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curious leo wrote:

This was a rude discovery. I often right click to see recent files, but the feature is no longer available

Hi curious leo:

Good news. See the last paragraph of Susan Bradley’s 02-May-2025 Start menu jump lists for some apps might not work as expected on Windows 10 , which states:

Resolution: This issue was resolved by a service change that was rolled out on April 25, 2025. If you are still facing this issue, please ensure that your device is connected to the internet to receive the automatic resolution that has been rolled out. After the next reboot, this issue should be resolved.

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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v138.0.1 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

lmacri wrote:

According to Robin Steuber’s latest post today in Bugzilla’s Bug # 1941931 the bug fix WAS pushed out today with FF v137.0.2 but affected user’s likely won’t see the effect of the changes until the next Firefox update is released.

Hi Charlie:

Just confirming that this bug appears to be fixed on my system. My manual update (Help | About Firefox) from Firefox v137.0.2 to 138.0.0 ran normally today – the UAC prompt shown in my post # 2763566 for the Firefox Software Updater popped up on its own after I clicked the “Restart to Update Firefox” button and the update proceeded as expected without any further intervention on my part.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v138.0.0 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

RetiredGeek wrote:

I’ve been working with an 80+ year old trying to get classic outlook (non-office) working on her W10 Home machine…Outlook refuses to update since 23 April!…

Hi RetiredGeek:

Like b and Bob99, I’m not sure what you mean when you said you installed “classic outlook (non-office)“.

All MS Outlook programs bundled with Click-to-Run (C2R) retail editions of MS Office 2016 / 2019 / 2021 / 2024 have not been updated since 17-Apr-2024 when Version 2503 / Build 18623.20208 was released.  For example, see <here> for the release history of retail editions of MS Office 2024 C2R.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * Microsoft Office Home and Business 2019 C2R Version 2503 / Build 18623.20208

RetiredGeek wrote:

I have the Outlook (New) block in the registry.

Hi RetiredGeek:

To clarify, did you wipe the “new” Outlook PWA off the system before adding the registry block to prevent re-installation?

I removed the “new” Outlook from my Win 10 system ‌on 14-Feb-2025 using Revo Uninstaller Free in Aggressive Mode, followed by the Powershell command below, before re-booting and adding the registry block. Since then I haven’t seen any trace of the “new” Outlook in my classic MS Outlook 2019 (or anywhere else on my system).

Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -AllUsers -Online -PackageName (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.OutlookForWindows).PackageFullName

EDIT:

I don’t know if it’s relevant, but I also removed the old, unsupported Mail and Calendar and People apps a few days later on 20-Feb-2025.  See my 23-Feb-2025 post # 2750767.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * Microsoft Office Home and Business 2019 C2R Version 2503 / Build 18623.20208

KevinG3 wrote:

I have no new System Guard Runtime Monitor Broker events The last event listed in my event viewer is April 10th 2025

Hi KevinG3:

What is your Win 10 version and OS build number [open a Run dialog box (Windows key + R) and enter winver], when was the last time you restarted your computer, and is Fast Startup enabled on your computer?

I still see these Event ID 7023 errors logged at every Windows startup on my 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 laptop (with Fast Startup disabled).

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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

WCHS wrote:

I have Dell Update for Windows Universal app v5.4.0 on my two Dell Inspirons, installed August 4, 2024. Didn’t this app go out of service at the end of 2024?… Dell SupportAssist does not indicate that it should be nor can be installed.

Hi WCSH:

I can’t recall your Dell computer model or Windows OS version, and I removed all SupportAssist-related software from my Inspiron 15 5584 over two years ago, so I don’t have any definitive answers for you. You don’t need Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.x if SupportAssist v4.8.2 is running correctly on your system, but if you want to discuss the pros and cons of installing the latest Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.5.0 it would make more sense if you posted your questions in my topic Dell Update v5.5.0 (rel. 01-Apr-2025) Installs Unnecessary Bloat in the Dell forum.

For now, all I can tell you is that:

• The previous Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.4.0 (rel. 31-Jul-2024) was running correctly on my system and able to detect 1 available update for my Inspiron 5584 as of March 2025. See the images in my 02-Jan-2025 post in my topic Support for Dell Update / Alienware Update Ending December 2024 in the Dell forum.
• After downloading the v5.5.0 offline installer (Dell-Update-Windows-Universal-Application_7CJ1W_WIN64_5.5.0_A00.EXE, rel. 01-Apr-2025) from my Inspiron 15 5584 support page <here> and performing an over-the-top update from v5.4.0 to to v5.5.0 the Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.5.0 app still ran correctly and detected 1 available update. I only uninstalled this re-designed v5.5.0 app because of all the bloat it installed on my system.
• The “Compatible Systems” section of the v5.5.0 release notes at https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=7cj1w lists my Inspiron 15 5584 as a compatible model, and the “Important Information” section currently lists 5 known issues for v5.5.0.
• Years ago when I still used SupportAssist v3.x there could be a delay of several weeks before some updates (especially new BIOS releases) posted on my Inspiron 15 5584 support page were detected by SupportAssist. I assume this is because Dell would deliberately throttle delivery of certain updates via SupportAssist until they had monitored telemetry data from the machines of early testers and were confident there were no serious bugs in the newest release.

