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Win10 May 21H1 Is Out

May 18, 2021, 14:28(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

The Windows 10 May 2021 Update is “available”. It is showing up on Windows Update for some but not for me.
I ran the Windows 10 Update Assistant here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
It took about 20 minutes. All I’ve done so far is run O&O Shutup10 to undo the changes the update made.

From the Windows Blog: How to get the Windows 10 May 2021 Update
Bleeping Computer has a good article on the changes: Windows 10 is gaining these nifty enhancements in the next update

Tagged With: Windows 10

Patch Tuesday

May 11, 2021, 13:43(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Windows Updates
May 11, 2021—KB5003173 (OS Builds 19041.985 and 19042.985)
This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Windows Kernel, Windows Media, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, and the Windows Silicon Platform.

VLC 3.0.14
Fix double loading of slave input
Fix an issue causing the auto-updater not to launch the new version installer
Download (Windows) | Download All | Release Info

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Updated
Version 21.001.20155 has 10 security updates.
Download (US) | Security Bulletin
[Read more…] about Patch Tuesday

Tagged With: Security, Windows 10

Workaround For Another Botched Update

March 13, 2021, 15:37(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

I’ve said from the beginning of Win10 that the “stable releases” of Win10 are beta quality software and that Windows Insiders are actually alpha testers.
This past weeks updates prove me right yet again. With printers causing blue screens, Microsoft has posted a “workaround” until they fix the issue.
If you have this issue, do yourself a favor and just uninstall the update. Microsoft’s workarounds tend not to be completely effective and sometimes cause other issues.
To uninstall KB5000802:
Elevated Command Prompt: wusa /uninstall /kb:5000802
or
Press the Windows + S keys > type Control Panel > click on Programs and Features > click on View installed updates >
find Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB5000802) and double-click to uninstall.

Tagged With: Windows 10

Patch Tuesday

February 9, 2021, 14:18(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Windows Updated
One Cumulative Update and a 1 or 2 .NET updates depending on which version you’ve installed.
20H2 & 2004: February 9, 2021—KB4601319 (OS Builds 19041.804 and 19042.804)
1909: February 9, 2021—KB4601315 (OS Build 18363.1377)

Firefox 85.0.2
“Fixed a deadlock during startup”
Download | Release Notes

O&O ShutUp10 Updated
“FIX: Determining registry key permissions has resulted in fewer displayed settings on some NT domain systems.”
If you aren’t on a corporate network (domain) then don’t bother with this update.
Download | Changelog

Security update available for Adobe Reader
Download | Security Bulletin

Google Chrome will no longer support dusty old computers from the mid-2000s
“Though admittedly small, the user base for Chrome users on devices dating back to the early to mid-2000s still exists. A new policy document published by the Chromium development team states that they will be dropping support for processors that lack something called SSE3, or Streaming SIMD Extensions 3, in x86 Chrome builds.”
SSE3 from Wikipedia:
“Intel introduced SSE3 in early 2004 with the Prescott revision of their Pentium 4 CPU. In April 2005, AMD introduced a subset of SSE3 in revision E (Venice and San Diego) of their Athlon 64 CPUs.”
From Intel: Products formerly Prescott

Tagged With: Computer News, Security, Windows 10

Patch Tuesday

January 12, 2021, 14:20(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Win10 Updated
2004 & 20H2 – January 12, 2021—KB4598242 (OS Builds 19041.746 and 19042.746)
– Updates to improve security when using external devices, such as game controllers, printers, and web cameras.
– Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.

1909 – January 12, 2021—KB4598229 (OS Build 18363.1316)
– Updates to improve security when using external devices, such as game controllers, printers, and web cameras.
– Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products.
– Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.

Tagged With: Windows 10

Latest Tweak Guide

January 8, 2021, 14:00(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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Tweaking Windows 10 – Version 20H2

Tagged With: This Site

UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it.

December 31, 2020, 13:34(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Original article: Windows 7 UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it. circa 2009

***31 December, 2020
As of today my original article is over eleven years old. Links to sources have disappeared. I updated the links today, mostly to the Internet Wayback Machine archive. I’ve also backed up these sources to PDF and have linked to those where appropriate.

Microsoft introduced User Account Control (UAC) with Windows Vista. Windows 7 has an “improved” version of UAC. The purpose of this short note is to explain why I do not like or use UAC on my own machines (because I get asked so much), it is not to start an argument or to try to convince others to disable UAC.
[Read more…] about UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it.

Tagged With: How-To's, Security, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista

Tweaking Windows 10 – Version 20H2

December 30, 2020, 09:26(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

TweakHound’s

Tweaking Windows 10

Windows 10 October 2020 Update

A guide to tweak and optimize Windows 10.

Updated as of Windows 10 20H2. Lasted edited as of 30 December, 2020
I would like to thank Ken Rosenstein, Sentwali Lewis, and others for their invaluable help in editing this guide.

tweak – to change slightly, esp. in order to make something more effective or correct.

optimize – get the most out of, make optimal – modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost

“TweakHound.com – Home Of The Original Tweak Guides”

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Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10

Windows 10 Default Services v20H2

December 23, 2020, 16:43(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Windows 10 Default Services (version 20H2, build 19042.685, 23DEC2020) by TweakHound.com.
Default install, all options accepted during install.
This is a sortable list of default Windows 10 Services.
[Read more…] about Windows 10 Default Services v20H2

Tagged With: This Site, Windows 10

The Windows 10 Pagefile And Running Without One

December 15, 2020, 14:55(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

In 2011 I wrote The Windows 7 Pagefile And Running Without One. It’s been sourced, quoted, and held up as an example these several years. In reviewing possible changes to the upcoming Win10 Tweak Guide revision I decided to revisit this.
[Read more…] about The Windows 10 Pagefile And Running Without One

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10

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