Category: Windows 10

Initially, Microsoft planned to include the News and Interests widget in the next Windows 10 features update (which is now looks to be Windows 11,) but the company changed its plans. Earlier this year, Microsoft decided to backport News and Interest to older Windows 10 versions, and it is now available to everyone running Windows 10 1909 and newer.

You can add Windows Tools to Context Menu in Windows 10, so you will able to open this system folder just with one click. It will appear in the Desktop right-click menu. It can be a nice alternative or addition to its shortcut.

Microsoft today released one more cumulative update. The patch KB5004123 is released to Insiders running Windows 10 build 21390. The Dev channel is frozen until the June 24 Windows event, so last three cumulative updates do not add anything new to the OS. Microsoft is testing its servicing pipeline.

Although there is still no official confirmation of the name of "the next generation of Windows," Microsoft has released a YouTube video teaser that subtly confirms Windows 11 is coming. Microsoft published an 11-minute-long video called "Windows Startup Sounds - Lo-Fi Remix." It is a collection of startup sounds from different Windows versions slowed down 40 times. In the description, the company says that the video will help enthusiasts to relax before the June 24 event.

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.

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."

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.

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.