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Microsoft surrenders control over Windows 10 upgrades: What you need to know

It’s not easy keeping track of all the upgrade timing changes Microsoft keeps rolling out. And now, there’s a new one: ‘Download and install now.’ Here’s what that means. Every few months, the Redmond, Wash. company switches up scheduling or support or something about Window 10, just to make sure everyone is paying attention. Earlier … Read more

Windows 10 April 2019 Update: Key enterprise features

Here are 10 changes in the upcoming feature update to Windows 10, version 1903, that business users and IT admins should know about. It’s almost time for the next big Windows 10 update. Code-named “19H1” (for 2019, first half), the release is expected to arrive in April as version 1903, with “April 2019 Update” as … Read more

Windows 10 to automatically uninstall faulty monthly updates

Expected to be included in the upcoming feature upgrade for Windows 10, the new functionality will back out of failed installations and then wait 30 days before trying the install again. The next iteration of Windows 10 will self-diagnose start-up failures and if necessary uninstall recent updates to get the PC up and running, Microsoft … Read more

Microsoft starts auto-update of Windows 10 1809 three months late

Microsoft has finally restarted the automatic distribution of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the problem-plagued upgrade pulled from release in October just days after its debut. Microsoft this week restarted the automatic distribution of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the problem-plagued upgrade that was pulled from release just days after its initial debut. “We are … Read more

How to handle Windows 10 updates

Step 1: Understand that there are updates, and then there are updates. Confused about how updates work in Windows 10? Join the club. In this latest version of its operating system, Microsoft has transformed what was once a straightforward procedure into a seemingly complicated process that varies according to whether you have Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 … Read more