This build mainly focuses on improvements and fixes as we predicted in a previous article, and surprisingly also brings new features. Build 14361 fixes the following issues for PCs: Good job, Microsoft! RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT: Windows 10 Build 10586.338 hits the Release Preview ring Kaspersky says it will never support Windows 10 Insider builds Microsoft rolls out new Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 firmware update to Insiders...

There is one new feature that may surprise your at first, or even intrigue you. On PCs with 3.5 GB+ of RAM, service hosts are now split into separate processes, resulting in an increased number of processes in Task Manager. The good news is that there’s nothing to worry about, as this feature brings improved reliability and security. Microsoft explains that as the number of preinstalled services grew, they began to get grouped into processes known as service hosts with Windows 2000....

Insiders test unpolished Windows versions in order to detect potential issues and help Microsoft improve its final iteration. User feedback is the engine behind the Insider Program. Actually, that’s the whole purpose of this program. Microsoft uses Insider suggestions to improve the next Windows 10 version by squashing bugs Insiders detect and adding features they request. The Redmond giant recently launched the 2017 Windows Insider Global Survey, offering Insiders the chance to list their improvement ideas....

However, according to recent Microsoft estimates, the initial investment made to adopt Windows 10 is really worth it because companies can save up to $404 per employee if they upgrade to Microsoft’s latest OS now. These numbers are backed up by a study conducted by Forrester Consulting aimed at understanding the benefits and costs associated with Windows 10’s business implementation. Forrester interviewed four organizations that were early adopters of Windows 10, from four different fields, including a government health department....

As that’s the case with most cumulative updates for Windows, update KB4053579 brings no new features to the system. Just bug fixes and system improvements. Here’s the complete changelog of cumulative update KB4053579 for Windows 10 v1607 and Windows Server 2016: Addresses issue where users of SQL Server Reporting Services may not be able to use the scrollbar in a drop-down list. Addresses additional issues with updated time zone information....

The latest Patch Tuesday for December, 2013 released by Microsoft has brought quite a lot of updates and changes. We’ve already covered SkyDrive improvements, the new Microsoft AntiMalware Removal tool, as well as updates with printing issues found with the Windows Photo Viewer tool. Now, it seems that a new updated for Windows 8.1 has been made available and it covers the Microsoft Camera Codec Pack. Read Also: Bing Translator Translates Text in Real Time from Camera So, as we can see, Microsoft has updated the Microsoft Camera Codec Pack and now RAW camera files can be viewed with dedicated photo applications and other Windows proprietary tools....

However, just when everybody thought the Redmond giant would officially announce that it stopped its Windows 10 Mobile program, a surprising piece of news appeared: Microsoft is reportedly working on a Windows 10 April Update for mobile devices. There is a very intriguing page called ‘Get the Windows 10 Mobile April 2018 Update‘ on Microsoft’s official website. The respective page offers general information about the Windows 10 Mobile April update and how users can install it....

At the moment, these handsets are only limited to the Lumia 950, 950 XL, 550, and Xiaomi Mi4. This is happening because the update is coming from the Windows 10 team’s Development Branch. Microsoft had mention a few weeks back that updates from the Developer Branch will first make its way to these handsets before others. We’re not certain why Microsoft decided to release updates to only handsets that were launched with Windows 10 Mobile since the company did not give a reason....

Though Microsoft has worked hard to bring version 1809 back to Intel PCs, it seems like it will take some more time to version 1809 completely revive on Intel PCs. Four days after release, version 1809 was drawn from the market because it caused some undesirable changes in the PCs. It was reported that this version automatically started deleting files from the PCs and brought installation problems. Microsoft had promptly addressed the issues and fixed them, and version 1809 version was re-released after one month of its initial release on November 13, 2018....