Be sure to post back if you see any odd glitches with KB5056686 (.NET 8.0.15 x64) after it’s installed on your system.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * My Dell v2.2.6.0 * Fusion Service 2.2.14.0

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WCHS

Do you run the free version of Malwarebytes 5 and have the automatic check for updates disabled?

THIS TOPIC IS NOT ABOUT WHY THE AUTO UPDATES FEATURE OF MALWAREBYTES IS DISABLED, so please, no comments about “Why is the auto update disabled, it shouldn’t ever be”. That question can be debated in another topic aside from this one.

If you have the auto-update feature for platform/program updates disabled and you (for whatever reason) manually check for program and definition updates, read on.

Some of you (or many of you) might already know about this workaround, so this post is aimed at those who might be wondering “Why do I only get definition updates when I check for updates and never get any program updates?”

IF you install the Free version and just click Settings>General>”Check for updates” button (OR you click the little avatar of a person’s head in the upper right corner of the window and then select “About Malwarebytes” and click the “Check for updates” button on that screen), you’ll very probably get the latest definition update and it will be quickly installed. But that’s all you’ll probably get. Although that procedure by itself is a great way to get you definition files updated to the latest ones, it won’t keep your program platform updated.

So, next time you click the “Check for updates” button, let it download and install the latest definition updates, and then stay on that screen for at least another three minutes or just a bit longer but DO NOT click the “Check for updates” button again until at least three minutes have elapsed.

Once at least three minutes have elapsed, go ahead and click that “Check for updates” button and this time you might very well see it download another update and then automatically restart Malwarebytes. If that happens, it means that the updater has downloaded (and is installing) a platform or program update to apply to your installation.

As of this writing, the latest version of Malwarebytes (both Paid and Free) is 5.2.11.183 with component package version 131.0.5227. The info for Malwarebytes 5 latest releases can be found on the following page on Malwarebytes’ support forums:

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/308492-malwarebytes-5/page/2/

The link may change slightly if they add another page to the topic about the latest Malwarebytes releases in version 5. That topic is closed to any posters aside from their employees or moderators, but IS kept updated with the latest release announcements, usually coming every two or three weeks, but sometimes more frequently.

I hope this helps some folks a bit with keeping their copy of Malwarebytes not only updated with the latest definitions but also updated with the latest platform and program updates.

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curious leo wrote:

I wonder how many people are impacted.

Hi curious leo:

From that Windows Latest article Windows 10 removes Start menu jump lists (file list) for tiles in April 2025 Update you referenced:

“Is this a bug or an intentional change? We don’t know, and it’s tough to tell because Microsoft is also removing Clock from the Windows 10 Flyout.”

Has the clock with the seconds counter disappeared from your system tray calendar flyout as well? I still have that clock in my flyout after installing KB5055518 (OS Build 19045.5737) on my Win 10 machine (see my image below), and I speculated in my 14-Apr-2025 post # 2763443 in WSCape Sand’s Clock missing above calendar in Windows 10 that this Win 10 feature change is also being rolled out slowly by Microsoft.

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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

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Perq

curious leo wrote:

I often right click to see recent files, but the feature is no longer available.

Hi curious leo:

I don’t have this issue on my Win 10 Pro v22H2 laptop, so if it’s a deliberate design change by Microsoft then it hasn’t been rolled out to everyone yet. Windows Update installed KB5055518 (OS Build 19045.5737) on my system on 11-Apr-2024 and I’m still seeing the “Recent” files jump lists on most of my Start menu tiles.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

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curious leo

Frahaleah wrote:

Any idea why it does that? It’s always bugged me why it only goes to 30% then restarts, then finishes.

Hi Frahaleah:

Just a guess on my part, but perhaps it’s designed to pause at 30% completion to finish the installation of any new Servicing Stack Update (SSU) bundled with the monthly cumulative Quality update. Prior to February 2021 SSUs for Win 10 were released as separate updates and were installed first by Windows Update before any other available updates for the Windows OS were applied.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

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PKCano wrote:

I have experienced this when my A/V was scanning the external disk, thus making the disk active though the activity was not obvious.

Hi Robertos42:

Further to PK Canno’s post # 2765565, I had a similar issue a few years ago and the problem was traced back to a bug in my Malwarebytes anti-malware. See my 04-Jun-2022 post in juantho’s Malware and PUP PROTECTION Does not allow me to eject my USB after Run in the Malwarebytes for Windows forum.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

n0ads wrote:

I’m running Windows 10 Pro 22H2 on one PC which has .NET 8 and KB5055518 was only installed once; on 04/08/25… Did you by any chance install any new S/W between the 11th and 14th that added the x86 version of .NET 8 and triggered the need to download the x86 update?

Hi n0ads:

Thanks for your feedback.

