Microsoft Sneakily Changes Windows Antivirus Setting
What new wizardry is this, Redmond? Microsoft Defender, the built-in antivirus tool that comes bunded with Windows 10 is one of the finest ones around when it comes to …
Category: Windows 10
No New Windows 10 Insider Dev Build Today
Noon on Wednesday usually means one thing. A new Windows 10 Insider Dev build making its way out. Not today, though. And probably not later this week either. That’s …
May 2020 Update Can Now Be Installed On Surface Pro X, Laptop 3
Thank heavens! The Windows 10 May 2020 Update seems to have ironed out most of its issues that it encountered right after launch in the last week of May. …
More Windows 10 Version 2004 Update Blocks Lifted
It’s been a bump road, but things are finally on the up. Windows 10 version 2004 was released nearly three months before, and due to a few widespread issues, …
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Build 20190
Another fine Wednesday morning, another fine Windows 10 preview release. This time around we have Windows 10 build 20190 on offer, and it comes packing a couple of neat …
August 2020 Patch Tuesday Updates Arrive
Today is the second Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means. It’s Patch Tuesday time! Every support version of Windows is getting an update today. And …
Windows Update Now Handles Automatic Driver Downloads
Change we need? Well, it’s one that has been long overdue. We have known for a while that Microsoft is trying to migrate applets in the classic Control Panel …
What’s A Skype Ad Doing In Windows 10 Search?
Um, Skype is here to stay, then? Some may say that Microsoft never really did a good job marketing its premier VoIP communications platform when the ongoing coronavirus pandemic …
Your Phone Apps Feature Brings Android Apps On Windows 10
We are getting there! Microsoft today unveiled the Your Phone Apps feature that is designed to be a seamless way to access Android apps that are installed on your …
Windows 10 Build 20185 Says Hello From The Dev Channel
Microsoft has just released Windows 10 build 20185 to the Dev channel, as it the norm for Wednesdays. And as is typical of the last few releases, there’s nothing …
PowerToys 0.20 Comes With A New Color Picker
Microsoft has released a big update for its system utility. PowerToys 0.20 comes with a ton of quality improvements, plus new feature including an excellent new Color Picker. This, …
Windows 10 Version 2004 Hits Double Digit Usage
Milestone accomplished. Windows 10 version 2004 may have been slow out the gates, but the latest release of the operating system is finally starting to find pace. It has …
Microsoft Resolves More Issues Blocking The May 2020 Update
Slowly and steadily, we are getting there. Microsoft today released a new optional cumulative update for Windows 10 version 2004. And as is usually the case, this one came …
Microsoft Defender Now Blocks CCleaner
CCleaner is now an app non grata? The popular system cleanup utility is now flagged as a PUA by Microsoft Defender, and its installation thereby blocked on Windows 10. …
Live Tiles Alive And Well In Microsoft News
Um, so that means, Live Tiles are here to stay? The Microsoft News app picked up an update recently, and though it came with a bunch of improvements, the …
Windows 10 Build 20180 Brings The New Start Menu To All
You get a Start Menu! And you get a Start Menu! Everybody gets a Start Menu! Microsoft has released a new build to the Dev channel, and this one …
Windows 10 Turns Five
They grow up so fast! Creating an OS is tough business, and Microsoft learned the lesson once again with Windows 10. The modern operating system is five years old …
Microsoft Really Should Develop This Taskbar Idea
It’s not often that you get a new feature suggested for the trusty old Taskbar, but a new user has put up an idea that Microsoft might find is …
Windows 10 Gets New Diagnostic Data Options
You’d have to think really hard to name a more controversial topic in the world of Windows 10 than the telemetry service Microsoft has baked into it to gather …
Windows Sandbox Launch Error Is A Thing
Add another one to the list. Window Sandbox, the feature bundled with Windows 10 version 1903, allows users to run a separate virtualized environment in the OS to safely …