Microsoft today announced that WSL 2 will soon be available as part of Windows 10, version 2004. Also, the company changes the way the Linux kernel receives updated.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Windows 10 Build 19041.153 (Slow Ring)
Microsoft is releasing today Build 19041.153 to Windows Insiders running Windows 10 version 2004 "20H1" in the Slow Ring. There are a few fixes in this update.
Linux Mint Receives LAN Sharing Tool, New Theme Colors
A recent announcement in the Linux Mint blog reveals that the team behind the popular distro is working on a new app, currently known under the name 'Warpinator'. The app will allow transferring files over a local network with ease.
Disable Notification Sounds While Playing Games in Windows 10
How to Enable or Disable Notification Sounds While Playing Games in Windows 10
Windows 10 allows you to enable or disable notification sounds when you are playing a game. This option is implemented in Xbox Game Bar, which allows optimizing your PC for games.
Xfce’s Whisker Menu Plugin Got Major Feature Overhaul
In Xfce, which is the desktop environment I prefer for now for my Linux distros, it is possible to have two types of apps menu. The first is the classic one, which shows a drop down list of app categories but has poor customization options. The other, Whisker Menu plugin implements a more modern apps menu with a search bar, favorites, customizable appearance and tracking of frequent apps. Starting in version 2.4.0, the Whisker Menu plugin has received plenty of new options.
Microsoft adds full Visual Basic support to .NET 5, but it won’t evolve
Microsoft starts deprecating Visual Basic, a programming language that was extremely popular several years ago. Using it, one could quickly create an app without learning internals of the operating system or databases. Microsoft adds full support for Visual Basic to .NET 5, but stops developing the Visual Basic language.
KB4551762 fixes SMBv3 vulnerability in Windows 10
Today, Microsoft releases a patch to address an SMBv3 security flaw. The patch number KB4551762 is applicable to Windows 10 version 1909, and version 1903. After installing the update, the OS version will be raised to 18363.720 and 18362.720, respectively.
Windows 10 Build 19582 (Fast Ring)
Microsoft today released a new Windows build to Insiders in the Fast Ring. Windows 10 Build 19582 is now available via Windows Update, and is notable for Eye Control improvements. Also, there are general fixes and improvements.
What’s new in Windows 10 Version 2004 (20H1)
Windows 10 version 2004, known as '20H1', is the next feature update to Windows 10, which supersedes version 1909, '19H2'. Microsoft has finished 20H1 development, so recent builds do not include a desktop watermark. Here are all the changes Microsoft made in Windows 10, version 2004.
DISM Commands To Enable or Disable Reserved Storage in Windows 10
Microsoft has silently added a couple of improvements to the Reserved Storage feature in Windows 10 version 2004. From now, changing the Registry is no longer required to enable or disable it, there are new DISM commands for that.
