Windows 10 is well known for forced updates and the extremely inopportune times at which it downloads them, installs them and restarts your PC. Only Enterprise editions of the Windows 10 operating system have the ability to control how updates are delivered and installed. Home editions and the Pro edition of Windows 10 as well are locked down to get updates whenever Microsoft decides to push them out. A huge number of users are not happy with this behavior. Here is a method that will allow you to install updates when you manually check for them. This will disable automatic updates.
Category: Windows 10
A bug in Group Policy breaks updates in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, the OS includes the ability to delay the installation of feature updates for up to a year. This feature might be useful for both system administrators and users who have a reason to postpone the update.
How to Disable Online Tips in Settings in Windows 10
By default, the Settings app shows various tips, links to online tutorials and also videos for pages you open. Depending on your display size, they can appear below the page controls or on the right. If you find them useless or annoying, you can hide them.
Get HEVC Decoder for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265, is a video compression standard which succeeds H.264. While H.264 itself was a groundbreaking improvement in video compression, HEVC allows to achieve the same picture quality level as H.264/AVC, but with an even better compression. So, the file size can be smaller. This is important when dealing with 4K or Ultra HD media, especially with online media content. Storage and bandwidth are never unlimited so media file size needs to be as small as possible.
KB4054022, KB4055237, KB4052342 for Windows 10 Version 1709
In addition to the cumulative update KB4051963, Microsoft released three more updates for the latest version of Windows 10, version 1709. Here are some details about them.
How To Delete Files Older Than X Days in Windows 10
Windows 10 has a number of improvements that allow you to keep your PC clean. Its recent versions include built-in tools to automatically empty the Recycle Bin and clean the Downloads folder periodically. Unfortunately, if you are running an early build of Windows 10 or a previous version of the OS, these features are not available for you. Here is how you can delete files older than certain days using three different methods.
Windows 10’s People app is getting a new look
Windows 10 comes with a built-in People app which is a powerful address book with social features. It allows you to stay in touch with all your friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances in one place. You can add your contacts and keep in touch with friends and family on Skype - all from a single app.
Microsoft Movies & TV app updated with Photos editing
Microsoft has regularly updated its first-party apps shipping in Windows 10. After the introduction of an option to always play your videos fullscreen, the company is now adding the ability to edit videos to its Movies & TV app that comes pre-installed with Windows 10.
Windows 10 Build 16299.98 is out with KB4051963
Windows 10 Build 16299 is the final version of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Today, Microsoft released a new cumulative update to users running Windows 10 build 16299. The update package KB4051963 raises the OS version to 16299.98.
Fix Wi-Fi Is Disconnecting in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
A number of users complain regularly to us that their wireless connection keeps disconnecting after upgrading to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Here is a simple workaround you can try if you are affected by this issue.
