Category: Windows 10

Microsoft will soon kill the classic Control Panel applet 'Programs and features' with the corresponding page in Settings, i.e. Apps > Apps and Features. The change is internally introduced in yesterday's build 20211 of Windows 10. This will end the era of the classic Control Panel applet, leaving the Settings app as the exclusive tool to remove apps and manage optional features.

A new build hits the Dev channel, bringing a few changes to Windows Insiders. It is notable for searching the lists of file types, protocols, and apps on the Default apps page in Settings, and for the the ability for users to attach and mount a physical disk inside of a WSL 2 distro.

There is a great change made to how Microsoft is delivering update to WSUS and the Windows Update catalog. Instead of supplying the separate servicing stack update (SSU) and latest cumulative update (LCU) packages, the company is merging them into a single package, available on Microsoft Update Catalog, and for the WSUS.

Microsoft has published the KB4571756 patch for Windows 10, version 2004, and Windows 10, version 20H2, which is a security update that resolves a number of vulnerabilities, and also comes general improvements. It looks like it breaks WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) for some users.

Microsoft has released a set of updates for support Windows 10 version. Here are the updates with their changes.

How to Change or Restore Saved Pictures Folder Location in Windows 10

Windows 10 comes with the Pictures folder which is familiar to every user. In most cases, its path is something like C:\Users\SomeUser\Pictures. You can open it quickly by typing %userprofile%\Pictures in File Explorer's address bar.

A new finding by security researcher Jimmy Bayne, who has revealed it on Twitter, discloses a vulnerability in Windows 10’s themes engine that can be used to steal users' credentials. A special malformed theme, when opened, redirect users to a page that prompts users to enter their credentials.

Microsoft has released new patches to resolve security vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs. The updates KB4558130 and KB4497165 are now available for Windows 10 version 2004, Windows 10 version 1909 and version 1903.