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    The header includes the MS account edmail address which I obfuscated here.

    20H2

    On-again/Off-Again Win10 Settings Header

    October 23, 2020, Comments Off

    MS has a banner for the Setting apps in A/B test right now, which means some users see it, and other users don’t. I provide details on an OS tweaking tool that lets enterprising users change this feature’s status (turn it off it it’s on; turn it on if it’s off).

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    The Jetway NF9G-QM77 is surprisingly robust and capable

    19H2

    Where 1909 Failed, 20H2 Succeeds

    October 22, 2020, 3 Comments

    Having tried and failed to upgrade my 2012 vintage mini-ITX PC (Jetway NF9G-QM77 mobo, intel i7 2630QM CPU, etc.) from 1909 to 2004, I expected a forced upgrade to 20H2 to fail. To my surprise and delight, it worked! Here’s the story…

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    Front & rear views, with all ports labelled.

    Deployment

    New PC Coming to Chez Tittel

    October 21, 2020, Comments Off

    As my oldest PC starts going a little wonky on me (I’ve not been able to upgrade it since Version 1909), I order a replacement for delivery on November 10. It’s a Dell OptiPlex 7080 Micro with an i7, 16 GB RAM, and a 512 GB SSD. Should make a nice compact desktop for everyday computing.

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    Getting to this version via WU isn't happening on any of my 5 production PCs right now.

    20H2

    20H2 Update Is Out … Sort Of …

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    When news emerges that the official 20H2 release is available through Windows Update, I figure that at least ONE of my 5 version 2004 PCs will get the update offer. None of them qualify, to my great frustration. For me, it’s now a waiting game…

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    Even on a nearly 9-year-old laptop, Lenovo Vantage still does its thing.

    20H1

    Where Laptop OEMs Truly Add Value

    October 19, 2020, Comments Off

    It’s true one has to wait a while for OEMs to obtain, test and sometimes tweak device drivers, firmware, and BIOS/UEFI updates before making them available to users of their laptops and PCs. But some such offerings go on for a surprisingly long time, and are of exceptionally good quality. Read the deets…

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    All apps option in the new Office PWA menu

    20H1

    MS Office PWAs Appearing Unsolicited on 2004 and Insider Preview Versions

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    I read with interest about growing hoopla about MS Office Progressive Web Apps showing up uninvited on Insider Preview PCs. Then I find it on my production Version 2004 PC, too. Interest changes to “WTF?” pretty quickly, and leads me to spread the news. It’s easily uninstalled, though, if you decide you don’t want it on your PC(s).

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    For most most update history items, there's an associated KB article.

    20H2

    Interesting New Way to Access MS KB Articles

    October 16, 2020, Comments Off

    Microsoft creates a new, regular and predictable URL structure to let admins and users jump straight to any Knowledge Base (KB) item online. Here are the details…

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    To get RDP to work, I must turn on public folder sharing and turn off password protected sharing.

    Deployment

    Intermittent Win10 Issues Pose Challenges to Everybody

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    For the past six months, each new Dev Channel release has me asking “Will RDP work for this release on my Lenovo X220 Tablet?” Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn’t. Let me explain (and share a quick fix)…

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    On Patch Tuesday, we get a CU but no 20H2 GA release.

    20H2

    Where’s the 20H2 GA Release?

    October 14, 2020, Comments Off

    Patch Tuesday comes and goes without a generally available 20H2 upgrade. This raises the questions: Where is it? When will it drop? Only time will tell, because Microsoft isn’t saying…

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    It took three tries before this Dev Channel install updated to minor build 1005.

    Admin Tools

    Interesting Issues Getting Dev Channel to Build 1005

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    Weird! Though Reliability Monitor tells me my first two update attempts with KB4586238 succeeded, the minor build number fails to increment. Only after running the Update Troubleshooter and trying again, does the build increase to 20231.1005. Truly, third time’s the charm!

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