Microsoft today released a new cumulative update for Windows 10 users running version 1809 "October 2018 Update". The update hits the Release Preview ring. KB4482887 raises the OS version to Build 17763.346.
Category: Windows 10
Windows 10 Build 18342 (Fast Ring)
Microsoft is releasing a new build from the development branch (the next Windows 10 version, currently known as version 1903, April 2019 Update, or 19H1). Windows 10 Build 18342 comes with a number of gaming improvements, includes backported WSL features from build 18836, and general fixes and improvements.
Automatically Switch To Light or Dark Mode in Windows 10
Recent Windows 10 versions include a native dark mode. It allows you to switch between the dark and light themes. This can be done with Settings, by changing the options located under Personalization -> Colors. Unfortunately, Windows 10 doesn't allow you to switch its color mode automatically on a schedule. Luckily, this can be easily implemented with the help of Task Scheduler and a simple Registry tweak.
Terminate Running WSL Linux Distro in Windows 10
Even if you leave your WSL Linux session, it remains active. This allows you to quickly return where you left off (requires a terminal multiplexer like screen or tmux), or run a daemon/server. Here's how to terminate a running WSL Linux distro if you really need it.
Remove Linux from Navigation Pane in Windows 10
Windows 10 version 1903 "April 2019 Update" comes with a number of interesting changes and improvements made to the WSL feature. These include additional distros in the Store, the ability to browse WSL files from File Exporer, and more. A new item, Linux, appears in File Explorer to provide faster access to Linux file system. If you are interested in removing it, here's how it can be done.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10, February 19, 2019
Microsoft is releasing cumulative updates for certain Windows 10 versions. The updates come with a huge number of fixes. Here is the change log for the updates.
Disable Microsoft Store Apps in Windows 10
As you may already know, Windows 10 comes with its own Store app. Like Android has Google Play, and there's the App Store in iOS, the Microsoft Store app (formerly Windows Store) adds the ability to deliver digital content to the end user in Windows. There is a group policy that can be used to restrict access to all Microsoft Store apps, including pre-installed and manually downloaded packages. The Microsoft Store app will also be disabled.
Microsoft Confirms 3 New Issues in Recent Windows 10 Cumulative Updates
On February 12, 2019, Microsoft released a set of cumulative updates for all supported versions of Windows 10. Unfortunately, three new issues were found and confirmed in the released updates.
Websites Windows 10 Connects To After a Clean Install
Starting with very first releases of Windows 10, Microsoft was often criticized by a huge number of users, and even by government agencies in certain countries like Netherlands for intensive data collection via the built-in diagnostics and telemetry services. In response, Microsoft has published the list of endpoints Windows 10 connects to after a clean install. Here are the endpoints for the recently released Windows 10 version 1809.
Export and Import WSL Linux Distro in Windows 10
Windows 10 version 1903 "April 2019 Update" comes with a number of interesting changes and improvements made to the WSL feature. These include additional distros in the Store, the ability to browse WSL files from File Exporer via a virtual network share, and the ability to export and import a WSL distro to/from a TAR file.
