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Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5001649 emergency update to fix printing issues plaguing users since the March 2021 Patch Tuesday updates. Many users have reported that Windows 10 would crash when printing with an "APC INDEX MISMATCH for win32kfull.sys" error or printed pages would have missing graphics, black bars, or blank pages.
The Windows 10 21H1 update is now available for testing by enterprise customers before general availability through the Windows Insider Program for Business. Microsoft started rolling out a preview of the Windows 10 21H1 feature update to Windows Insiders in the Beta channel last month.
Microsoft has added new features to Windows 10 Virtual Desktops that allow you to customize them to your liking. Windows 10 currently allows you to create virtual desktops that you can use to launch applications and files that will not appear on your main desktop or other virtual desktops.
Microsoft is automatically installing the WebView2 runtime on Windows 10 machines to support upcoming versions of the Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office applications. In February, Microsoft announced that future versions of Microsoft 365 would begin to utilize WebView2 control to embed web content directly in the native applications.
Update: Microsoft now warns of additional issues when printing after installing the March updates. Microsoft has released out-of-band non-security updates to fix a know Windows 10 issue causing blue screens when printing to network printers after installing the March 2021 cumulative updates.
Over the past year, Microsoft has quietly released new built-in Windows 10 command-line applications and free Microsoft Store apps that enhance the operating system's functionality. Microsoft did not officially announce these new tools in some cases, and they were discovered by users instead. In this article, we're going to highlight these new programs and other apps so power-users can take greater control over Windows 10.
Microsoft has announced that the Spring Update will be released using an enablement package that simply turns on dormant features already found in Windows 10 2004 and Windows 10 20H2. For users running these Windows 10 versions, it means that Windows 10 21H1 will install extremely fast as it just needs to change a few settings to enable the features. Many of the features that Windows users were looking forward to, such as DoH, the new Battery settings, and the modern Disk Management settings page, are not coming to Windows 10 21H1. For these features, users will have to wait for the 'Windows 10 21H2 Sun Valley update' coming towards the end of the year.
Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band non-security updates to address the Windows 10 printing crash issue. Microsoft has provided a temporary fix for the Windows 10 blue screen crashes plaguing customers when printing after installing the March 2021 cumulative updates.
Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band non-security updates to address the Windows 10 printing crash issue. Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 devices might crash with a Blue Screen of Death when printing under certain conditions after applying the March cumulative updates.
Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band non-security updates to address the Windows 10 printing crash issue. The Windows 10 KB5000802 and KB5000808 cumulative updates released yesterday are causing Blue Screen of Death crashes when printing to network printers.