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As with all the other Patch Tuesday updates of previous months, these bring a host of changes, fixes, and improvements to all supported versions of the Windows OS. Last month, the Redmond company fixed 74 vulnerabilities (81 including Microsoft Edge), three classified as Critical, 70 as Important, and one as Low. We also found out that Windows 11 had issues with AMD CPUs, and Microsoft also released the first cumulative update for their latest operating system....

The six episodes last about 40 minutes and are available in 30 languages with English-language audio descriptions, and they feature interviews with members of the teams who designed each of Microsoft’s Xbox consoles. Memory lane Last month, Microsoft marked the 20th anniversary of the original release of the Xbox, this month with a free trial version of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer mode and next month with the opening of a digital “museum” experience....

The racing formula of crash and burn is back, the game being hailed as the spiritual successor of the Burnout games. Takedowns are back, just ram your opponents at full speed and watch them hit the rails. Full Nitro meters favor the bold, and the speedy. Just watch out for that left turn, it’s a doozy. The game is being released without a multiplayer feature, but it will be added a short time after the original release date....

For instance, today, SanDisk revealed the smallest 1TB USB flash drive in the whole world and the world’s smallest 256GB USB flash drive. Work in progress This will be great because such a tiny device will enable users to store massive amounts of data. Of course, the device is still in the prototype stage, but we can’t wait to get out hand on it. SanDisk promised that we could expect it by the end of this year or, worst case scenario, sometime in early 2019....

The Surface Book 2 comes in two sizes The new Surface Book comes in two sizes: the standard 13-inch and a 15-inch, both of which sport similar designs to the Surface Book. Manufacturers of ultrabooks favor the 13-inch variant. More power than the Surface Book This new upgrade is all about power. It comes with the 8th-gen Intel processor compared to the Surface Book that used older Skylake CPUs. It will be three times more powerful than the original Surface Book, and Microsoft says it will be the first of its products to include this much power in a mobile form factor....

Users report that Unreal Tournament 2004 isn’t working in fullscreen, so let’s see if we can fix this. Unreal Tournament 2004 is an old game, so some issues are expected. Users report that they are getting errors when they are trying to run the game in fullscreen. This isn’t just related to Unreal Tournament 2004 and other games that use Unreal 2 engine are having these issues as well. It appears that there are no issues in window mode, but let’s see if we can make Unreal Tournament 2004 run in fullscreen....

Windows 8, 8.1 KB2976978 improvements You can install KB2976978 from Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, check out Microsoft’s support page. For the time being, this update appears to be quite stable. There are no reports regarding possible issues that KB2976978 could cause. Speaking of updates, Microsoft also rolled out the second Monthly Rollup Update for Windows 8.1. KB3197874 brings important security updates and quality improvements that will make Windows 8....

Microsoft acknowledged the fact that the shutdown process may be delayed for around 60 seconds in some cases. The delay is caused by a USB Type-C controller connected to your PC. However, the same issue also affected the new Windows 10 May 2019 Update. Microsoft stated that: Problem fixed for Windows 10 v1903 The tech giant fixed the issue for the recent OS version. Microsoft recently released a patch to fix the shutdown bug in Windows 10 May 2019....

Read Also: Avis Launches App for Windows 8 for its Car Rental Services Viber’s desktop app gets a new user interface Talmon Marco, CEO of Viber, said the following: “As usage increases, our priority remains the same – introducing features, adding more platforms, and improving Viber with every new version. This is exactly what we’ve done with the new Viber Desktop, and we’re really excited for our users to try it out”....

Another user noticed some strange colors when playing videos on YouTube. Fix graphics issues on Windows 10 v1803 These image/video issues on the Windows 10 April Update may be caused by outdated graphics drivers. Go to your graphics card manufacturer’s website and download the latest driver updates. Then restart your computer and check if the problem persists. If you use a VPN software, temporarily disable it and check if this solves the problem....

Follow the steps in this article to enable the snipping tool in Windows 10 to fix the Snipping tool blocked by software restrictions policy issue. How to enable Snipping Tool in Windows 10? 1. Enable Snipping Tool using Group Policy Editor Note: Group policy editor feature is not available in Windows 10 Home by default. Although, you can enable Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Home feature by following this article....

First of all, the Windows 8.1 update lets you change the size of pinned Wikipedia article tiles on the Start screen and add new dimensions, thus making it look much more vivid and “busy”, while keeping it useful. The now looks better on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 tablets, of course, since it now has support for bigger resolutions, as well. I might not know this exactly, but I have a feeling some new languages have been added, as well....

A few days ago, we talked about the what changes will Windows 8.1 bring. Although we covered pretty much every nook and cranny of the the update, it’s one thing to read about something and a totally different thing to see it in action. If you want to see the how Windows 8.1 looks and works, then you can check out the video demo, where Jensen Harris shows off the new features....

Customize your Desktop with WindowBlinds 10 WindowBlinds allows you to completely change the appearance of your Windows 10 desktop. You can add custom themes to the desktop to change the look completely, or you can change individual elements like the taskbar or the Start Menu. There’s also the option to change the desktop’s background, but this option is already available in Windows so that’s nothing innovative. But you do have far more functionality in changing the complete user experience of Windows 10 with this tool....

But a recent discovery by an Intel engineer appears to throw cold water on all the optimism Windows 10 segment heap has elicited among browser users so far. According to the engineer, the technology sacrifices processing performance for RAM efficiency. Chrome 85 drops Windows 10 segment heap Chrome has a well documented RAM hogging history. That’s why Google was quick to embrace the memory-saving technology that Windows 10 introduced recently....

The TCP update for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 includes five new features: TCP Fast Open (TFO) for zero RTT TCP connection setup Initial Congestion Window 10 (ICW10) by default for faster TCP slow start TCP Recent ACKnowledgment (RACK) for better loss recovery Tail Loss Probe (TLP) for better Retransmit TimeOut response TCP LEDBAT (Windows Low Extra Delay BAckground Transport) for background connections More specifically, TCP Fast Open generates a TFO cookie during the first three-way handshake (3WH) connection setup to achieve a zero RTT connection setup time....

Many users were skeptical that Microsoft would shift the release date at the last minute and won’t keep its word about the release of the Anniversary Update on August 2. Today is the last day Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 users are allowed to upgrade to Windows 10 for free if they purchased a valid license for their current operating system. Those who took this step are now waiting to get their hands on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which will be released in just four days....

The ISO files are available for download on Microsoft’s site. Available editions, as usual, are: “Windows 10 Insider Preview Enterprise – built to address the needs of large and midsize organizations, and comes with the management tools that IT administrators need. Windows 10 Insider Preview Education – built for students and faculty, and comes with the management tools that IT administrators need. Windows 10 Insider Preview Home Single Language – built for consumers in emerging markets and can only run a single language....

However, besides a lot of bug fixes, and a couple of new features, build 15025 also caused some issues to Insiders who installed it. We’ve wandered Microsoft’s forums today, in order to find a problem reports that Microsoft didn’t originally include in its “Known issues” list. So, if you yet have to install this build, read through this article, to see what you can expect from the latest Windows 10 Preview release....

Slated for launch early next year, the Creators Update will let you create a folder of app tiles on the Start menu. The feature was recently spotted on build 14997 that surfaced on Christmas day. In addition to the app folder, the build also contains overhauled Settings, pinned tabs in Edge, new theme support, and blue light reduction. You can view a sample of how to create app folders on the PC below....