Windows 10 updates continue to cause problems STEVE KOTECKI Picked up by both TechDows and MSPoweruser, they are warning the KB4517389 update (which is already causing Start Menu, search and browser problems) is now causing the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on some PCs as well. At this stage, it isn’t clear what ... Read More »
Microsoft has released optional cumulative updates for multiple versions of Windows 10, including one for Windows 10 version 1809 that fixes a Start menu problem when upgrading to this version. A week after October Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released the non-security update KB4520062 for Windows 10 version 1809. Microsoft highlights that it ... Read More »
Microsoft release a cumulative patch, KB4517389, only a few days ago which was supposed to fix a number of highly publicised errors, and while it seems to have fixed the printer problems that were plaguing Windows 10 recently, it seems like the Start menu continues to have issues. If news that Microsoft has ... Read More »
Millions of Windows 10 users will soon face forced upgrades STEVE KOTECKI Picked up by TechDows, Microsoft has started to display a warning to all Windows 10 users running the 1803 build of the operating system. It reads: “You’re currently running a version of Windows that’s nearing the end of support. We ... Read More »
Microsoft is edging closer to its 1 billion goal for Windows 10. The software giant is revealing today that Windows 10 is now running on more than 900 million devices, a significant jump from the previous 800 million figure achieved earlier this year. Microsoft says there have been more new Windows 10 ... Read More »
Windows 10 has a quality control problem. While Microsoft has made improvements, updates remain a minefield and this month alone just one broke Search, the Start Menu and caused USB and audio problems for good measure. Now Microsoft is making changes every one of its 800M Windows 10 users needs to know about. Windows 10 will soon warn users which ... Read More »
Windows 10’s Xbox Game Bar has just witnessed the introduction of some smart new capabilities: namely a frame-rate counter, and an achievements overlay. The former displays your current frames per second so you can see exactly how smoothly (or jerkily) the game you’re playing is running, and the Xbox achievements overlay ... Read More »
Windows Defender was recently boosted by an industry-respected AV Test report that gave it a perfect rating alongside F-Secure Safe 17 and Norton Security 22 for home antivirus protection. The differentiator is that Windows Defender is a free solution that comes installed as part of Windows 10. This was excellent news for ... Read More »
Microsoft has a quality control problem. Right now, Windows 10 updates are a minefield with some updates causing more problems than they fix. And now new warnings suggest Microsoft’s latest Window 10 updates might be one of the worst. Windows 10’s new update is causing more problems than it fixes STEVE KOTECKI The September KB4515384 ... Read More »
Windows 10 continues to be hit by an unacceptably large number of self-inflicted problems. And Microsoft’s latest warning to its users perfectly sums this up. Windows 10’s new update is causing more problems than it fixes STEVE KOTECKI Picked up by Windows Latest, KB4515384 – an update Microsoft released to fix the CPU spiking search ... Read More »
