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After the release of two Windows 10 feature updates and numerous cumulative updates, Microsoft has still not fixed a bug causing Windows Defrag to TRIM non-SSD drives. In May 2020, Microsoft released Windows 10 2004, the May 2020 Update, and introduced two bugs causing SSD drives to be defragged too often and for the TRIM operation to be attempted on non-SSD drives.
Microsoft has released the KB4586819 non-security preview cumulative update for Windows 10 versions 1809, 1903, and 1909, with fixes for game crash issues and for USB 3.0 hubs causing connected devices to stop working. Windows 10 users who install the KB4586819 update may experience issues with system and user certificates getting lost when updating from Windows 10 1809 to later versions using outdated update media.
If users are upgrading from Windows 10 1909 or older, then Windows 10 20H2 will be installed as a full update, which can only be rolled back within 10 days of being installed. How you upgraded to Windows 10 20H2 determines how you can uninstall and roll back to a previous version of Windows.
Microsoft has Windows 10 preview build 20262 to Insiders on the Dev channel with mostly bug fixes. Windows Insiders can download Build 20206 right now by going into Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Update and then checking for new updates.
Microsoft has resolved a known issue leading to missing system and user certificates after updating managed Windows 10 systems using outdated installation media. The lost Windows 10 certificates issue impacts client and server platforms in managed environments.
Microsoft has released out-of-band optional updates to fix a known issue that causes Kerberos authentication problems on enterprise domain controllers after installing security updates released earlier this month to address CVE-2020-17049. This OOB update comes after Microsoft started investigating the Kerberos authentication issue over the weekend, on November 14.
After upgrading to the Windows 10 October 2020 update, a bug is not allowing users to perform in-place upgrades using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. As Windows Latest reported, since the Windows 10 October 2020 Update release, users are no longer able to select the choice to keep their data, which effectively breaks in-place upgrades.
Microsoft is investigating a new known issue causing enterprise domain controllers to experience Kerberos authentication problems after installing security updates released to address CVE-2020-17049 during this month's Patch Tuesday, on November 10. Kerberos replaced the NTLM protocol to be the default authentication protocol for domain connected devices on all Windows versions above Windows 2000.
Microsoft has announced that they will not be releasing cumulative updates previews in December 2020 due to limited staff and operations during the upcoming holidays. When Microsoft releases new update Windows and Windows server updates, it uses a fixed schedule, or cadence, that allows businesses and consumers to prepare and test new releases as they come out.
As more users begin to use a website as a progressive web app, Chromium-based browsers have added the ability to automatically launch your favorite PWAs when you log in to Windows 10. In the latest Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge builds, you can enable a flag that causes the browser to ask during the installation of a PWA if you want to autostart it when you log in to Windows.