As planned, Microsoft has discontinued support for Windows 10 version 1809. Today was the last day when the OS received its Patch Tuesday updates.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, November, 2020
Besides the updates for Windows 10, Microsoft today released security updates for Windows 7 (KB4586827) and Windows 8.1 (KB4586845). Here are the fixes included in them.
Microsoft has released the November 10, 2020 Intel CPU microcode updates
Microsoft has released new patches to resolve security vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs. The updates are now available for number of supported Windows 10 versions.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10, November 10, 2020
Microsoft has released a set of cumulative updates for supported Windows 10 versions. As usual, these are quality updates, there are no new features. Here's what's new in today's updates.
Windows PowerToys has got Color Picker V2, might get Font rendering enhancer
Microsoft is considering updating Windows PowerToys with a couple of enhancements many users are looking for. If the change goes live, PowerToys will allow changing how fonts are rendered on Windows using various methods to achieve a different font anti-aliasing look, for example, by replicating the macOS font appearance.
VS Code 1.51 released with pinned tab improvements and more
Visual Studio Code is a popular app for developers. It is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. VS Code comes with a variety of extensions and helpers that are really time saving. It is available for all major platforms, including Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Microsoft today released a new version of the app that brings improvements to various app features, including pinned tabs, GitHub integration, and much more.
Thunderbird 78.4.2 fixes a critical vulnerability
The team behind the Thunderbird email app has released version 78.4.2. This is a maintenance release that includes one important security fix for a recently discovered critical vulnerability.
Mozilla has released Firefox 82.0.3
Yet another minor update to Mozilla Firefox is released today. Quickly after version 82.0.2, the company is rolling out version 82.0.3.
Intel GPU driver update brings significant performance improvements to Windows 10
Intel has released an update for its GPU drivers, available for Windows 10 version 1709 and above. The DCH driver version 27.20.100.8935 is notable for improvements made to performance and a number of other graphics enhancements that allow smoothly running many games.
Windows 10 hacked at Tianfu Cup Hackathon in China along with Ubuntu and Chrome
Participants in the Tianfu Cup 2020 managed to successfully hack several popular software, including Windows 10, Ubuntu, and the Chrome browser. The winner received $744,500 for taking the first place.
