Apps impacted by this can range from Windows 10’s built in Cortana search to games and streaming services with Windows 10 clients, like Spotify. The bad news is many installed applications base their connectivity on Windows 10’s status, so they won’t even try to connect if Windows 10 says there is no connection. Because the warning is bogus, the good news is your Internet browser will still work. What affected users see is Windows 10’s standard ‘No Internet Access’ label (a yellow triangle) appear on their WiFi or Ethernet icon in the system tray (bottom right hand corner). Given its troubled start to life, that may prove to be a blessing in disguise for many PCs. Despite its name, Microsoft still prevents many PCs from installing the May 2020 update due to known hardware conflicts. Last week, Microsoft also patched another May 2020 bug which could cause Windows 10 to throw up error messages and blue screens when connecting or disconnecting from Thunderbolt docks. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the problem affects users running the Windows update, but Microsoft has released a fix into Windows Update which should address the problem automatically and bring the operating system up to version 19041.84.
Spotted by BleepingComputer, Microsoft says a problem with its popular Disk Cleanup utility could result in PCs refusing to boot up. So you need to be on your guard.Ġ7/20 Update: Microsoft has confirmed a further significant Windows 10 issue, but this time the company has issued a fix simultaneously. Moreover, the problem has been affecting a growing number of users for several months as Microsoft continues to roll out the update to more and more PCs. Even though the product has lately become the target of endless jokes online and is no longer able to meet the needs of the modern user, the truth is it was a pioneer worthy of our respect.Picked up by Windows Latest, Microsoft has confirmed that its ( ever more troubled) Windows update can cut off users from the Internet, even when their Internet connections are working. A browser surrounded by nostalgiaįor all it’s worth, Microsoft did make history with its renowned Internet Explorer 11. When it comes to Internet Explorer’s search engine, Bing is the default option, but if you think it does not encourage your productivity, opting for an alternative is allowed.įor seasoned users who command some coding skills, Internet Explorer 11 offers access to developer tools so that they can debug and test websites. It is also worth mentioning that keeping track of your downloads should raise no difficulty whatsoever, and managing your toolbars and extensions should also be a breeze, even though the truth is developers still building such tools are a rare bird. Packs basic navigation tools as well as some goodies for developers Aside from that, monitoring feeds is possible using Internet Explorer 11. You can thus work with multiple tabs simultaneously, store your favorite websites to bookmarks, with the possibility of customizing the folder structure as you see fit, as well as keep track of your browsing history using various filters. Even though its overall performance is far from comparing to that of its successor, Microsoft Edge, or reputed competitors Chrome and Firefox, it does provide you with the basic tools for Internet navigation. The browser is still integrated by default in Windows 10 and can be downloaded for other OSes. Having been released in 2013 as an enhanced edition of Microsoft's browser, Internet Explorer 11 is the company's last effort to revive its pioneering solution for browsing the web. Microsoft’s last attempt at offering a competitive Internet Explorer Nevertheless, nostalgic users who still want to surf the web using Internet Explorer 11 as well as for those who have no choice but to do so when trying to access websites optimized for this specific browser, open certain web apps, or run various enterprise services, they can still do so. Several operating systems and lots of work later, Redmond even decided to give up its deprecated product entirely in favor of a rebranded, more capable alternative, Microsoft Edge. Gone are the days when Microsoft was trying to push its infamous browser, Internet Explorer, to users out there.