Today is Patch Tuesday, so the Redmond firm issues updates for all supported releases of Windows 10. Besides stable versions, Beta and Release Preview Insiders are getting their hands on a brand new 21H1 build 19043.985 (KB5003173). Also, today's patch set is notable for being released only for Windows 10 version 2004, 20H2 and 1909, and this is the final Patch Tuesday for the latter. That's because Windows 10 version 1909 reached its end of support.
Run App or Script at Logon with Task Scheduler in Windows 10
You can run an app or script at logon with Task Scheduler in Windows 10. Task Scheduler is a powerful built-in tool that allows you to automate routine tasks on your device. Using it, you can make any app to run by a schedule. You can also use Task Scheduler to run programs when a specific event occurs.
Mozilla to remove Page Actions in Firefox 89
Mozilla Foundation continues to purge lots of different features of its browser in an effort to refresh the appearance of Firefox. Aside from a big redesign, codenamed "Proton UI," Firefox 89 will bring some changes to the address bar.
Enhanced Dark Mode is now available in Word for macOS
At the beginning of this year, Microsoft announced an enhanced dark mode for Word. With the new feature, Office Word switches canvas' color from white to dark, easing the strain on the users' eyes. The dark theme for Office apps is not something new. In fact, it is available since the release of the Office 2016. Still, even with the dark theme applied, Word keeps pages white. Upcoming updates for Office will finally fix this inconvenience.
Enable Shopping Coupon Finder in Edge on Android
Here's how to enable Shopping Coupon Finder in Edge on Android, so the browser will be able to find shopping coupons for you.
Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome have lots of shared code under the hood, but what makes the former stand out are some additional features and conveniences. One of such things is a built-in coupon finder. This feature automatically scans a website for available but hidden coupons to save you quite a lot of money. After bringing shopping features to desktops, Microsoft is now working on an identical capability for mobile.
A bunch of Surface computers receive May 2021 firmware update
Microsoft continues to roll out May 2021 firmware updates for different Surface models. Following updates for Surface Laptop, Laptop 3, and Laptop 4, the company has released new patches and improvements for a bunch of other computers. This time, May 2021 firmware updates are available for the original Surface Book, Surface Book 3, Surface Laptop Go, Surface Pro 4, and Surface Studio 2.
Microsoft removed buggy AMD driver that was bricking computers for some
Recently, AMD released a new SCSI Adapter driver that wrecked chaos among some users with AMD-based computers. After installing "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - SCSIAdapter - 9.3.0.221," users faced a BSOD crash with the error code "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE." Usually, this type of error appears when a computer cannot access the primary storage with the operating system on it.
Windows 10 Notepad will notify you about new versions
As you may remember, Microsoft recently moved Notepad to the Store, so it will receive updates independently from major operating system releases. It looks like Microsoft has silently added an update notification system to the Notepad app, so it will be able to warn you when an update becomes available right from its user interface.
Microsoft has removed all update blocks for Windows 10 versions 20H2 and 2004
Microsoft has announced that they managed to resolve all the upgrade blocking issues for Windows 10 version 2004, and version 20H2. Now owners of Conexant or Synaptics devices can finally to get the latest version of the operating system.
Microsoft works on fixing a bug that causes YouTube video to crash in Edge
Moving Microsoft Edge from the legacy EdgeHTML engine to Chromium has fixed a variety of compatibility issues and bugs, especially with many popular websites optimized primarily for Chromium. Nowadays, Microsoft Edge no longer behind the most popular browser in terms of compatibility, but some weird bugs still surface from time to time. During the last two weeks, users have been reporting issues with YouTube playback in Microsoft Edge 90 Stable. According to numerous complaints, YouTube playback constantly crashes the entire browser when streaming videos.
