Windows 10 version 2004 rollout imminent

[amirr]

Microsoft installs Windows 10 version 2004 on more devices automatically - gHacks Tech News

"Administrators who don't want their devices upgraded automatically need to block Windows Update functionality. It is also possible to install an earlier version of Windows 10, e.g. Windows 10 version 1909, on devices if that is preferred.

Now You: How do you handle operating system upgrades?"

 

[Local Host]

Microsoft installs Windows 10 version 2004 on more devices automatically - gHacks Tech News

"Administrators who don't want their devices upgraded automatically need to block Windows Update functionality. It is also possible to install an earlier version of Windows 10, e.g. Windows 10 version 1909, on devices if that is preferred.

Now You: How do you handle operating system upgrades?"

Anyone using supported versions of Windows 10 won't automatically upgraded, Windows 10 1909 has extended support until May 11, 2021, and even Windows 10 1809 was extended to November 10, 2020 (due to COVID).

So anyone getting automatic upgrades, is extremely behind (1803 or lower).

 

[silversurfer]

Microsoft working to fix Windows Sandbox failed to open Issues in Windows 10

When you try to open Windows Sandbox or Windows Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) in Windows 10, it may fail to load and shows an error. Microsoft has acknowledged this issue and said it is working on a solution. Microsoft made the Windows Sandbox feature available from Windows 10 May...

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Today, Microsoft updated a help article to say users may receive any of the following error when they try to open Sandbox in Windows 10

• “ERROR_VSMB_SAVED_STATE_FILE_NOT_FOUND (0xC0370400)”
• “E_PATHNOTFOUND (0x80070003)”

Workaround: If you encounter above mentioned error, you need to restart your device to use Sandbox again without any issues, Microsoft says.

The company confirms it is working on a fix for the issue and will provide with an upcoming update to Windows 10.

Pro and Enterprise versions of Windows 10 1903, Windows 10 1909, and Windows 10 2004 are affected by this issue.

 

[Ink]

Still waiting for roll-out to my device.

Almost a month since, it is now available.

 

[Trooper]

Don't do eet!

 

[ChoiceVoice]

it seems to be a mess still. i have 5 computers i've tried to update. 2 of them updated fine with no problems. a dif one updated to 2004 fine, but breaks on the subsequent cumulative or security update (it downloads, restarts to update, and gets stuck in update loop. i unplug it, and it auto uninstalls the update upon restart). a dif computer blue screened me and i had to use system recovery to restore it. and the last downloads the 2004 update but refuses to install it, it just gives an error (after which it tries again and redownloads it). at this point, i just click the pause updates for a week button, i don't need to waste my life on Microsoft's incompetence.

 

[Tutman]

Almost a month since, it is now available.

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I have two pc's in my house that have upgraded fine, but mine still not showing the 2004 update. Hmmm..

 

[oldschool]

I have two pc's in my house that have upgraded fine, but mine still not showing the 2004 update. Hmmm..

Be patient. It will appear sooner or later.

 

[roger_m]

Build 2004 is now available in Windows Update, on a computer on which is wan't available a few days ago and I'm installing it now. On my main computer, I can't check right now, as it needs to reboot to finish installing some updates from a few days ago. When I eventually reboot, I will check to see if it is now available.

 

[Stopspying]

Microsoft working to fix Windows Sandbox failed to open Issues in Windows 10

When you try to open Windows Sandbox or Windows Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) in Windows 10, it may fail to load and shows an error. Microsoft has acknowledged this issue and said it is working on a solution. Microsoft made the Windows Sandbox feature available from Windows 10 May...

techdows.com

The same news item, a different report on it.

Microsoft working on a fix for Windows 10 Sandbox failing to open

Microsoft is investigating a known issue preventing the Windows Sandbox and Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) from opening on devices running Windows 10, version 1903 or later, Pro and Enterprise editions.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

 

[amirr]

Build 2004 is now available in Windows Update, on a computer on which is wan't available a few days ago and I'm installing it now. On my main computer, I can't check right now, as it needs to reboot to finish installing some updates from a few days ago. When I eventually reboot, I will check to see if it is now available.

I my recently clean installed 1909 via bootable USB it says:

 

[brambedkar59]

No problem with that update. Only thing I've seen in 2004 is the disk optimizer "never run" bug. No big deal.

Yup, that's only bug I have seen while using v2004, it's almost 4 months now.

 

[Ink]

Don't do eet!

I don't plan to update yet.

 

[Trooper]

I don't plan to update yet.

Yeah I have tested this build multiple times both at home and work. Some of these bugs are show stoppers for me. Until the bugs get sorted I am sitting this one out. At this point, I may just wait for the all update to upgrade.

 

[Chuck57]

I've got my DVD with 8.1 Pro and will drop back if they try to force me to upgrade. If I had my druthers, I'd love to get the Creator's Update from a couple of years ago back. That was the most trouble free of them all for me and this machine.

 

[ChoiceVoice]

I've got my DVD with 8.1 Pro and will drop back if they try to force me to upgrade. If I had my druthers, I'd love to get the Creator's Update from a couple of years ago back. That was the most trouble free of them all for me and this machine.

heheh, i still have a laptop with xp on it (for some old games). and you know what, that old beast is just as fast as a modern laptop with win10, albeit the laptop is 5x thicker, lol.

 

[Chuck57]

Got an old Dell Inspiron with Win Vista and an antique copy of MS Word 97 that I use for writing. It works fine. Even being Vista, it's solid and stable. Word 97 works well on it (looks kind of funny and primitive but who cares?)

 

[silversurfer]

Windows 10 Desktop Windows Manager crashes due to DirectX bug

Microsoft is working on a resolution for a new issue causing the Desktop Windows Manager to crash on laptops if the lid is repeatedly closed and opened.

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Microsoft is working on a resolution for a new issue causing the Desktop Windows Manager to crash on laptops if the lid is repeatedly closed and opened.

This new issue affects devices running all Windows 10 versions in scenarios involving displays configured to run at 4K resolution.

Desktop Window Manager (DWM) is a desktop composition Windows service introduced by Microsoft with the release of Windows Vista, forcing apps to draw pixels in video memory instead of the primary display device, rendering them to a desktop image that will then be displayed on the screen after applying visual effects and animations.

Windows uses DWM as the go-to desktop composition tool to obtain the final desktop image, as well as for enabling high-resolution support and for adding desktop visual effects.

"DWM.exe process stops responding when you repeatedly close and open the lid in Windows 10," Microsoft explains in a support note published last week.
"This problem occurs because of an issue in the Microsoft DirectX Video Memory Management (Dxgmms2.sys) component. This is not a hardware issue."

Microsoft is working on a resolution for this known issue that should be delivered to impacted devices as part of an upcoming Windows 10 release. However, the company doesn't provide an estimated timeline and doesn't say when exactly a fix should be expected to arrive.

 

[TairikuOkami]

2004 and Windows Defender is still at it. I have clean installed 2004 on mom's laptop and I have decided to let WD there. Lately I have noticed, that it was running very loud. At first I thought, that it was caused by some coin miner and I sighed, that I will have to deal with it, so I postponed it for days. But to my "surprise", it was WD running at ~50% CPU all the time. I have installed Panda and it went quiet again. And some wonder, why people hate WD so much.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

I have clean installed 2004 on mom's laptop and I have decided to let WD there.. it was WD running at ~50% CPU all the time

After a clean install that's normal and every AV take a long time on first scan. All scans after that are taking a lot less time.
Also you can config the CPU usage in e.g. Andy's tool.