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Microsoft today reminded customers that some editions of Windows 10, version 1809 will reach its end of service next week. "On November 10, 2020, the Home, Pro, Pro for Workstation, and IoT Core editions of Windows 10, version 1809 will reach end of service," Microsoft explains on the Windows 10 1809 Health Dashboard.
Microsoft is investigating a known issue leading to missing system and user certificates after updating certain managed Windows 10 systems using outdated installation media through update management tools, physical media, or ISO images. "System and user certificates might be lost when updating a device from Windows 10, version 1809 or later to a later version of Windows 10," Microsoft explains.
Microsoft is rolling out a new tool called 'Resources monitor' that will allow you to free up resources in Windows 10 using Xbox's Game Bar. This new resources monitor works just like the traditional Task Manager, but it sits on top of running games and allows you to kill background processes without having to leave your game.
Upcoming changes to how Windows 10 automatically installs driver updates may cause plug-and-play to break for some devices. Windows Update is also used to deliver automatic drivers to allow hardware developers to quickly deploy fixes to Windows 10 users encountering bugs in an existing driver.
Upcoming changes to how Windows 10 automatically installs driver updates may cause plug-and-play to break for some devices. Windows Update is also used to deliver automatic drivers to allow hardware developers to quickly deploy fixes to Windows 10 users encountering bugs in an existing driver.
Microsoft has released the KB4580364 non-security update that fixes bugs causing responsiveness issues on affected Windows 10 2004 devices. Windows 10 users who install the KB4580364 release preview update might experience issues with input, might not be able to enter text, or receive unexpected results if using the Microsoft Input Method Editor for Japanese or Chinese languages.
Microsoft is currently throttling Windows 10, version 20H2 availability to provide all users who want to upgrade with a positive experience while downloading and upgrading the OS. After Windows 10 20H2 was released on October 20, it immediately started rolling out to users who manually check for updates via Windows Update on devices running Windows 10 1903 or later. According to Microsoft's 20H2 feature update support page, customers need to have the Windows 10 2004 Servicing Stack Update and KB4579311 or later installed before upgrading.
With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page. The SYSTEM control panel was first introduced in Windows NT 3.51 and Windows 95 and provides information about the installed version of Windows, the bit-type of the operating system, the computer name, workgroup, CPU, and memory.
During a Windows Insider webcast, Microsoft teased its vision for a new Windows 10 Start Menu that features partially transparent theme-aware tiles to showcase the new Fluent-based colorful icons. Starting with Windows 10 version 20H2, which is now rolling out to seekers, Start Menu finally uses the theme-aware tiles.
Microsoft is investigating errors and issues affecting Windows 10 devices with certain versions of Conexant or Synaptics audio device drivers, Microsoft IME, and third-party drivers. Microsoft is currently rolling out Windows 10 20H2 to all seekers who check for updates via Settings on devices running Windows 10 1903 or later.