Windows 10

4K8KW10 · 28 Oct 2021 at 15:36

Windows 12 is everything Windows 11 should be (betanews.com)

I wish Microsoft had been brave enough not to release Windows 11 | PC Gamer

""Windows 10 is the last version of Windows," says Microsoft's Jerry Nixon just ahead of the launch of the then-new operating system. It was a bold statement and now, in the face of the faltering Windows 11 launch, I can't help but wish Microsoft had followed through on that promise instead of giving in to the powerful lure of marketing bull."

:cry:

Neil79 · 2 Nov 2021 at 16:50

Windows 10 KB5006738 (21H1) fixes memory leak, other critical bugs
The optional update also addresses a memory leak bug that could result in high memory usage. Another reliability issue with LogonUI.exe has been fixed. This bug affected network status on the credentials screen.

https://www.windowslatest.com/2021/...8-21h1-fixes-memory-leak-other-critical-bugs/

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Nov 2021 at 17:14

4K8KW10 said:
Windows 12 is everything Windows 11 should be (betanews.com)

I wish Microsoft had been brave enough not to release Windows 11 | PC Gamer

""Windows 10 is the last version of Windows," says Microsoft's Jerry Nixon just ahead of the launch of the then-new operating system. It was a bold statement and now, in the face of the faltering Windows 11 launch, I can't help but wish Microsoft had followed through on that promise instead of giving in to the powerful lure of marketing bull."

I'm surprised someone hasn't created a thread for windows 12 yet. They usually do in the apple channels.

4K8KW10 · 4 Nov 2021 at 08:32

darael said:
21H2 is supposed to hit the fan in November. Oh joy.

Sorry, when?

It's already November and there is no sign of 21H2!

james.miller · 4 Nov 2021 at 10:16

There's still 26 & 1/2 days left in November, calm yourself

Rroff · 4 Nov 2021 at 10:26

Despite having most of the update stuff sort of disabled Windows 10 still managed to install the Health Check app earlier on my Windows 10 laptop

and interrupted a foreground task, even if it was momentary while it installed it...

I see on other forums people are slowly waking up to the fact removed choices and forced automatic processes aren't a good thing but sadly just too little to have much impact - MS just don't care.

darael · 4 Nov 2021 at 17:19

4K8KW10 said:
Sorry, when?

It's already November and there is no sign of 21H2!

I'd imagine either the second or third Tuesday of the month. Microsoft usually like to roll out cumulative updates on the second Tuesday of the month, so perhaps 21H2 will come on the third Tuesday.

LOAM · 12 Nov 2021 at 09:00

I might be accused of being lazy but it's PC building weekend and my first Windows 10 install. Is slipstreaming the installation possible with windows 10 like the old days? I obviously have another PC to prepare the USB etc

darael · 12 Nov 2021 at 14:33

LOAM said:
I might be accused of being lazy but it's PC building weekend and my first Windows 10 install. Is slipstreaming the installation possible with windows 10 like the old days? I obviously have another PC to prepare the USB etc

Do you mean slipstreaming the update? Just create the ISO from the UUP dump website and extract this to a FAT32 formatted USB stick - most modern systems will accept the NTFS format, but FAT32 is a safe bet if you want to be sure.

So if you wanted to create the most up-to-date, non-preview image, follow this link for the Professional image:
https://uupdump.net/download.php?id...-825f6edfb7ad&pack=en-gb&edition=professional

Extract it to it's own folder with no spaces in your C:\ drive. For example, use 7-Zip to extract it to C:\19043.1348_amd64_en-gb_professional_57b0b199_convert

LOAM · 13 Nov 2021 at 08:57

darael said:
Do you mean slipstreaming the update? Just create the ISO from the UUP dump website and extract this to a FAT32 formatted USB stick - most modern systems will accept the NTFS format, but FAT32 is a safe bet if you want to be sure.

So if you wanted to create the most up-to-date, non-preview image, follow this link for the Professional image:
https://uupdump.net/download.php?id...-825f6edfb7ad&pack=en-gb&edition=professional

Extract it to it's own folder with no spaces in your C:\ drive. For example, use 7-Zip to extract it to C:\19043.1348_amd64_en-gb_professional_57b0b199_convert

Thanks mate, sorry took so long replying, busy day yesterday.

darael · 13 Nov 2021 at 10:43

LOAM said:
Thanks mate, sorry took so long replying, busy day yesterday.

