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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 for PC revamps Service Host

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 for PC to Insiders on the fast ring. This build contains a lot of new improvements and features such as the ability to hide the app list in the start menu, a new icon for Windows Update, and the ungrouping of Windows services from svchost.exe processes.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 08, 2016
- 11:50 PM
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14936 for PC & Mobile Released

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14936 for PC and Mobile to Insiders on the fast ring. This build contains a preview of the Turn Off the Lights, Tampermonkey, and Microsoft Personal Shopping Assistant extensions for Edge, changes to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and information on issues caused by MS16-110.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 28, 2016
- 01:53 PM
- 2
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14931 for PC Released

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14931 only for the PC to Insiders on the fast ring. This build does not contain any new features, but Microsoft wanted to point out new features in certain apps that were upgrade last week and this week.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 21, 2016
- 06:26 PM
- 0
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14926 Released with Build Expirations

Microsoft is once again releasing Insider preview builds with todays release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14926 for mobile and PC to insiders on the fast ring. Included in this build are some new features, but more importantly, Insider builds will now have expirations where Insiders must update or Windows will no longer work.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 14, 2016
- 01:22 PM
- 1
September 2016 Patch Tuesday includes 14 Security Updates

Today is the September 2016 Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we have fourteen security updates being released by Microsoft. Of these fourteen updates, seven of them are rated as Critical as they allow remote code execution on the affected computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 13, 2016
- 06:21 PM
- 3
No Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds this Week

If you are awaiting a release of a new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build this week, it looks like Microsoft is skipping this week. The last release was build 14915 from last Thursday but from a post from Microsoft on the feedback hub, they are taking this week off to upgrade the services used to approve and monitor builds for the Wind
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 09, 2016
- 09:30 AM
- 0
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14915 for PC and Mobile Released

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14915 for mobile and PC to insiders on the fast ring. In addition to new improvements and bug fixes, this release adds the ability for computers to get OS updates and app updates from other PCs on the Internet.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 01, 2016
- 09:02 AM
- 0
Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 for PC & Mobile

Well it's time once again, Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 to insiders on the fast ring. In this build Microsoft has made more sounds available that can be used to personalize Windows. Information on how to access these sounds can be found below.
- Allen Lydiard
- August 17, 2016
- 05:05 PM
- 0
Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14901 for PC

Only 9 days after the Microsoft released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has started pushing out new Insider Preview builds again. Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14901 for PC to insiders on the fast ring.
- Allen Lydiard
- August 12, 2016
- 10:40 AM
- 0
August 2016 Patch Tuesday includes 9 Security Updates

Today is the August 2016 Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we have nine security updates being released by Microsoft. Of these nine updates, five of them are rated as Critical as they allow remote code execution on the affected computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 09, 2016
- 03:52 PM
- 1
Reports of Windows 10 Freezing after installing Anniversary Update

Beta testing is important as it helps developers debug software before releasing to the public. Unfortunately, sometimes beta testers don't catch every bug as is seen with the recent reports of computers hanging or freezing after installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
- Allen Lydiard
- August 05, 2016
- 11:15 AM
- 5
What you need to know about today's Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Today is the eagerly awaited release of the Windows 10 Anniversary update. Available at 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST, and 6 PM, users of Windows 10 are now able to download and install the Anniversary Update via Windows Update. This article highlights some of the new features available in the Anniversary Update.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 02, 2016
- 01:00 PM
- 0
New Free Offers in the Windows 10 Store til July 29th

As the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update grows nearer, Microsoft has made some free offers available in the Windows 10 store. These offers include new game features, contests, a free movie rental, and four free months of free music with Microsoft Groove.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 19, 2016
- 09:48 PM
- 0
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14393

Yesterday Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14393 to insiders on the fast ring. This build only fixes a few things, with most of the improvements and fixes geared towards mobile. Of special note is the resolving of an issue that was causing battery drain on older devices like the Lumia 535, 640, 735, 830, and 930.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 19, 2016
- 10:53 AM
- 0
Microsoft fixes 44 bugs in Windows 10 Preview Build 14388 for Mobile and PC

Microsoft keeps pushing out new preview builds of Windows 10 as they gear up for the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update on August 2nd. This latest release is build 14388 of Windows 10 for mobile and PC and is currently available to insiders on the fast ring.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 13, 2016
- 12:38 PM
- 0
July's Patch Tuesday includes 11 Security Updates

Today is July's Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we have a slew of updates being released by Microsoft. Included in this update are 11 security updates with 6 of them being labeled as critical because they allow remote code execution. Remote code execution allows attackers to potentially execute commands on the vulnerable system.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 12, 2016
- 04:38 PM
- 0
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14383 for PC and Mobile Released

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14383 for mobile and PC to insiders on the fast ring. This release continues to be improvements and bug fixes with no new features as Microsoft ramps up for the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 08, 2016
- 05:56 AM
- 0
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14379 for PC and Mobile Released

On Thursday Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14379 for mobile and PC to insiders on the fast ring. This is not a very big update, with no new features, and only a few bug fixes and improvements.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 03, 2016
- 02:51 PM
- 0
Windows 10 Anniversary Update being released August 2nd

Microsoft announced today that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be released on August 2nd. Included in this update are a tremendous amounts of fixes and improvements, but also a lot of new features.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 29, 2016
- 09:30 AM
- 2
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14376 for PC and Mobile Released

Yesterday Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14376 for mobile and PC to insiders on the fast ring. No new features have been added, but there have been quit a few fixes and improvements.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 29, 2016
- 08:22 AM
- 0