Daily Archives: October 18, 2020

• Activation issues after a Win10 reinstall

  Posted on October 18, 2020 at 21:15 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums
  

  LANGALIST

  By Fred Langa

  Uh-oh: My PC failed activation after a fresh, from-scratch Windows reinstall. What now?

  Don’t panic! There are a number of easy-to-use solutions and workarounds, including the little-known Software Licensing User Interface that’s built into every copy of Windows 10.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.41.0 (2020-10-19).

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• The inevitable OS: Windows 10 at five years

  Posted on October 18, 2020 at 21:10 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS 10

  By Richard Hay

  This past July, Microsoft’s flagship operating system, Windows 10, reached its fifth anniversary.

  Over the past half-decade, Microsoft has put a lot of work into Win10, aggregated into the current Version 2004, released this past May. (The next release, Version 20H2, is due out this month. But we haven’t gotten a good look at it, and it’s reportedly a minor upgrade.)

  Arguably, Win10’s evolution has made it a better OS. But it still gets a mixed reception from users. Some people love it, others hate it — and then there’s the mass of users who have simply learned to live with it.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.41.0 (2020-10-19).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Windows 10 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Windows Insider program, Windows life cycles

• It’s the end of the line for Office 2010

  Posted on October 18, 2020 at 21:05 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  PATCH WATCH

  By Susan Bradley

  Microsoft is closing the book on two business workhorses: Office 2010 and Exchange 2010.

  From a productivity-app perspective, 2010 was an excellent vintage for all Windows users from individuals to small businesses to the Enterprise. Whether it was managing email, building massive spreadsheets, or creating complex documents, Office and Exchange gave us an excellent foundation. But as of October 13, Microsoft dropped all support for both platforms.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.41.0 (2020-10-19).

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• Taking another look at Sandbox

  Posted on October 18, 2020 at 21:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS 10 2004

  By TB Capen

  Back in June of last year, we published a first look at Windows 10’s then-new Sandbox feature.

  Simply put, Sandbox creates a virtual version of Windows 10 that you can use for software and configuration testing. Whatever happens in Sandbox mostly stays in Sandbox.

  Sandbox debuted in Windows 10 1903 to great interest … until reports of issues with the tool started rolling in. Now with Win10 2004, Microsoft has enhanced its virtual machine — and hopefully won’t break it again.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.41.0 (2020-10-19).

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