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    Win Update Hi, Today I have a 'restart required' icon on...

    Hi,

    Today I have a 'restart required' icon on my Taskbar, it was not there yesterday and the machine was on overnight.

    Checking 'Settings' shows that it's this Preview .NET Update that needs...
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    Win Update I got this last night from Windows Update as...

    I got this last night from Windows Update as well, even though I have an AMD Athlon CPU in my computer, no Intel components in my machine.

    Then I overwrote the lot with the 1903 upgrade this...
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    The update should be offered to a lot more people...

    The update should be offered to a lot more people after the Known Folder block is lifted tomorrow

    Hopefully I'm one of them, otherwise I may go the iso route also.

    Dave.
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    There is still a block on Windows Update offering...

    There is still a block on Windows Update offering the May 2019 update if you have moved your Known Folders

    I'm hoping that's why I have not got it yet as well, I'm also waiting on Windows Update...
  5. Thread: which trackball is better? by dgordon42
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 1 Views 1,166

    I'm using option 2, the M570, and it works just...

    I'm using option 2, the M570, and it works just fine.

    Although expensive, they should last, my M570 replaced an old TrackMan Marble Wheel that dates from the 20th Century! One of it's small steel...
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    MS have released a new version of the Mail and...

    MS have released a new version of the Mail and Calendar app, 16006.11001.20100.0, which works on the Nokia series of Windows Phones.

    It should download automatically in time, but you can also...
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    Maybe they have turned off some of their...

    Maybe they have turned off some of their Activation Servers

    211662

    Dave.
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    Mail and Calendar crashing on Windows Phone

    Anyone seeing the Mail and Calendar apps crashing on Windows Phone?
    The appears to be due to an update issued on 07 Nov.
    I'm using a Nokia Lumia 930 running 14393.2551, and the Mail and Calendar...
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    Sounds like we are getting close to launch. My...

    Sounds like we are getting close to launch.
    My C: Drive is starting to look nervous!

    Dave.
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    It seems OneDrive also got updated on 02 Oct...

    It seems OneDrive also got updated on 02 Oct according to the Release Notes.

    https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/bce2d90d-a6e1-48d5-9f60-d824b44b35ae.png
    I wonder if this has...
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    I would be interested if it was available for...

    I would be interested if it was available for Windows Phone. So far, it does not seem to be. I thought the idea of these "Universal" apps was that they would run on ANY Windows 10 device.

    Dave.
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    I reported here...

    I reported here a successful update of an old AMD Athlon machine, which had been crippled by the KB4056892 update released early January.
    Dave.
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    Just to say this (KB4058258) update installed...

    Just to say this (KB4058258) update installed successfully on my old Athlon machine, the one which failed to reboot after the KB4056892 release in early January.

    Dave.
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    If you have problems since before Christmas, they...

    If you have problems since before Christmas, they are different then mine, which were entirely caused by KB4056892 which was not released until around the 5th of January 2018.
    If you want to just...
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    I downloaded and installed this KB4073290 on my...

    I downloaded and installed this KB4073290 on my 10 year old Athlon 64 X2 Socket AM2 machine and it worked fine. My computer was one of those which became unbootable after Windows Update tried to...
  16. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    Once you have KB4073290 fully installed and you...

    Once you have KB4073290 fully installed and you are running build 16299.194, your computer will not try to download or install KB4056892. You can 'Check for Updates' in 'Settings', and it should...
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    KB4073290 released for old Athlon machines running Windows 10

    Microsoft have released KB4073290 on the Microsoft Catalog for older computers with AMD Athlon chip sets that became unbootable after installing the January cumulative update KB4056892 (build...
  18. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    I've downloaded and installed KB4073290. It...

    I've downloaded and installed KB4073290.

    It took about 10 minutes to install, before requesting a restart. It then took another 10 to set itself up and configure Windows.

    I'm now running...
  19. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    Microsoft have released KB4073290...

    Microsoft have released KB4073290 on the Microsoft Catalog.
    This seems to be the update required to get an old Athlon type machine up to version 16299.192.

    It's a 600MB download!

    I'm off to...
  20. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    According to both AMD...

    According to both AMD and Microsoft, the fix for the old Athlon based computers should be out next week.

    Hope this helps,
    Dave.
  21. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    More news from Microsoft...

    More news from Microsoft
    They are no longer automatically sending KB4056892, and several other updates, to a set of computers using AMD chipsets.

    A fix should appear soon.

    Hope this helps,...
  22. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    Microsoft have acknowledged the problem with...

    Microsoft have acknowledged the problem with KB4056892 crashing with error code 0x800f0845 in the Microsoft Answers Forum, page 11.

    They say that they are investigating, and would like affected...
  23. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    The 'Pause Updates' option is not available on...

    The 'Pause Updates' option is not available on Windows 10 Home edition, it's only on Windows 10 Pro and (I think) Educational editions.

    Have you tried Steve C's solution posted above?


    Hope...
  24. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    Thanks for the link, I added myself to the list...

    Thanks for the link, I added myself to the list (232 and counting) of people with the same problem.

    Dave.
  25. Thread: Update KB4056892 crashes with 0x800f0845 by dgordon42
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 37 Views 21,048

    It's hard to know what the real policy of...

    It's hard to know what the real policy of Microsoft and others is when it comes to fixing bugs in old hardware and software.

    For example, Windows 10 ran without any problems when first released...
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