Windows 10 related News, Discussions and Updates

[sumitroy]

windows media player app is still there
start --> Windows Accessories --> Windows Media player
Version 12.0.16299.192

 

[Sarkar]

Understood. So what happened to Windows Media Player?

That will be discontinued at a later time as it is legacy code

 

[Bapun]

Windows Media Player and Winamp were top players once upon a time. Now vanished.

 

[Sarkar]

Microsoft issues emergency Windows update to disable Intel’s buggy Spectre fixes

Update protects against random reboots and data loss

Intel warned last week that its own security updates have been buggy, causing some systems to spontaneously reboot. Intel then buried a warning in its latest financial results that its buggy firmware updates could lead to “data loss or corruption.”

Intel has been advising PC makers and customers to simply stop updating their firmware right now, until properly tested updates are available. Microsoft has gone a step further, and is issuing a new software update for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 systems to disable protection against Spectre variant 2. Microsoft says its own testing has found that this update prevents the reboots that have been occurring.

 

[sumitroy]

You can enable it by using the following methods,

• Work Folders setup wizard: When configuring Work Folders on a PC, verify the Enable on-demand file access on this PC setting is selected in the setup wizard.
• Work Folders control panel applet: If Work Folders is currently configured on a PC, open the Work Folders control panel applet and select the Enable on-demand file access setting.
• Work Folders group policy setting: Administrators can control the on-demand file access feature on PCs by setting the On-demand file access preference group policy setting.

Learn more about it here.

Windows Work Folders on-demand file access feature coming in the next Windows 10 release - MSPoweruser

 

[sumitroy]

Insiders on the Release Preview ring should be able to check out all of what's new by grabbing Windows Camera version 2017.1223.10.0 on the Microsoft Store now.

Windows Camera adds touch of Fluent Design and more for Insiders

 

[roguejai]

What are the new features in windows 10 creaters update?

 

[sumitroy]

Cumulative update for Windows 10 v1709 KB4058258 (OS build 16299.214) is available for download

Improvements and fixes
This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key changes include:

• Addresses a compatibility issue where colors are distorted when the system is connected to displays that support wide color gamut.
• Addresses a condition where a second monitor that is connected to legacy AMD display adapters flashes after waking from sleep.
• Addresses issue that causes delays when switching keyboard languages using Alt+Shift.
• Addresses compatibility issues when rendering certain closed captions or subtitle formats during video playback.
• Addresses issue where the Microsoft Edge Allow Extension Group Policy for the disabled state was not working.
• Provides additional protections for 32-bit (x86) versions of Windows 10, version 1709.
• Resolves the issue reported by some customers on a small subset of older AMD processors where the processor entered an unbootable state after installing January 3, 2018—KB4056892 (OS Build 16299.192).

https://support.microsoft.com/mk-mk/help/4058258/windows-10-update-kb4058258

 

[sumitroy]

Release Preview Windows Insiders can get their hands on some handy new Groove Music features, including an equalizer and interesting wallpaper settings.

Groove Music brings equalizer and artist art for wallpaper toggles to Release Preview Insiders

 

[sumitroy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/959109366694768640

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