No, I don’t know of any software installed between 11-Apr-2025 and 14-Apr-2025 that would require a 32-bit (x86) .NET Runtime v8.  According to my notes the only software installed in that period was an update for Intel Driver & Support Assistant to v25.2.15.9 on 13-Apr-2025.  Given that you didn’t see KB5056686 install twice this month, however, I might know the culprit.

Since March 2023 the only .NET Runtime v8 I’ve had on my computer is Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime v8 (x64), which is a system requirement for my QuickInstaller software. Here’s an image I captured last month on 17-Mar-2025.

As for the possible culprit, my Dell Update for Windows Universal app v5.4.0 updated to v5.5.0 on 02-Apr-2025 and installed all sorts of garbage on my system. The Important Information section of the v5.5.0 release notes <here> states “DU 5.5 needs .NET 8 for a successful installation” but doesn’t provide any details about the specific .NET Runtime v8 required (i.e., x86 vs x64; .NET Runtime vs .NET Desktop Runtime vs ASP .NET Core Runtime).

I now suspect that the two new 32-bit (x86) .NET components – namely Microsoft ASP .NET Core 8.0.15 – Shared Framework (x86) and Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0.15 (x86) – that recently appeared on my system were added during the 02-Apr-2025 update to Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.5.0. However, that doesn’t explain why those 32-bit (x86) .NET v8 components weren’t updated to v8.0.15 by KB5056686 until 14-Apr-2025, or why the 14-Apr-2024 update also named  “2025-04 .NET 8.0.15 Security Update for x64 Client (KB5056686)” would install 32-bit (x86) components.

I wiped Dell Update for Windows Universal v5.5.0 off my system on 20-Apr-2020 – see the 22-Apr-2025 post in my topic Dell Update v5.5.0 (rel. 01-Apr-2025) Installs Unnecessary Bloat in the Dell forum. If none of the AskWoody members report any anomalous behaviour by KB5056686 I guess I’ll go ahead and remove those two new 32-bit (x86) .NET v8 components and hope this doesn’t damage QuickInstaller or any other software on my system.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * My Dell v2.2.6.0 * Fusion Service 2.2.14.0 * QuickInstaller (Preview) v0.4.9211.14756

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lmacri wrote:

The only surprise so far is that my Windows Update (paused until 11-Apr-2025) did NOT offer this month’s KB5055683 .NET Framework update with my other April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates…However, KB5055683 was delivered by Windows Update when it ran its next automatic check for available updates on 12-Apr-2025 (see attached image), so all is well.

Yet another .NET oddity this month. KB5056686 (.NET v8.0.15) was reinstalled by Windows Update a few days after my April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates were delivered on 11-Apr-2025, and this appears to have added two new 32-bit (x86) .NET components I’ve never seen before. See my 22-Apr-2025 topic KB5056686 (.NET v8.0.15) Delivered Twice in April 2025 for further details.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

Has anyone with .NET Runtime v8 or .NET Desktop Runtime v8 observed a re-install / re-offer of this month’s KB5056686 (.NET v8.0.15) update?

Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime v8 (x64) is installed on my Win 10 laptop, and as expected, Windows Update delivered KB5056686 during my April 2025 Patch Tuesday update on 11-Apr-2025.

However, KB5056686 was unexpectedly installed again three days later on 14-Apr-2025, and now I have two new 32-bit (x86) .NET components I’ve never seen before listed at Control Panel | Programs | Programs and Features – namely Microsoft ASP .NET Core 8.0.15 – Shared Framework (x86) and Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0.15 (x86).

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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783

Cybertooth wrote:

The article does provide some information, but it doesn’t seem to address specifically the question of whether we are required to have or set up a Microsoft account in order to activate Office 2024

Hi Cybertooth:

I believe having a Microsoft Account is now a requirement for activation of MS Office 2024 C2R, even if you don’t use that Microsoft Account to log in to Windows.

From Michael Crider’s 07-Oct-2024 PCWorld article Microsoft Office 2024 is finally available, no subscription needed:

“Also note that you will need a Microsoft account and an internet connection to initially validate your Office 2024 license, but after that it should work just fine even when you’re offline” ***.

I had to reinstall my MS Office 2019 C2R after performing a reset of my computer to factory condition, and if I recall correctly I logged in to the Services & Subscriptions tab of my Microsoft Account at https://account.microsoft.com/services/ and clicked the Install link shown below. My product key used to be shown there on the Services & Subscriptions tab, but all I need to do now to re-activate a fresh installation is to open an office app like Excel or Word and sign in to my Microsoft Account.

*** As noted in the FAQ of the support article What’s the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 2024? that Bob99 mentioned in post # 2764944, you can use MS Office 2024 witout an internet connection once it is installed and activated, but periodic internet access is still needed to ensure your applications receive updates and security patches and remain activated.
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Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5737 * Firefox v137.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.25030.2-1.1.25030.1 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.11.183-131.0.5227 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * Microsoft Office Home and Business 2019 C2R Version 2503 / Build 18623.20178

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