But the company’s Windows Insider program is still releasing beta versions of the OS. The latest one is Windows 10 preview build 19613, which is now available in the Fast ring. Update 19613.1000 fixes a couple of technical issues. However, the release notes for this build do not mention any particular Windows 10 improvements. Problems fixed include: Windows Forms apps According to Microsoft, build 19613 fixes an issue affecting applications that use Windows Forms....

Microsoft added serial device support for Windows Subsystem for Linux. In other words, users can now access Windows COM ports directly from a WSL process. Second, users can now hold down the power button for 7 seconds to trigger a bugcheck. Keep in mind that this feature will only work on newer devices that don’t use legacy ACPI power buttons. Without further ado, let us see what’s new in build 16176....

Intelligent search capabilities for Office 365 apps, services and the Windows 10 taskbar Microsoft brings smart search features and experiences powered by Microsoft Graph. The company not only integrated highly improved search experiences with Office 365 apps and services but it also brought them to Windows 10 taskbar search box as well. Users are now able to search for applications, documents, email messages, people, and company resources across local devices and Office 365....

As usual, the new cumulative update brings some system improvements and bug fixes without any new features. But if you know what cumulative updates are, that’s not a surprise for you. For those not familiar with the term, cumulative updates improve the system’s features and bring additional stability. Here’s the complete changelog of cumulative update KB3194798 for Windows 10 version 1607: Improved reliability of Bluetooth and storage file system. Addressed issue causing printer drivers to not install correctly after installing security update KB317005....

Unfortunately, many users reported that the latest Windows 10 updates often caused more harm than good. Microsoft already added a series of bugs on the list of known issues, but users revealed that the list is actually much longer than that. We recently published an article listing the most frequent issues that users have experienced after installing the latest updates. The respective post echoed a lot of comments and we noticed that all of them referred to AMD CPUs....

This cutting-edge technology will allow PC games to be loaded directly from the video card and generally make gaming a lot faster. Microsoft is betting heavily on gaming with the upcoming version and to give people another reason to upgrade, DirectStorage will only be available to Windows 11. The feature will be exclusive and not shared with Windows 10 or Windows 7. Originally present on Xbox consoles and announced to migrate to PC back in September 2020, the soon-available API technology is considered to be very beneficial for PC gaming....

Strangely enough, the list of known issues hasn’t changed at all. Unfortunately, there are quite a few bugs affecting this update such as: Security settings that may prevent you from running Internet Explorer 11 SMB servers may leak memory A Stop error occurs if this update is applied to a 32-Bit (x86) machine with the Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode disabled. A Stop error occurs on computers that don’t support Streaming Single Instructions Multiple Data (SIMD) Extensions 2 The update is not available for computers running antivirus version that haven’t update the ALLOW REGKEY...

According to the release note, the game has now received its biggest update since it was launched for Windows 8 users. Here’s what has made new: The festive Imperial Decorator Droid will help you decorate enough levels to earn exclusive, limited-edition rewards! Deliver special characters with a question mark to any level you desire! The game will take only 77 megabytes of your space and is available in the following languages – English, German, Spanish, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Italian, Korean....

Unfortunately, not all users will be able to take benefit of this offer, as it will apply only to business users and Microsoft will offer only up to 100 licences per company. This means that the offer applies to small or medium sized business and it will end on June 30. Besides the 15% discount on the Windows 8 Pro acquisition, you will also get the same discount on the Office Standard 2013....

The Skip Ahead option places Insiders on the Redstone 4 channel of development builds. In other words, if they choose to skip ahead they will not be able to test the Fall Creators Update RTM, but they will receive early updates. When Microsoft announced this option, the Insider team said that places were limited and not everyone who wanted to join would be able to do so. Skip Ahead is available again Last week the company closed the entry window, and the feature was not available anymore....

This issue can be extremely annoying, and it seems that it affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows 8 Pro as well. Here is what one user from the SpiceWorks forums had to say: In today’s article, we will explore some of the best troubleshooting methods to apply to this error message. Please follow the steps presented here closely to avoid causing any other issues. What to do if Windows logon server is not available error 1....