This week's Microsoft news recap brings you the latest stories about more ads in Windows 11, Microsoft Account prompts in Windows 10, Start menu improvements, app updates, and more.
Microsoft has released the non-security preview update for Windows 10 22H2 under KB5036979. It includes new Microsoft Account notifications, Widgets lock screen improvements and more.
Microsoft is on the case and has fixed search, particularly around hunting out apps in Windows 10.
ExplorerPatcher has been updated to a new version with one important change: it no longer allows enabling the legacy Windows 10 taskbar on systems with Windows 11 version 24H2 (build 26002 and newer).
Is Windows 11 showing you the error code 0x80070520 when trying to change the profile picture? If so, rest assured that Microsoft is aware of the problem and is working on fixing it.
Microsoft has started to roll out an update to Windows 11 that will introduce ads in the Start Menu - way to go, Microsoft.
In an update on its Windows 11 Release Health page, Microsoft announced that the latest Edge browser update (version 124.0.2478.67) removes the "Microsoft chat provider for Copilot in Windows" package from affected servers. Consequently, users will no longer see the Copilot app in their Installed Apps list following this update.Read Entire Article
Microsoft finally addresses issues users have had with the Windows 11 KB5036980 update.
Starting with this week's non-security preview release, updates for Windows 10 22H2 should be much smaller for downloads, thanks to lessons learned from doing the same thing to Windows 11.
Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to use their Microsoft account. They don't have to.
Microsoft has announced that a Russian hacker group has been exploiting an old Windows Print Spooler issue for as long as four years in order to "steal credentials in compromised networks."
Microsoft is testing new banners for Windows 10 to make users with local accounts switch to Microsoft Accounts. They are rolling out as part of the latest Release Preview update for Windows 10.