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How to Automatically Mount VHD or VHDX File on Startup in Windows 10
Windows 10 supports virtual drives natively. It is able to recognize and use ISO, VHD and VHDX files. For ISO files, Windows 10 creates a virtual disk drive. For VHD and VHDX files, Windows 10 creates a new drive accessible via the This PC folder in File Explorer. Also, these files can be used in Hyper-V machines. You might be interested in mounting a VHD(X) file automatically on startup. Here's how it can be done.
Updated on November 29, 2019: Following our readers' suggestions, I have figured out that this is not a removal of the feature but the new behavior of the OS. The instructions are now updated.
Do you use autologin for your local or Microsoft account in Windows 10? Well, here is a bit of bad news. Microsoft has removed this useful feature from the GUI starting in build 19033, which represents the '20H1' branch, known as Windows 10 version 2004.
How to Create a New VHD or VHDX File in Windows 10
Windows 10 supports virtual drives natively. It is able to recognize and use ISO, VHD and VHDX files. For ISO files, Windows 10 creates a virtual disk drive. For VHD and VHDX files, Windows 10 creates a new drive accessible via the This PC folder in File Explorer. Also, these files can be used in Hyper-V machines. Today we will review various methods that you can use to create a new VHD or VHDX file.
In the official blog post related to Windows 10 build 19033, Microsoft also revealed the official name for Windows 10 '20H1'. While most Insiders were expecting to have it named 'version 2003', Microsoft has decided to change it to 'Windows 10 version 2004'.
Along with еру build 19033 announcement, Microsoft has revealed that the company is switching the Fast Ring to the RS_PRERELEASE branch. This means that the Fast Ring will no longer receive 20H1, as will RS_PRERELEASE host builds for the next feature update following after 20H1.
Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 Build 19033 to Insiders in both Slow and Fast Rings. This build doesn't include new features. It comes with general fixes and improvements only. Here's the change log.
Windows Terminal a new terminal app for command-line users that has plenty of new features including tabs, a GPU accelerated DirectWrite/DirectX-based text rendering engine, profiles, and more. A new release, labeled as version 0.7, is out to the public.
How to Enable or Disable Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in Windows 10
Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a set of troubleshooting tools available under advanced startup options in Windows 10. These tools are useful if you have some issue that you cannot fix in the regular Windows 10 environment, for example, you may need to overwrite or delete some in-use files. It is really a good alternative to a bootable DVD or USB stick.
Microsoft has updated the list of known issues for Windows 10 version 1909. The company added a warning about two popular anti-virus products, Avast and AVG. Both apps may prevent the OS from being upgraded to Windows 10 version 1909 if you have an old app version installed.
Windows 10 version 1909 is known to be a small update released in the form of a service pack to Windows 10 version 1903 users with minor fixes and improvements. Microsoft says that the company is not going to repeat this experiment. They won't release more updates like version 1909.
