Microsoft today released 20H2 Build 19042.572 (KB4579311) to the Beta and Release Preview Channels for those Insiders who are on 20H2 (Windows 10 October 2020 Update). This update includes the following fixes and improvements.
Category: Windows 10
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10, October 13, 2020
Microsoft has released a set of cumulative updates for supported Windows 10 versions. Here are the changes that the OS receives after installing them. Traditionally, these are quality updates, there is no new features.
Check Drive Health and SMART Status in Windows 10
How to Check Drive Health and SMART Status in Windows 10
With recent updates, Windows 10 is able to retrieve and show the SMART information for storage devices installed in your computer. This allows the user to quickly check the drive health status. The option is available starting in Windows 10 build 20226, which has introduced the Manage disks and volumes page in the Settings app. The new feature supports modern NVMe SSD drives.
Check Drive Temperature in Windows 10
How to Check Drive Temperature in Windows 10
With recent updates, Windows 10 is able to retrieve and show temperature for storage devices installed in your computer. The option is available starting in Windows 10 build 20226, which has introduced a new Manage disks and volumes page in the Settings app. The temperature value is displayed for supported drives, which includes most modern NVMe storage devices.
Office PWAs are getting quietly added to Windows 10 without users’ acknowledge
For the last few days, the Microsoft Office PWA apps have appeared under Recently added apps in the Windows 10 start menu. The set includes Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word. A number of confirmed reports say that the apps come on their own, without the user installing anything.
Windows Update can be used in a bad way to execute malicious programs
The Windows Update client has just been added to the list of living-off-the-land binaries (LoLBins) attackers can use to execute malicious code on Windows systems. Loaded in this way, the harmful code can bypass the system protection mechanism.
Windows 10 20H2 October 2020 Update may launch in a few hours
It looks like Windows 10 version 20H2 will become generally available in a few hours. The OS, being already finished in August 2020, is due for a long time on its way to users since then. Microsoft is polishing the OS, and has released a number of cumulative updates to fix minor issues found in it. Now the new Windows 10 release starts being gradually distributed.
Microsoft releases Build 20231.1005 with KB4586238
Microsoft is starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 20231.1005 (KB4586238). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test the servicing pipeline. Also, there is one bug fixed in this update.
Enable or Disable Reveal Password Button in Microsoft Edge
How to Enable or Disable Reveal Password Button in Microsoft Edge
Windows 10 includes a password reveal button. If you have entered your password but are not sure if you entered it correctly, you can click this button with the eye icon at the end of the password text field to see the typed password. Edge, Microsoft's latest Chromium-based browser also includes that button. Starting with the Canary release 87.0.666.0 and higher, you can turn enable or disable the Reveal password button when entering passwords, independently from the OS.
A bug in Windows 10 version 2004 prevents cookies and logins from being saved
New reports indicate that some users have issues with Windows 10 2004 and 20H2 successor. They says that cookies or login data fails to be saved, especially with the Chrome browser. As one user figured out, it is due to the S4U task "TASK_LOGON_S4U" in the Task Scheduler.
