Security News
Microsoft removed a Windows 10, version 2004 compatibility hold blocking devices with certain WWAN LTE modems from upgrading to the latest Windows version. A fix for the issue was made available with the release of the Windows 10 2004 KB4577063 non-security preview cumulative update.
To install new cumulative updates, Windows 10 feature updates, or out-of-band updates, Windows users rely on the Windows Update feature to properly update their computer. The resolve these issues, the first thing you should do if the Windows 10 updates install fails is to try downloading the update manually from Microsoft Update Catalog.
If your PC games are lagging or running slow, you can free up resources in Windows 10 using a new XBOX Game Bar task manager that overlays on top of running games. This week, Microsoft has started to rollout XBOX Game Bar version 5.420.9252.0 to all Windows 10 users via the Microsoft Store.
Windows 10 comes with both the Control Panel and modern Settings, but the modern Settings app provides an unpolished experience with key features missing. God Mode lets you access all management features in one location and it's still better than the modern Windows 10 Settings.
The Windows 10 Calculator has been ported to Linux and can be installed from the Canonical Snap Store. In March 2019, Microsoft open-sourced the Windows 10 Calculator and invited other developers to contribute to its development.
Over the years, Microsoft has extended DLP to more of Office, covering Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive for Business and Office apps like Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, as well as third-party applications that incorporate the MIP SDK. Now it's integrated into Windows 10 and the new Edge browser, without needing an additional agent. You use the new Microsoft 365 compliance center to start managing devices - although you can onboard devices using Group Policy, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, MDM or a local script.
Microsoft is continuing its push to move all Windows 10 configuration options into their modern Settings feature. This year, Microsoft has been making a push to migrate all of the Windows 10 settings into the Settings app.
Microsoft is performing a test where they are installing a suite of Office progressive web apps in Windows 10 without asking permission from the user. Over the past week, Microsoft has been conducting a test where they have been forcibly installing Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlooks PWAs into Microsoft Edge and registering them with Windows 10.
Microsoft says that Windows 10 and Windows Server users will be blocked from installing incorrectly formatted third-party drivers after deploying this month's cumulative updates. Starting with the October 2020 updates, Windows requires DER-encoded PKCS#7 content to be valid and correctly embedded in catalog files.
Today is the second Tuesday of October 2020 and the first batch of security updates or 'B' updates are now available for all supported versions of Windows 10. If you want to grab these updates, check for updates in the Settings and the update will begin installing.