At the time, we recommended that users who didn’t want to wait for a fix downloaded it manually. A week and a half after the initial rollout, it’s finally available to all users via the Windows Update service. Microsoft says this update is ‘required’, and also fixes a recent printing issue users have experienced: “Addresses an intermittent issue with the print spooler service that may cause print jobs to fail....
1 Microsoft Paint nearing removal2 All removed features of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: By far the biggest change involves the 3D Builder app, which will be completely removed when the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update arrives. The application will no longer be installed by default, and Microsoft suggests that customers should use Print 3D and Paint 3D in its place. Microsoft 3D Builder has been around for almost four years, since November 2013....
Many Windows 10 users may not know what My People is considering it was a relatively under-promoted tool. Microsoft now says development of the feature has ended, while the shell extension has been depreciated. “My People is no longer being developed. It may be removed in a future update.” Microsoft launched My People with the Fall Creators Update two years ago. The idea behind the tool was to serve as a location for most frequently used contacts on Windows 10....
Insiders installing Windows 10 Preview build 19577 will see changes in Settings and Group Policy settings. Microsoft says the update reflects its continued push to improve transparency and give users more control over their data. Microsoft has consistently received criticism for the way it collects data on Windows 10. The company has often exasperated the situation by not adequately explaining its policies. Over the last two years, Redmond has been trying to address concerns....
According to Microsoft employee PaulSey (via Ghacks) a fix is coming in late October. “We are aware of this issue and estimate a resolution to be released in late October,” he said on the Microsoft Answers Forum. For those lucky enough to be unaffected, the bug causes a critical error when the Start Menu is opened, with it ceasing to respond. For those who rely on it to access their apps, it’s a major annoyance....
To test the discovery, the researcher (SandboxExcaper) run a proof-of-concept (PoC) that shows how a hacker could overwrite “pci.sys” with information collected from the Windows Error Reporting (WER) feedback area. It is worth noting that SandboxEscaper says her PoC has limitations that means it may not function on every PC. One example is the bug will not run on a PC with a single CPU core. She also says the bug is not fast acting because it needs an ideal scenario and can be prevented by several operations....
The leak started with some screenshots showing the next Windows version. This was followed by an ISO leak of Build 21996.1, which shows was we expect to be Windows 11. The folks at Neowin have looked over this leak and provided information about what we can expect in terms of the modern design and new features. In recent weeks I have expressed doubts that the changes we know Microsoft is making are enough to warrant a rebranding to Windows 11....
Yes, this is Sound Recorder that was once known as Voice Recorder. Microsoft is updating the name of the app alongside giving it a visual refresh. Available now in preview on the Dev Channel for Windows Insiders, the update is also on the Microsoft Store for public testing. This is all possible from Microsoft’s new way of updating Windows apps outside of normal updates. In other words, core apps on the OS get individual updates that are not tied to major Windows annual feature updates....
Windows Autopatch introduces automatic firmware, driver, app, and feature updates to customers. It is a managed service that links to Patch Tuesday but provides automatic patches when needed. This includes for Windows 10 and Windows 11 covering firmware and drivers, as well as Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook. It reached preview for enterprise customers last month and will get a full launch in July. Over the months since the announcement, Microsoft has needed to explain the details of Windows Autopatch....
As Steam is a leading gaming platform, the survey is important because it provides an insight into hardware platforms across the gaming industry. Of course, it’s no surprise that Windows dominates the PC gaming world. Steam’s November 2019 survey shows Microsoft’s platform increased its market share by 0.26%, moving it to 96.28%. Interestingly, Windows 10 saw a slight drop in usage, dipping 2%. However, the platform still dominates Steam users’ hardware, with 74....
Of course, these kinds of decisions are not surprising when we look at the Windows phone market. Microsoft shipped $5 million worth of handsets during the last quarter. To put that in perspective, just two years ago Windows on mobile was viable enough to make $1.4 billion. Yes, it was still trailing far behind its rivals, but there was hope it could grow. Since then the platform has simply tanked....
Home is the biggest improvement of the three, with has a heavy focus on personalization. It brings Microsoft’s Fluent Design System to the console, but it also lets users tweak what they see on it. You can now add ‘blocks’ to your homepage which can include things like Game Pass, Friend information, and news about a specific game. Users are also able to pin the games they care about straight to the home page, similar to applications on the Windows 10 Start menu....
Speaking at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference, Kumar says crypto demand is playing no part in RDNA2 GPU shortages: “We do not prioritize our product or make them for the crypto folks is not for the gamers and that’s a high priority from that standpoint. What’s driven the growth, as you know, we had the Radeon 6000 Series high end GPUs introduced very competitive and that is driving the growth in the GPU space....
You can now download and test that variant yourself, though you’ll likely experience some frustrating bugs. WindowsBlogItalia is hosting ISO files for 32 and 64-bit versions, letting users poke around and see if it’s for them. By all accounts, Windows 10 Lean is looking like the version of Windows 10 we all want. It comes without bloatware like CandyCrush, the Xbox app, Paint, Photos, RegEdit or even a desktop background....
While remote has become a work choice for millions of people, the shift to creating a virtual office is anything but efficient. Zoom’s new virtual networking tools aim to streamline this process and overcome the challenges of seamlessly integrating a virtual office. Speaking about its plans with virtual networking, Zoom representative Robin Bunevich says the following: “With Zoom Events, organizations can foster a tighter sense of community between attendees and hosts, enabling them to connect, learn from one another, and expand their professional networks....
Most everyone is familiar with scam calls asking about car warranties or promising to offer the best extended car warranty. While this may be an obvious scam, other scams are not as easy to detect. Choosing a reputable company to do business with can be the difference between a positive experience and a negative one. It can also be the difference between getting what you paid for and being taken advantage of....
As such, we can assume that the creators have made millions, and utilized over 34,000 domain names to do so. Essentially, the perpetrators tricked advertisers into buying ad inventory through domain spoofing. Advertisers believed they were buying spots on The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and CNN, and the stats seemed great. That’s because the fraudsters were driving bot traffic to their fake URLs, meaning video ads got thousands of views....
In some ways, advertising makes the online world go around. Most websites and platforms use ads to monetize their content and services… from the smallest blog to multi-nationals like Facebook and Google. Consumers mostly accept some level of online advertising, but do not appreciate being bombarded by ads that target them specifically. Some sites are better at delivering ads than others, and users value being able to understand which ads they see and when they see them....
Indeed, Apple will take it a step further and bring console controller support across its devices. Yes, that even includes iOS products such as the iPhone and iPad. For Apple TV, Xbox One and PS4 controller support will be part of the company’s upcoming tvOS update. Navigating the digital TV box will become easier with controller support. As for iPhone and iPad support, Apple will introduce controller support through its iOS 13 update....
Chesnais has confirmed the company is “back in the hardware business”. Of course, Atari is not a name of today, but rather one from the distant gaming patch. The New York company was one of the trail blazers of the video game industry and was also among the hardest hit when that industry crashed in the early 1980s. Since then, Atari has been synonymous with false dawns. Since its halcyon days, gaming has changed and modern consoles are extremely advanced....
