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Later this year, Microsoft will release the first big update of the year codenamed "Windows 10 version 21H2". In addition to a new Start Menu, we're also expecting a number of improvements for existing features, such as the Windows Settings app. Below we have outlined the new nifty changes expected to launch this year.
Later this year, Microsoft will release the first big update of the year codenamed "Windows 10 version 21H2". In addition to a new Start Menu, we're also expecting a number of improvements for existing features, such as the Windows Settings app. Below we have outlined the new nifty changes expected to launch this year.
To help with this, we have outlined six Windows 10 commands that you can use to troubleshoot your Internet connection and help determine why you cannot reach a website. All of the commands we list below require you to execute them via the Windows 10 command prompt.
Microsoft has added HDR support to color managed apps to access your display's whole color gamut in the latest Windows 10 build released for Insiders in the Dev Channel. "HDR mode changes the behavior of some creative and artistic apps that use International Color Consortium display color profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and CorelDraw," Microsoft's Amanda Langowski and Brandon LeBlanc said.
Microsoft is working on resolving a high-pitched noise issue Windows 10 users hear when using some 5.1 audio configurations after applying recently released cumulative updates. "After installing KB5000842 or later updates, 5.1 Dolby Digital audio may play containing a high-pitched noise or squeak in certain apps when using certain audio devices and Windows settings," Microsoft explains on the Windows 10 Health Dashboard.
The Windows 10 KB5003173 cumulative update may fail to install with an error 0x800f0922 if Microsoft Edge has been previously uninstalled. After Microsoft released the Windows 10 KB5003173 cumulative update this week as part of the May 2021 Patch Tuesday, some users found they could not install the update.
Multiple editions of Windows 10 versions 1803, 1809, and 1909 have reached their End of Service on this month's Patch Tuesday, as Microsoft reminded customers yesterday. While usually, Redmond advises users of end of service products to upgrade as soon as possible to the latest available versions to keep their systems secure, the company also automatically rolls out feature updates to some out-of-date devices reaching EoS. "Windows Update will automatically initiate a feature update for Windows 10 consumer devices and non-managed business devices that are at, or within several months of reaching end of servicing," Microsoft said.
Multiple editions of Windows 10 versions 1803, 1809, and 1909 have reached their End of Service on this month's Patch Tuesday, as Microsoft reminded customers yesterday. While usually, Redmond advises users of end of service products to upgrade as soon as possible to the latest available versions to keep their systems secure, the company also automatically rolls out feature updates to some out-of-date devices reaching EoS. "Windows Update will automatically initiate a feature update for Windows 10 consumer devices and non-managed business devices that are at, or within several months of reaching end of servicing," Microsoft said.
Microsoft has launched a new open-source project that aims to add to Windows the benefits of eBPF, a technology first implemented in Linux that allows attaching programs in both kernel and user applications. Microsoft's effort builds on the work of the eBPF community by adding a compatibility layer that turns existing eBPF open-source projects into submodules that can work on top of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 and later.
As part of the May Patch cycle, Microsoft is rolling out a new cumulative update for all supported version of Windows. The cumulative update with security fixes is rolling out to PCs with October 2020 Update and May 2020 Update.