Microsoft Archives

Microsoft Marks Two Windows 10 1903 Issues as Resolved

Microsoft has marked a Windows 10 Chinese IME issue and a Windows Desktop Search or Start Menu issue as resolved in the Windows 10 Health Dashboard. […]

20 Sep

Windows 7 Voting Systems to Get Free Security Updates Through 2020 Elections

Microsoft announced today that they will be providing free extended security updates for Windows 7 machines that are part of a federally certified voting system. […]

20 Sep

Windows 10 is Getting a New Optional Update Experience

Microsoft is changing the windows update experience in Windows 10 so that “optional” updates are shown in a dedicated screen that will allow you to pick which update you would like to install […]

19 Sep

Windows 10 Insider Build 18985 Released With Improved Bluetooth Pairing

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18985 (20H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring, which includes a new optional update experience, a Snip & Sketch update, and a new Bluetooth pairing experience. […]

18 Sep

Windows Defender Antivirus Scans Broken After New Update

Microsoft has released a new update for Windows Defender that has broken both the Quick and Full antivirus scans. When users use these scan options, Windows Defender will only scan approximately 40 files. […]

16 Sep

Windows 10 1903 is Now Having Problems with Network Adapters

Microsoft has acknowledged another problem in Windows 10 version 1903 where user’s are reporting that their network adapters suddenly stop working after installing a cumulative update. […]

16 Sep

How to Enable Ransomware Protection in Windows 10

Windows Defender includes a security feature called “Ransomware Protection” that allows you to enable various protections against ransomware infections. This feature is disabled by default in Windows 10, but with ransomware running rampant, it is important to enable this feature in order to get the most protection on your computer. […]

15 Sep

Microsoft Edge Gets a new Extensions Menu, Here’s How to Enable It

The latest version of the Microsoft Edge Dev browser now includes an experimental Extensions menu that offers a more organized way to manage the installed extensions in the browser. In order to use this feature, though, you will need to start Edge with special command line arguments, which we will describe in this article. […]

14 Sep

Window 10 1903 OOB Update Released to to Fix USB Microphones

Microsoft has released an out-of-band update for Windows 10 1903 that fixes a bug that could cause USB Audio 2.0 microphones to stop working. […]