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Windows 10 to Start Warning Users of Imminent SSD Failure Seeing this notification pop up is your signal to stop whatever it is you are doing and focus on backing up all your data. There's a good chance that super-fast SSD you've been relying on (hopefully for several years), is about to reach its ...

Windows 10 is pushing old drivers updates that you should avoid Users are reporting that inappropriate driver updates are getting pushed to Windows 10 devices which aren’t registered for the Insider program. The update in the question is “Intel – System”, which was pushed out last week alongside ot...

KB4576754 update force installs new Edge on Windows 10 2004, 1909, 1903, and 1809 Today, we noticed an Edge update for Windows 10 version 2004, KB4576754 has been installed quietly on our device and grouped under ‘Quality updates’ under the Update History. The update installs the Edge version 84.52...

Price gouging and defective products rampant on Amazon, reports find Public Citizen's report includes two instances of markups of 1,000 percent or more : disposable face masks, which were selling for $40 instead of $4, and corn starch, which sold for $9 instead of $0.90. "It is troubling that ...

Microsoft Defender can ironically be used to download malware A recent update to Windows 10's Microsoft Defender antivirus solution ironically allows it to download malware and other files to a Windows computer. Legitimate operating system files that can be abused for malicious purposes are known a...

Microsoft delays Windows 10 1803 end of service due to pandemic Microsoft today announced that the scheduled end of service date for the Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions of Windows 10, version 1803 is being pushed back to May 11, 2021 , due to the current public health situation. ...

Windows 10 update could kill your SSD — what you need to know Microsoft is moving to fix an update that seemingly introduced a bug that could damage the lifespan of solid state drives (SSDs). Bug-tracking site BleepingComputer reported that the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, aka version 2004 , has bee...

Microsoft now lets you run Android apps in Windows 10 Microsoft has announced a new feature that allows Windows 10 users running Insider builds to launch their Android apps directly in Windows 10. This feature is only supported on select Samsung Galaxy devices and allows Android to stream apps to y...

Edge browser crashes if you use Google as your default search engine If you have Google set as the default engine and try to type in the search bar, the browser may crash. The problem is related to “Search Suggestions” and when that API is called, the browser crashing instantly. I am seeing it on m...

Windows 10 2004: Automatic upgrades coming to more PCs still on older versions The expanded roll out of Windows 10 version 2004 means that Microsoft will begin automatically offering the feature update to more machines currently using older versions of Windows 10 that are nearing end-of-service and...

Windows 10 May 2020 Update may falsely report that there is no internet connection Some people who have upgraded to Windows 10 version 2004 (or Windows 10 May 2020 Update) are experiencing a strange issue with their internet connections. A problem has cropped up with the Network Connectivity Status...

Microsoft ups OneDrive file size limit to 100GB The standout upgrade is the new file size upload limit, which was previously capped at 15GB, but will now expand to 100GB. Microsoft acknowledged that certain file types - such as 3D and CAD drawings - often exceed the old limit, making OneDrive unwor...

Windows 10 2004 breaks OneDrive connectivity for some users OneDrive cannot connect to Windows. Files On-Demand require a connection to Windows in order to show your files without taking up space on this device. OneDrive can keep trying to connect to Windows or you can choose to download all your f...

Warning Issued For Millions Of Google Gmail Users Using Win 10 Mail app “I have been facing an issue with the Windows 10 Mail app linked to a Google account. I have noticed that when I respond to emails, the email I send disappears and cannot be found in sent items, outbox, bin, spam, or anywhere a...

Warning Issued For Millions Of Google Gmail Users Using Win 10 Mail app “I have been facing an issue with the Windows 10 Mail app linked to a Google account. I have noticed that when I respond to emails, the email I send disappears and cannot be found in sent items, outbox, bin, spam, or anywhere a...

DO NOT GET Windows 10 JUNE UPDATES! Messed up my brand new laptop! Uninstalled 2 updates... The 2004 Upgrade was still installed without problems. M$ finally killed Chrome use too! Windows 10 2004 may break Storage Spaces, avoid using chkdsk Microsoft says that users could experience issues using o...

Recent Windows 10 updates block programs from running

Since the release of the Windows 10 1903/1909 KB4535996 and Windows 10 2004 KB4557957 cumulative updates, Windows users have been reporting that they receive errors that programs are missing when they attempt to launch them.

Windows 10 32 bit allowed QB to work for a while then quit allowing it. That is why many now use QB64, but its site has been hard to link to at times. I edited the QB64 WIKI which also has old QB code that may work. M$ also blocked serial and parallel ports which I dealt with in my QB tutorial that ...

Finally bought a new Inspiron 5593 laptop and right off the bat OneDrive is not syncing... https://i.postimg.cc/zfX7Q0TJ/screenshot-3.png Immediately help tells you to uninstall One Drive and reinstall it, but the problem remained. To uninstall OneDrive go into Settings, Apps and Features and type ...

Microsoft adds a message to the Windows 10 update page if a device is blocked from receiving feature updates Earlier this week, Microsoft finally released the Windows 10 May 2020 Update to Windows 10 users. The new update comes with various features but also has a couple of known issues. Microsoft ...