No problem. Most people get stuck trying to get the USB stick formatted properly so the machines boot from it - if you do, let me know and I can tell you how I format it with DiskPart.

LOAM · 13 Nov 2021 at 17:30

darael said:
No problem. Most people get stuck trying to get the USB stick formatted properly so the machines boot from it - if you do, let me know and I can tell you how I format it with DiskPart.

Will do, I have old pc and laptop to get everything sorted on so hopefully ok

Deleted member 77746 · 16 Nov 2021 at 19:10

Heads up VLSC / MSDN LTSC 2021 21H2 ISOs Just dropped!

darael · 16 Nov 2021 at 22:15

Bouton Aide said:
Heads up VLSC / MSDN LTSC 2021 21H2 ISOs Just dropped!

Thanks for the heads up! I'm seeing 19044.1348 released as LTSC today, here: https://www.changewindows.org/timeline/pc

darael · 16 Nov 2021 at 23:15

I used the Media Creation Tool for 21H2 (link) which created an ISO that installed 19044.1288 on my virtual machine with no internet connected to it.

Neil79 · 18 Nov 2021 at 13:29

N/M Fixed : Nvidia driver corruption

Rroff · 8 Dec 2021 at 06:11

Interesting one at work I've never seen before - they have a 3rd party who manages our Windows 10 installs - it is pretty locked down with a lot ripped out the OS - new images are deployed with new security updates only after extensive testing - last 2-3 days Windows is grumbling about being out of date and despite the settings page having most stuff removed and all the "some settings are managed by your organisation" it has placed an icon on the taskbar with a permanent menu behind other windows prompting the user to manually click the option on the menu to update in effect trying to bypass corporate settings (which doesn't work due to network blocks in place).

I think in the long run the goal is to rid us of Windows as every major IT update in the last couple of years has been moving things away from any dependency on it and an increased use of Linux.

ED209 · 8 Dec 2021 at 07:22

Rroff said:
Interesting one at work I've never seen before - they have a 3rd party who manages our Windows 10 installs - it is pretty locked down with a lot ripped out the OS - new images are deployed with new security updates only after extensive testing - last 2-3 days Windows is grumbling about being out of date and despite the settings page having most stuff removed and all the "some settings are managed by your organisation" it has placed an icon on the taskbar with a permanent menu behind other windows prompting the user to manually click the option on the menu to update in effect trying to bypass corporate settings (which doesn't work due to network blocks in place).

I think in the long run the goal is to rid us of Windows as every major IT update in the last couple of years has been moving things away from any dependency on it and an increased use of Linux.

What version of Windows do you use? Have not seen this on my work laptop which is running enterprise.

Rroff · 8 Dec 2021 at 07:35

ED209 said:
What version of Windows do you use? Have not seen this on my work laptop which is running enterprise.

Don't know off the top of my head - will have to check when next in.

V F · 23 Dec 2021 at 21:43

How on earth do you stop Windows installing drivers from Windows Update? Every single guide/steps, through admin tools gpedit.msc/administrative templates, nothing ever works. It will keep on downloading them. So irritating how they think they know best.

Do Steelseries have some sort of tie in with Microsoft forcing drivers to install? No matter what I do I cannot stop it.

I'm finding this in the SoftwareDistribution folder.

{25F6CAC4-C730-45DB-8A19-BD9C981C09E6} 2021-12-23 21:43:41:780-0000 1 181 [AGENT_INSTALLING_STARTED] 101 {5C0C1269-2311-486D-A32F-FA09E9D599F9} 1 0 Device Driver Retrieval Client Success Content Install Installation Started: Windows has started installing the following update: SteelSeries ApS - HIDClass - 2.7.3.0 VsMMl2OLZkWDrymC.3.0.0.1.0
{83CA5066-3E8A-4A30-8AB3-47C0658E56E5} 2021-12-23 21:43:43:658-0000 1 182 [AGENT_INSTALLING_FAILED] 101 {5C0C1269-2311-486D-A32F-FA09E9D599F9} 1 8024200b Device Driver Retrieval Client Failure Content Install Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8024200b: SteelSeries ApS - HIDClass - 2.7.3.0. VsMMl2OLZkWDrymC.3.0.0.3.0