Win10 KB4490481 Could Leave 6 Reclaimable Packages Behind
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Just yesterday, MS released a new cumulative update (CU) -- namely, KB4490481. For the first time in my experience, Win10 KB4490481 leaves 6 reclaimable packages behind. What does this mean? After you install...
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Win10 1903 Policy Handles Automatic Updates and Restarts
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For the past few days I've been reading about a new Group Policy setting in 1903. Here's the deal: A new Win10 1903 policy handles automatic updates and restarts. As is sometimes the case, I had a little trouble running the specifics down. Good old Martin Brinkmann, at Ghacks.net, came across with...
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KB4465065 Offers New Microcode Fixes
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On March 19, Microsoft issued a new and comprehensive set of microcode fixes for Intel CPUs. These go back to Ivy Bridge (and perhaps earlier) and address potential issues on all of my PCs. They may do likewise for yours. In fact, KB4465065 offers new microcode fixes for three specific...
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Reboot Still Solves Simple Win10 Problems
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As my day was getting rolling, I got a support request from the Boss. My wife Dina said "I can't access Chrome. I saw you installed updates yesterday. What's up?" And so indeed I had. When I went upstairs, I quickly observed she was right. No response when clicking the Taskbar icon for Chrome....
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Academics Say MS Updates Confuse Win10 Home Users
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A recent UK academic study finds Windows 10 Home users mostly unaware about Windows Update controls. The overall update process is confusing them, too. That's why this post is entitled academics say MS updates confuse Win10 Home users. The 0 Comments
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Late-Month WU Items Equal Update Previews
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Here's an interesting tidbit of information, courtesy of Forbes magazine. That story references a December 10 Windows Insider Program...
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Can WUMgr Replace WUMT?
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Thanks to Martin Brinkmann at ghacks.net, I stumbled across a possible replacement for the excellent Windows Update MiniTool, aka WUMT. It's from a developer who goes by the name of a Disney character, David Xanatos. The program's name is Windows Update Manager, aka WUMgr. The program's 0 Comments
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Fixing Win10 Upgrade Stuck on Restart Issues
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The pace of new Insider Preview feature upgrades has picked up lately. I've seen a least half-a-dozen in the last three weeks or so. And with increasing frequency, I've also encountered an interesting issue during installation. Sometimes, on some PCs, the upgrade proceeds until a first reboot is...
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Done Waiting for Win10 Version 1703
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I admit it: I got tired of waiting for Windows Update to include my lone holdout PC in the April Upgrade to Version 1703. Given that it was officially let go on April 5, and today is June 28 (12 weeks to the day), I hope this doesn't come across as over-eager. I don't think it is, at any rate....
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Wait, the Windows 10 Anniversary Update wasn’t already enterprise-ready?
Microsoft's declaration in November that the latest version of Windows 10 is enterprise-ready created confusion in some businesses that had already been using it for months.
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