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How to Install Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 version 20H2 October 2009 Update
Microsoft has made available Media Feature Pack for N Editions of Windows 10 version 20H2. The "N" edition is targeted for Europe, and "KN" for Korea. Both editions include all the essential features of the OS except Windows Media Player, Groove Music, Video, Voice Recorder, Movies & TV, and Skype. If you need to add these features to the OS, you need to install Media Feature Pack.
This is not something you may really want, but rather a demonstration of the cross-platform capabilities of the .NET 5.x platform. Windows Calculator, a modern app that Microsoft had open-sourced, is successfully compiled and now works on Linux.
How to Set a Linux distro version to WSL 1 or WSL 2 in Windows 10
Microsoft has ported WSL 2 to Windows 10 version 1909, and version 1903. Initially, it was exclusively available in Windows 10 version 2004. Now users who have installed two older releases of the OS can upgrade Windows Subsystem for Linux to the latest generation and get benefits from using it.
As of this writing, Windows 10 on ARM is an ARM64 platform, which only supports 32-bit x86 apps via a built-in emulator. It is not possible to run traditional 64-bit apps in this OS. Earlier, we mentioned that this will eventually be changed. It looks the change goes live.
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Build 20236 to Insiders in the Dev channel. Starting with this build, it is now possible to change the display refresh rate with a new option in the Settings app. There is also a long list of fixes, and a number of general improvements.
Microsoft is updating Windows 10 to show a notification when a new Startup entry is added to the OS. Everytime an app registers itself to start with the OS, you will notice that, and will be able to change this, e.g. to instantly disable it from being launched after you sign in to Windows.
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.
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.
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.
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.
