One more cumulative update - KB5004092 - is now available for Windows 10 build 21390, which is the last Dev channel released before the June 24 Windows event. It doesn't include new features. The company is testing the servicing pipeline.
Category: Windows 10
Microsoft will end Windows 10 support in 2025
Microsoft's official Windows 10 support documentation has just added more fuel to the fire of rumors that quickly spreads around the upcoming big Windows announcement. On June 24, 2021, Microsoft plans to unveil "the next generation" of Windows, and many think it will be Windows 11. Although back in Windows 10's infancy, Microsoft made a bold statement claiming Windows 10 to be "the last Windows version," many rumors point to the fact the company wants to supersede Windows 10 with a new version. The updated Windows 10 support documentation backs those claims.
News and Interests is now available to all Windows 10 users
Those who follow Windows updates know that monthly updates usually do not bring any significant or visible changes. Traditionally, cumulative updates for Windows fix bugs and security issues, leaving new features and capabilities to bi-yearly "big" updates. That was not the case with June 2021 cumulative updates for Windows 10. This time, updates, released on Tuesday 8, 2021, brought one new feature to all users running supported versions of Windows 10 on their PCs. That feature is "News and Interests."
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 released on June 8, 2021
Today is Patch Tuesday, so the Redmond firm issues updates for all supported releases of Windows 10. Besides stable versions, Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels are getting a new patch, 21H1 Build 19043.1052 (KB5003637). Here are the updates and their changes.
Microsoft won’t release new Insider builds until the ‘Windows 11’ event
As everyone could expect, Microsoft has temporarily stopped releasing Windows 10 Insider builds in the Dev channel. Instead, the company will focus on testing the servicing system. This means that in the coming weeks, Insiders will receive several small cumulative updates for Build 21390, similar to the one released yesterday.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 21390.1000 to the Dev channel
Microsoft has released a new cumulative update for Windows 10 build 21390, which was recently released to Insiders in the Dev channel. It doesn't include new features. Microsoft's intention is to test their servicing pipeline.
Perhaps this is how the Settings app will look in Sun Valley
Sun Valley is the name for the upcoming major user interface redesign of Windows 10. We know about it not that much at this moment of writing. We have already seen new icons, some rounder corners of Windows and a bit refined look of controls in built-in apps. We also expect some parts of now-cancelled Windows 10X to be included in the upcoming release. A new leak reveals how the Settings app will look in Windows 10 "Sun Valley".
A leak confirms Windows 11 to be the next Windows release name
The well-known insider Evan Blass actually confirmed on his Twitter that Microsoft will unveil a new operating system called Windows 11 on June 24. Rumors are circulating for several weeks that the new Windows may be Windows 11, but it was only a reference to the new version.
How to Create Windows Tools folder shortcut in Windows 10
You create a Windows Tools folder shortcut in Windows 10 to access all built-in tools, apps and accessories with one click. Windows Tools is a new folder that was first introduced in build 21343.
How to Enable DNS over HTTPS in Windows 10
You can enable DNS over HTTPS in Windows 10 (DoH) in Windows 10 using one of the methods available in the OS, including Settings and Registry. DNS-over-HTTPS is a relatively young web protocol. Its primary goal is to increase user privacy and security by preventing eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS data by man-in-the-middle attacks by using the HTTPS protocol to encrypt the data between the DoH client and the DoH-based DNS resolver.
