Windows 10, version 21H2 announced!
Windows continues to play an important role in people’s lives as they continue to work, learn and have fun in hybrid and remote environments. Our goal is to provide new features and functionality via a fast and reliable update experience to help keep people and organizations protected and productive. Version 21H2 will continue the recent feature update trend of being delivered in an optimized way using servicing technology, like the way we delivered version 1909 to devices running version 1903 and the way we delivered version 21H1 to devices running versions 2004 and 20H2. Our launch approach for Windows 10, version 21H2 continues to fully leverage the Windows Insider Program to obtain user feedback and data insights on quality. Today, we begin releasing 21H2 builds to Windows Insiders who were moved to the Release Preview channel from the Beta channel because their specific devices did not meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11. For more information on Windows 10, version 21H2, its feature set, how it's being delivered, and the Windows Insider channels, please see John Cable's blog here: Introducing the next feature update to Windows 10: 21H2 | Windows Experience Blog. --Joe. Follow me on Twitter: @LURIE_MSFTShifting from BIOS to UEFI with the Windows 10 Creators Update MBR2GPT disk conversion tool
Comprehensive yet quick video overview that explains how you can safely and non-destructively convert a Windows 10 machine from legacy BIOS to UEFI disk partitioning; and how you can automate the conversion as part of your in-place upgrade process from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
Using Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Windows 10
Senior Windows Product Manager, Heike Ritter goes over Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Windows 10. This includes new capabilities with the Windows Creators Update for detecting, investigating and containing breaches such as in-memory attacks and Kernel exploits.
Error code 0x80070490: Adding Gmail to Mail App
Hello Guys, For long time, I'm trying to add my Gmail account to Microsoft Mail app on Windows 10. Every time I tried to add Gmail account, a error code 0x80070490 always brought up. I've researched online on this error code matter but nothing drastically troubleshooting steps found and no response directly from Windows Team on error code. Here are the steps that I've already performed on my computer multiple time's which also includes after every major updates of Windows 10. Note: When signing into my Gmail account, I give full access to access my account and when the app tried to access the account, that's when I get error code appear. - Terminate and Reset the app from Settings/Apps/ Mail and Calendar > Advanced Options & Restart - Update the Mail and Calendar app from Microsoft Store > Downloads and Updates - Remove the app through PowerShell as Admin & Restart (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps | Remove-AppxPackage) Reinstall the app from Microsoft Store & Restart Restart - Set the Net User as Administrator from CMD & Restart (net user administrator /active:yes) - Run SFC Scannow & Restart - Give all Windows apps a Full Control & Finally - Restart Credential Manager Service & Restart - Final OPTITION Wipe and Reinstall Windows 10 from scratch After following all of these troubleshooting steps, I'm still promoting a Error Code 0x80070490 when signing into Gmail account. If anyone found a trick or fix, please do let me know below. Windows Team please do look into this case and fix the issue. My Computer Specs Windows 10 Education 20H2 19042.985 x64 Intel core i5-2500 CPU 16GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 240GB SSD Storage Mail and Calendar app version: 16005.13426.20920.0 @Windows Mail App Bug - Not sending e-mails from Gmail accounts
Hello, everyone! I'm a long-term user of the Windows Mail and Calendar app, and it has always worked like a charm for me. However, something happened recently and now every time I try to send away an e-mail from a Gmail account, I got a message saying: "There was an error sending your message". Everything else works: I can read new e-mails normally, and the other e-mail services attached to the app still fully functional (Outlook, Office360, Yahoo). I also noticed that when I try to send an e-mail from a Gmail account, what I wrote goes to the "Draft" folder. I can even access the "draft" on the Gmail website, but when I open it, the formatation is completely crazy. I got a Dell XPS 13 9370, and I'm running the latest versions of both Windows 10 and the Mail and Calendar app. I've tried everything I could: 1) I removed the Gmail accounts and added them again but the problem persists; 2) I uninstalled and reinstalled the "Email and Calendar" app but the problem persists; 3) I disabled the antivirus and the firewall but the problem persists (I got a kaspersky); 4) I have already run system corruption checks at the command prompt, but nothing has been found; What should I do? This is the pop-up that appears (I'm a Brazilian user, so it is in Portuguese):Suggestion: Notification when charging of a device is complete
