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Microsoft now allows users of the Windows Subsystem for Linux to run commands automatically on WSL distribution startup. WSL is a compatibility layer designed by Microsoft to makes it possible for Windows 10 to run Linux binaries in ELF format natively on Windows computers.
Microsoft released today a new simplified version of the Windows File Recovery tool to test on the latest Windows 10 Insider build. In June, we reported that Microsoft quietly released a new file recovery tool on the Microsoft Store called 'Windows File Recovery' that allows you to recover mistakenly deleted files from your hard drives, USB drives, and SD cards.
Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 10 feature to Insiders called 'News and Interests' that displays a taskbar flyout with recommended news stories, sports scores, and weather information. Similar to Google Discover, the Windows 10 'News and Interests' feature will build a profile of a user's interests to display matching news stories and articles.
A new Microsoft job listing states that the OS developer wants to show customers that "Windows is BACK" with a user interface refresh for Windows 10. According to the job posting, Microsoft is looking for a Senior Engineer to work with the Windows Core User Experience team to "Orchestrate and deliver a sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows experiences."
Google Chrome has fixed a bug that enabled antivirus programs on Windows 10 to lock newly created files. The patching of the bug means antivirus programs running on Windows would no longer block new files generated by the Chrome web browser, such as bookmarks.
This article provides two ways you can download the latest Windows 10 ISO images from Microsoft. Microsoft recommends using their Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to download the latest ISO image or create a bootable USB drive.
With the Flash Player officially reaching the end of life tomorrow, Adobe has started to display alerts on Windows computers recommending that users uninstall Flash Player. To help secure your system, Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning January 12, 2021.
Microsoft is believed to be working on a new virtualized desktop experience called 'Cloud PC' to help administrators deploy and manage Windows 10 PCs in the cloud via web browser, mobile app or another PC. Cloud PC will also allow Microsoft to handle your organization's device configuration by applying updates security improvements regularly, and offer managed support. Cloud PC is based on Azure and Windows Virtual Desktop and it won't replace any version of Windows.
A Microsoft root certificate is expiring at the end of this month, and Microsoft warns that removing it could cause problems with the operating system. Earlier this month, BornCity reported that the 'Microsoft Root Authority' certificate in Microsoft's Trusted Root Certification Authorities was expiring at the end of the month, on 12/31/20.
Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue impacting Windows 10 customers that might cause booting to fail on devices where the chkdsk tool has been used to repair logical file system errors. Chkdsk is a command-line utility that can be used to check a Windows device's volumes for file system and file system metadata logical and physical errors.