Tweaks and Fixes
Microsoft pushes out trio of Windows 10 cumulative updates
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A trio of Windows 10 cumulative updates are now rolling out across Fall Creators Update, Creators Update, and Anniversary Update PCs.
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Preview time
Windows 10 preview build 18262 heads out to Fast ring, Skip Ahead Insiders
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Windows 10 build 18262 is now available for Fast ring and Skip Ahead Insiders, bringing along a few new features and a whole lot of fixes.
Move on to avoid surprises
Windows 10's Disk Cleanup is no longer the best tool to free up space
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Microsoft has deprecated its Disk Cleanup tool in favor of Storage sense, but it kept the tool around and added an option to clean the Downloads folder that can potentially confuse users into deleting important files.
The Inside Track
Windows 10 build 17763.104 heads to Slow and Release Preview Insiders
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Windows 10 October 2018 Update build 17763.104 is headed out to Slow ring and Release Preview Insiders, bringing a handful of fresh fixes to the table as Microsoft prepares to rerelease the update to the public.
Workarounds
Windows 10 October 2018 Update breaks internet for apps — here's the fix
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In this guide, we'll show you three recommendations to get apps from the Microsoft Store connecting to the internet after upgrading to the Windows 10 October 2018 Update.
The future of Windows
Windows Central Podcast 107: Project xCloud, Cortana moves, and more
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This week on the Windows Central Podcast: 1809 pulled, Project xCloud announced, another foldable Surface, changes to Cortana, and a whole lot more.
Let There Be Sound
Microsoft rolls out fix for botched Intel audio driver update
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Microsoft is rolling out a fix for an Intel audio driver that was mistakenly sent to some PCs via Windows Update, causing PC audio output to go silent.
Too many updates per year
These are all the biggest user complaints about the October 2018 update
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The October 2018 Update for Windows 10 is finally here, but how is it behaving? In this guide, we'll highlight the biggest problems and complaints from users.
Another Microsoft miss
Google's Home Hub smart display spotlights another Microsoft failure
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In 2016, we learned of Microsoft's Home Hub plan to turn Windows PCs into Cortana-powered "smart displays." Google's Home Hub is Microsoft's Home Hub dream that never happened.
Send and Receive
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The workaround
Blue screen after installing the latest Patch Tuesday update? Here's a fix.
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If your HP computer keeps crashing after installing the October Patch Tuesday update on the Windows 10 October 2018 Update or April 2018 Update, this workaround should help to resolve the problem.
Tease of what's to come?
Never-before-seen HoloLens headset makes appearance in NASA video
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NASA appears to have hands on an unreleased HoloLens headset... but what could it be?
But is it Andromeda?
Microsoft patent points to a flexible, single-screen folding Surface device
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Microsoft is exploring even more folding designs, possibly for upcoming Surface tablets.
Second time's the charm?
Microsoft prepares 'rerelease' of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update
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Windows 10's latest update was pulled before it even got started due to a major issue. Now, Microsoft prepares to re-release a fixed version, something that could've been avoided altogether.
Customize it!
Switching to your prefered search engine on Microsoft Edge
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If you don't like Bing for search on Microsoft Edge, you can change the default option to another provider, including Google. In this guide, we'll show you how to do it with the settings available in the October 2018 Update.
The fix is in
Microsoft rolls out fixed October 2018 Update to Insiders
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Microsoft is now testing an updated version of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update with Insiders that fixes a major file deletion issue that halted its public rollout.
New Settings
How to use the new settings area in Microsoft Edge
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In this guide, we'll show the steps to navigate and manage settings on Microsoft Edge with the new changes available starting with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update.
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
October Windows 10 'Patch Tuesday' updates now rolling out
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Microsoft is shipping out its latest set of "Patch Tuesday" updates, bringing several security fixes and updates to supported versions of Windows 10.
New Surfaces!
Windows Central Podcast 106: New Surfaces, October 2018 Update, WCOS
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This week on the Windows Central Podcast: New Surface hardware, hands-on with Windows Core OS, October 2018 Update, and more!
Customization
You can finally customize the address bar buttons on Edge — here's how
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In this guide, we'll show you the steps to customize the action buttons that appear next to the address bar on Microsoft Edge with the new settings available with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update.