Category: Windows 10

Microsoft has rolled out monthly cumulative updates, known as Patch Tuesday, for all supported Windows versions. These updates usually fix known issues and addressing vulnerabilities. However, some of the features from Insider builds may appear after installing these updates, if the company finds them ready for daily use.

Like almost every new release, Windows 11 24H2 dropped a number of features. So with every Windows 11 release the removal list grows. For Windows 11 24H2, the most notable loss are WordPad, Steps Recorder and WMIC.

Microsoft has released a new preview of Windows 10, Build 19045.4955 (KB5043131) for Windows Insider program participants in the Beta and Release Preview channels. The update is notable for several fixes. The company also claims that the Beta channel will be used for testing new features, however, those aren't included in KB5043131.

Microsoft is updating the Start menu in Windows 10 by moving the user profile icon to different positions. It can now appear at the top right below the hamburger icon. Another position is next to the shutdown button. Besides, Microsoft has backported the new account manager from Windows 11 that includes a promotion of the Microsoft 365 subscription.

Microsoft has released Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.4842 (KB5041582) to insiders running the OS in both Beta and Release Preview channels. It comes with a number of fixes to Bluetooth, input, and others.

Microsoft has stopped distribution of its January security updates KB5034441 (Windows 10 21H2/22H2), KB5034440 (Windows 11 21H2) and KB5034439 (Windows Server 2022). These are proven to be defective, often ending up installation with an error with the code 0x80070643 — ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE. Due to the insufficient size of the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) partition, the updates were unable to update some of the WinRE files.

Microsoft has released KB5040525 with Windows 10 Build 19045.4713 to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels. Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels will receive the same builds of Windows 10, but the Beta channel will receive new features that are in development and not yet ready for public distribution.

On June 25, 2024, Microsoft released the KB5039299 patch that finally fixes the annoying bug that caused native Windows 10 apps to display the "Open With" dialog box. As reported earlier, the dialog used to appear after a right-click on the program icon and selecting a the jump list task from there.

Microsoft has warned about a bug that causes Windows 10 apps to display an "Open With" dialog box with the notification "How do you want to open this file?". It appears when you right-click on the app icon in the taskbar and select one of the available direct actions from that menu.