a series of bugs. Some of them are known issues and Microsoft publishes them on the official known issues list, while others are detected by Insiders as they test out the builds. Gaming on Windows 10 builds If you’ve played various desktop games after installing build 15014, you may have noticed that your games randomly minimize, and you can’t restore them....
Microsoft has just rolled out Windows Insider Preview Build 18305 for the Windows 10 19H1 Update that includes a slightly modified Disk Cleanup utility. Now the Disk Cleanup utility includes a new warning description for the Downloads folder that states: “These are files in your personal Downloads folder. Select this if you’d like to delete everything.” That new description for the Downloads folder makes it a little clearer that Disk Cleanup erases files in Downloads with that check box selected....
The latest updates are KB4020001 and KB4020002. You can download and install KB4020001 and KB4020002 from the Microsoft Update Catalog website or through Windows Update. The Redmond giant says that KB4020001 and KB4020002 are compatibility updates for upgrading to Windows 10 Creators Update. As a quick reminder, if you’re planning to upgrade to Windows 10 Creators Update, you’ll need to install KB4013214 first. Both updates are listed as critical, which means that Windows Update will install them on most computers....
Many thought the tool also supported production systems that were not a part of the Windows Insider program. This was a very exciting piece of news especially for the Windows 10 users who are not currently enrolled in the Windows Insider program. Indeed, the tool allows users to download the MediaCreationTool1903.exe version but there’s a catch. Notably, a Twitter user just spotted that the Media creation tool is actually downloading Windows 10 version 1809 build 17763....
It’s followed by the Windows 10 October 2018 Update/version 1809 with 30% market share, while the Windows 10 v1903 is only at 6.3% market share. What does the report say? The AdDuplex Report states that the Windows 10 May Update is now at 6.3% which is up by 5% since last month. This data was inferred based on a survey conducted on 100,000 PCs. With this, it matches the pace of version 1809 just a month after its re-launch....
After installing build 14926, many Insiders were surprised to see a strange message on their phones’ displays: “No SIM”. To make things worse, users can’t enter the PIN code and their terminals randomly restart. Insiders plagued by SIM and PIN issues in latest Windows 10 Mobile build Microsoft has officially acknowledged this issue and is working to find a fix as soon as possible. If you have encountered SIM and PIN issues after installing Windows 10 Mobile build 14926, you can help Microsoft further investigate this issue by posting the following information on the Feedback Hub or on the dedicated forum thread: This wasn’t seen internally or we would not have released this build....
After introducing the Dark mode for Microsoft Edge, and the user interface in general, Microsoft now prepares a feature that will lower the amount of blue light projected from the screen at night. You can set this feature to work automatically, and your computer will lower the blue light every day at sunset. Microsoft still hasn’t precise how the feature works, so we assume it uses the Weather app’s API to determine when the sun goes down....
In response, the company has made several adjustments to its design language over the past few years. It all started with Windows 8 and evolved into what we now discern as “Microsoft Design Language 2” or MDL2 in Windows 10. Project NEON addresses the same attribute just with a different perspective. Introduced with Windows 7, Metro used to be the defining design of the Windows Phone OS with strict principles and guidelines....
But users do care about the operating system’s design. As a matter of fact, many Windows 10 users who installed the latest update complained about inconsistent design. These design issues are annoying for Windows 10 users. One Reddit user even created a post to inform other users about the inconsistencies. However, such issues are not expected from a megacorporation like Microsoft. The OP shared an image of the OneDrive icon in the taskbar and stated that the icon does not dynamically change in the light theme....
You can manually download these updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog website by following the link below: Download KB4534273 Download KB4534293 Alternatively, you can automatically download these updates via Windows Update. Simply go to Settings > Update and Security and hit the Check for updates button. And now let’s see what’s new. KB4534273 changelog This update brings support for Google Chrome’s new cookie policies. At the same time, it improves system security when users utilize input devices such as keyboards....
If you take the time and actually check the above-mentioned directory folder, you will literally find more than a hundred empty folders, with no purpose whatsoever. Furthermore, some users even reported that they had thousands of empty directories in the folder. Hundreds of empty folders are created by Windows 11 The folders in question have names that start with tw and end with .tmp. When you open them, you will notice that they contain absolutely no files....
Ever since the beginning, the latest OS has been offered to all users as a free upgrade, provided their rigs met the rigorous system requirements. Months went by and Windows 11 went from being ultra-buggy to being more stable and having lots of integrations available, or in the works. And although not that many users have actually upgraded from Windows 10, you might like to know that Windows 11’s adoption rate is twice that of his predecessor....
This service will give you the chance to bring Windows to just about any device, be it Mac, iPad, or Android tablet. Pretty neat, right? Microsoft 365 Cloud PC pricing starts at $20 a month If you want to benefit from these services, you will have to pay a monthly fee, which starts at a mere $20 a month. The big twist here is that this service is focused on businesses and enterprise customers, so if you are thinking that just anyone can snatch up a Windows 365 plan whenever they need Windows for a short stint on a non-native device, you are mistaken....
KB3197869 is actually a Preview of the Monthly Rollup and lets you test in advance the content of the upcoming update. At the same time, this monthly rollup preview is very useful for IT admins, allowing them to better prepare their organizations’ system for the upcoming Patch Tuesday updates. Update KB3197869 includes all the improvements and fixes brought by the Monthly Rollup KB3197868, released on November 8, as well as its own quality improvements....
One of these updates is the cumulative update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008, KB4015549. This update serves as a monthly rollup for both systems, and as a cumulative update, contains all the previously-released patches from previous updates. The update is mainly focused on security improvements, and brings vulnerability fixes for the scripting engine, Hyper-V, libjpeg image-processing library, Adobe Type Manager Font Driver, Win32K, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, Graphics Component, Windows kernel-mode drivers and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol....
Read Also: Windows 8 App Check: Fitbit, the Fitness Tracker Awesome Windows 8 workout app The app also has a disclaimer, according to which you should always consult a qualified gym instructor because certain exercises might pose health risks. So, we’re also advising you to do only the exercises you know you can do and don’t exaggerate. The graphics and the texts used in the app are not original and are taken from the bodybuilding....
In today’s article, we’ll show you a few methods that you try in order to fix this issue for good. What to do if Windows Server can’t mount ISO files? 1. Make sure to open the file with Windows Explorer 2. Make sure that the ISO file is completely downloaded A corrupted download can sometimes cause this problem with ISO files. To avoid this issue, here are a few simple guidelines to follow in the future: Want to create and open ISO files?...
Then again, getting around the issue isn’t too big of a deal either as there sure are ways to tackle the situation and setting things right again when Windows fails to boot completely. Fix Windows Server reboot loop 1. Re-seat your memory 2. Check the motherboard RELATED: The 6 best motherboard information software to use 3. Remove USB devices This should be all you need to deal with the situation when the Windows server does not boot up properly....
Snipping tool is actually a small, tiny feature that has been present since Windows Vista. But, a lot of users never used this tool and probably that is the reason why it didn’t have any updates since its introduction. But suddenly, while I was looking for the new features of leaked Build 10135 on the internet, I noticed that Microsoft decided to update this small, pre-installed Windows tool after so many years....
