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You can do that with the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, aka Windows 10 2004. First, make sure you're running Windows 10 version 2004.
You can easily add a fingerprint reader to your computer if one isn't already built in. If you have a laptop without a built-in reader, or you want to add fingerprint recognition to your desktop PC, you can enlist the aid of a third-party reader.
Additional updates to the KACE solution line include Windows 10 enrollment and new Cloud Settings for KACE Cloud MDM, as well as KACE Service Desk - a standalone, strategic ticketing product. Traditional management is still available leveraging the KACE Systems Management Appliance and modern management is available from KACE Cloud Mobile Device Management.
Microsoft has released fixes for two remote code execution vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library on Windows 10 machines. Both flaws - CVE-2020-1425 and CVE-2020-1457 - arose because of the way the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handled objects in memory.
Microsoft has quietly pushed out two emergency security updates to fix remote code execution bugs in Microsoft Windows Codecs Library. The out-of-band updates, addressing a critical-severity flaw and important-severity vulnerability, were sent out via Windows Update Tuesday night and affect several versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019.
Windows 10 updates released as part of last week's Patch Tuesday appear to be making life hard for some printer users. Windows cannot print due to a problem with the current printer setup.
Windows 10 users woke up to borked printers following the monthly Microsoft bugfix party, Patch Tuesday. The timing is unfortunate since many Windows 10 users are now working from home and relying on directly connected printers for remote working.
The application is free and open source, but he still has to pay for a code-signing certificate to avoid potential users being put off by warnings when they try to download and install. Warning or preventing users from installing unverified applications is commonplace in today's operating systems, but does Windows go too far? We counted seven steps needed to download and install the open-source audio package Ardour 6, which is both unsigned and newly released, using the latest Edge and Windows 10.
Windows 10 release 2004 is out, with a slew of new features. In Windows 10 1903, it launched the Windows Sandbox, which is a lightweight desktop environment that isolates anything you run in it and wipes all its files when you close it down.
Microsoft has blocked a Trend Micro driver from running on Windows 10 - and Trend has withdrawn downloads of its rootkit detector that uses the driver - after the code appeared to game Redmond's QA tests. We note that while the driver appears in other Trend Micro products, they may not necessarily be using the now-blocked driver, or may have received a suitable hot fix, and thus will continue working on Windows 10 20H1. Trend Micro has ignored our repeated requests for an explanation as to why its software altered its operation specifically while under test, though it insisted "At no time was the Trend Micro team avoiding certification requirements." A spokesperson for Trend was not available for immediate comment on the move to block the driver on Windows 10.