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• Windows 10 gaming issues fixed with known issue rollback

  Posted on April 24, 2021 at 12:32 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows 10 gaming issues – @LawrenceAbramshttps://t.co/MQISfsyNKL

  — BleepingComputer (@BleepinComputer) April 24, 2021

  “A small subset of users have reported lower than expected performance in games after installing KB5000842 or later updates. Most users affected by this issue are running games full screen or borderless windowed modes and using two or more monitors,” Microsoft stated in the Windows 10 2004 and Windows 20H2 known issues and notifications site.

  This fix is being rolled out using Microsoft’s Known Issue Rollback (KIR) feature to send out a minor fix via Windows Update, which should propagate to affected users within 24 hours.

  “This issue is resolved using Known Issue Rollback (KIR). Please note that it might take up to 24 hours for the resolution to propagate automatically to consumer devices and non-managed business devices. Restarting your device might help the resolution apply to your device faster.”

   

  AH that Known issue rollback is kicking in.

  Windows 10 Releases Patch Lady Posts

• Ready for change?

  Posted on April 1, 2021 at 19:06 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  Microsoft is working on new icons for the fall release of Windows.

  

  Now there are some icons that probably do need updating… for example I’ve heard that the younger generation thinks the file save icon looks like a coke machine. Seriously. As a person who still questions why Outlook’s yellow icon had to change to blue,  so far the changes aren’t as jarring to me as that was. If you are an insider beta tester you’ve seen the posts about the upcoming changes.

  Also be aware that the current insider release causes pinned Quick Access folders to be lost. It’s a bug, not intentional. Stay tuned, I’m planning on an article in the next few weeks with a preview of 21H2 (the fall release) which will be the big release of the year.

  Windows 10 Releases Patch Lady Posts

• Mary Jo Foley indicates 21H1 will be smaller update

  Posted on February 17, 2021 at 00:08 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  In today’s ZDnet report – Mary Jo Foley indicates that rumors are that the 21H1 release will be a smaller update similar to how the fall updates have been in the past.

  Rumors are that the fall release will be larger in terms of changes. It will be nice to not have any major headaches in the spring release. Looks like the Pandemic is still impacting patching releases.

  Windows 10, Windows 10 Releases Patch Lady Posts

• Are we ready for 2004?

  Posted on December 3, 2020 at 08:53 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  ehhh…  I’m still wishy washy and thinking January might be better for the thumbs up

  What do you think?  I’m on 2004 myself personally, but still see too many lingering issues that I wish were fixed.

  I think the feature release process needs a redo.  I think Microsoft thinks so too.  What do you think?

  https://www.computerworld.com/article/3599460/on-the-future-of-windows-10-s-feature-releases.html

  Windows 10 Releases Patch Lady Posts, Win10 2004

• Pulling the trigger on Win10 Version 2004

  Posted on October 25, 2020 at 21:15 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums
  

  UPGRADING WINDOWS

  By Susan Bradley

  Windows 20H2 is in the pipeline — so it’s about time to install … its predecessor, Win10 2004.

  On October 20, Microsoft tweeted that the October 2020 Update (aka 20H2) has been officially released and will show up over time via a “throttled” rollout. But a few of the tweet’s replies quickly noted that some Win10 users are still waiting for Version 2004 — or had to manually install it. (Microsoft states that the upgrade from Win10 2004 to 20H2 should go faster because it’s more like a monthly update.)

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.42.0 (2020-10-26).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Upgrading, Windows 10 Releases AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Feature upgrades, ISO, Win10 2004

• A compatibility problem between Office 2010 and the Win10 version 2004 update?

  Posted on October 20, 2020 at 18:47 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Just got this report from BM:

  Just thought I would let you know that the 2004 update was a complete mess for me. It was pushed, I didn’t choose it. I run a Legion Y920-17IKB laptop with a licensed version of office 2010 (because I prefer it to 365). The update completely removed every office file I have created since October 2019. No files were saved in the update restore folder and restoring back to the previous version of windows didn’t recover the files. It also changed all the recents in those applications to files that were again, back from 2019.

  This is by far the worst update experience I’ve had, sharing it with you incase you can use it as a cautionary tale for your readers. Microsoft advice is to always back-up to the cloud. God I hate their updates so much! Just when you thought 2020 had thrown all it could at you…

  Anybody else seeing that?
  Office, Windows 10 Releases Office 2010, Win10 2004

• It’s official 20H2 is now out

  Posted on October 20, 2020 at 12:03 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  Windows 10 Releases, Windows News Win10 20H2

• 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).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Windows 10 Releases AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Sandbox, Virtual Machines, Win10 2004
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