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.
Change Screen DPI Scaling in Xubuntu
How to Change Screen DPI Scaling in Xubuntu
If you are running Xubuntu with a modern HiDPI display, you may want to adjust the DPI scaling level to make everything look bigger on the screen. You may already notice that the only option that the Xfce desktop environment offers is scaling for fonts. This is usually not enough, as the other controls remain downscaled and tiny.
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.
PowerToys 0.23.2 released with fixes
Microsoft has released a maintenance update for the stable version of the PowerToys suite. Also, the company has announced the conference muting tool is coming to the next stable PowerToys version, which is 0.24. Today's release, version 0.23.2, only comes with bugfixes and general improvements.
Update from WSL to WSL 2 in Windows 10
How to Update from WSL to 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.
PowerToys to get a new tool, Paste as plain text
Microsoft is planning to implement a new addition to its Windows PowerShell app suite. The upcoming tool will add the ability to paste the clipboard contents as plain text without formatting.