I have been using Windows 10 on my laptop for years. The problem is that when you start charging your device and you are working on the device, you tend to forget that computer is charging leaving it to charge on 100% for hours which has now resulted lessening in the lifespan of my battery. So, I want to suggest that there should be a notification when the charging of a device is complete which lets us know that we can turn off charging of our device. If you like this feature, then you can upvote this suggestion through the feedback hub by clicking the following link for it to be a part of Windows in the future: https://aka.ms/AA8wulf If the above link is not working, then please copy and paste the below URL in the address bar of your browser in the same way it is given: feedback-hub:?contextid=71&feedbackid=d4355592-fa84-4f73-8704-9a8bd52d87f3&form=1&src=1Windows Store Library shows empty list in "All owned" section when the type Is set to "All Types"
Windows Store Library shows empty list in "All owned" section when the type Is set to "All Types" when I set it specifically to "Games" or "Apps" then the list starts populating and showing me my stuff. Windows 10 build 18363.657 Feedback: https://aka.ms/AA7c2fbMicrosoft's Windows 10 20H1 release will be first to RTM in December under Azure schedule
20H1 is Microsoft's first version of Windows 10 to be finalized under the Azure development cycle. What you need to know Windows started operating under Azure's development schedule earlier this year. This means feature updates will now be finalized in December and June. Windows 10X will RTM with 20H2 in June 2020. Microsoft's upcoming 20H1 release of Windows 10 will be the company's first version of the OS to be finalized in December, three months earlier than usual, as a result of Windows moving under Azure and adopting the "semester" based development cycle that Azure is already using. Mary-Jo Foley was first to reveal that the Windows dev cycle was being changed up earlier this year, but here's what this all means for Insiders. In the past, Windows 10 feature updates were typically finalized in March and September, but now, these OS releases are expected to be done in December and June instead. This doesn't mean Microsoft is giving feature updates less development time; this is just a result of Microsoft outright shifting the development cycle of Windows 10 updates by two to three months. Each release still gets the usual seven to nine months in development. Microsoft was able to make this change thanks to a decision it made when first moving Windows under Azure. To allow the Azure and Windows development schedules to align, it needed to skip a feature release. Windows 10's 19H2 release is the result of this, being an update that isn't a proper OS release like previous ones before it. This means Windows 10's 20H1 release is just about done. It was marked as feature-complete internally back in August, and Microsoft has been mostly focused on fixing up bugs and polishing the OS for release ever since. This is why Insiders have not seen any substantial new features in 20H1 builds for a couple of months, because the 20H1 release is done. We've got a month or so left of development before Microsoft signs-off on 20H1 in mid-December. Windows 10 20H2 This also means that work on the next Windows 10 feature update after 20H1, known as 20H2 or "Manganese" has already started development internally, and Insiders should begin receiving 20H2 builds in the next couple of weeks. On this new development cycle, 20H2 will RTM in June 2020. This is important, as this release will play a vital role in the availability of Windows 10X on new foldable PCs expected to start shipping in fall 2020. Now that 20H2 can RTM earlier in the year under the new dev schedule, Microsoft can use 20H2 as the shipping version of Windows 10X that's preloaded onto devices like the Surface Neo. This means Windows 10X will RTM in June alongside 20H2, and not with 20H1 as we had initially assumed. Microsoft needs the extra development time to make sure Windows 10X is as good as it can be at launch. Regarding desktop releases, does this mean new feature updates will be made available to the public earlier than previously? Right now, I'm not too sure. As 20H1 will be done in December, Microsoft could start shipping the update to the public as early as January, but none of my sources seem to be clear if that's actually what's happening. Microsoft may decide to keep pushing out new feature updates in the spring and fall, utilizing the Slow and Release Preview ring for extensive testing of the final build before it goes to the public. Either way, Windows is now operating under Azure's development schedule, and that means we can expect to see new feature updates finalized earlier than we've seen in the past. What are your thoughts on these changes? Let us know in the comments. Original article: Windows Central
