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Via Microsoft Information about the script is light on details, but as earlier suspected; the issue is related to the bundled XBOX app, which according to the Update History page, KB3194496 includes a fix that addresses: An accompanying KB article, KB3197794, should provide more details, but is currently unavailable at this time. There is no indication of how widespread the issue became, but taking into consideration the 36-page discussion thread on the Microsoft Community; a whole lot of users were affected....

Windows 10 Update KB4015428 Here are the two improvements and fixes that are included in this update according to Microsoft’s support article: Addressed a known issue with KB4013429 that caused Windows DVD Player (and 3rd party apps that use Microsoft MPEG-2 handling libraries) to crash.Addressed a known issue with KB4013429, that some customers using Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 1607 Client with Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) enabled might experience a deadlock or when changing the physical adapter’s link speed property....

What’s impressive is that besides the 13-megapixel front-facing camera, there’s also a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a Sony sensor. So, if it will feature an affordable price, then it could be a real killer among consumers, who will probably be pleasantly surprised with the number of megapixels in the device. The device also comes with has camera-centric features such as Eye Enhancement to eyes bigger & brighter, Face slimming, Skin Smoothening, Teeth Whitening, Remove Oil, option to add makeup effects like mascara, eye-shadow, blush, lip gloss and more....

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has reportedly signed a deal with Disney for unknown voiceover work in exchange for a donation to a charity project. This news comes just a few days after Markle and her husband Prince Harry announced to the world that they were stepping down as senior Royal family members. The announcement to step down and become financially independent while still fully supporting the Queen comes after a six-week stay in Canada over Christmas....

You were playing an intense game on your phone or it was simply watching videos on loop or juggling between work in multiple apps, etc, all this can trigger restarting and freezing problem on a smartphone. It is mainly because of increasing resource requirements but there are plenty of other associated reasons too including a cache memory, storage, RAM, apps, and services and whatnot. Many times, the screen will freeze and you wouldn’t be able to click on anything or select anything on the screen since it is frozen and wouldn’t register any touches as of now....

What’s New With Office 2011 For Mac? Here’s the big one, Outlook. The Mac version of Office has never before included Outlook unless you count the ugly much-hated Entourage Microsoft tried to pass off as Outlook for the mac. With Mac Office 2011, Outlook is everything we’ve been waiting for and comes pretty close to the very familiar Outlook 2007 / 2010. It’s for sure the best thing to happen to the Mac Office product, period....

Windows 10 20H1 Build 18922 Improvements to Language Settings includes a new overview section that lets you view your settings at a glance. The team has also reorganized the language features install page with added tooltips and descriptions. The Feedback Hub is also getting a new “Find Similar Feedback” section. This allows you to find out if there is similar feedback to your own while submitting it. You can also link your feedback to that existing feedback from other users....

Actresses Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer will reportedly star in Netflix’s Thunder Force. The film is described as a superhero movie, with Ben Falcone scheduled to direct. McCarthy and Falcone have been married since 2005, and have collaborated for the films Tammy, The Boss, and Life of the Party. In recent years, Netflix has produced Marvel series like Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher. Earlier this year, however, the partnership with Marvel ended, leaving fans wondering about Netflix’s direction and intent....

The popular science fiction novel Metro 2033 will be adapted for a feature film. Written by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky, the book was first published in 2002 and was followed by two subsequent sequels. Metro 2033 takes place in post-apocalyptic Moscow in Russia. After a nuclear war, the city’s residents have moved underground into the Metro system. Within this new society, various factions control separate stations, however some areas - including one known as “Exhibition” - are independent....

Michael Caine is easily one of the most impersonated actors in the world, but he personally thinks Tom Hanks does one of the best impressions of him. Tom Hanks first made a name for himself thanks to romantic fantasy Splash in 1984, but it was his roles in both Big and Turner & Hooch that helped make him a movie star. After a mild hiccup with the famous flop of The Bonfire of the Vanities in 1990, he would go on to a run of great movies, including Philadelphia and Saving Private Ryan....

Windows 10 Build 21376 Microsoft notes in today’s release announcement that it is introducing an updated Segoe UI font. “We are introducing Segoe UI Variable which includes an optical axis so that font outlines can scale seamlessly from small to larger display sizes. Segoe UI Variable is a refreshed take on the classic Segoe, now with improved legibility at small sizes, and much improved outlines at display sizes. Please note: While Segoe UI Variable is included as part of the OS, its adoption across all the visual surface areas is ongoing and will roll out progressively over time....

A new MCU supercut takes fans through various action scenes from the Marvel Studios franchise’s Infinity Saga. Wrapping up the more than decade arc in Avengers: Endgame with Spider-Man: Far From Home acting more as an epilogue, Marvel Studios is looking forward with a slew of new upcoming projects confirmed at San Diego Comic Con last month. But while the public waits for Phase 4, there’s a fresh clip that collates some of the most memorable battle sequence in the universe....

It’s so easy to send a text to a friend or family or say, boss asking him for a week off but that’s just one of the hundreds of tasks you can accomplish with a smartphone. It lets you call someone who lives across seven seas, browse the internet, access social media and news, and more. But the same device becomes annoying and irritating when it begins freezing and/or restarting abruptly....

Michelle Rodriguez has criticized Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw writer Chris Morgan’s comment about “Justice for Han”. Cool as a cucumber car driver Han was played by Sung Kung and made his debut in 2006’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. He would go on to appear in the next three Fast & Furious movies before Fast & Furious 6’s mid-credits scene caught up to Tokyo Drift in the timeline and revealed that Han had, in fact, been killed by future Furious Seven villain Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham)....

It’s the standard approach Microsoft has been taking to the Windows 10 rollout in recent years, which starts with a throttled release and accelerates a few months later. This release timing helps avoid early compatibility hiccups on different hardware and drivers, and then nudges machines on older versions of Windows 10 over to the current release. As of January 20, Microsoft’s machine-learning algorithms began targeting devices on Windows 10 20H2 for automatic upgrades to 21H2....

Microsoft Edge is a browser developed by Microsoft, as the name suggests. Microsoft introduced the Edge browser in early 2010 for Windows 10, followed by Android and iOS devices. Edge browser is built on Microsoft’s own EdgeHTML and Chakra Engine. One of the main features of this browser is that it supports extensions, just like Google Chrome. Unlike Chrome, Microsoft Edge has its extensions built up in the Microsoft Store....

A few weeks ago, Microsoft has unveiled the first Technical Preview of Windows 10, finally bringing back desktop features that disappeared with the release of Windows 8. By doing this, the company hopes it can drive mass adoption to the new operating system especially from Windows 7 and Windows XP users, who still represent the majority of Windows users all over the world. And now by discontinuing Windows 7 sales, it will further help drive consumers to Windows 10....

Microsoft today released a new update to OneNote for iPhone that makes it a universal app, now OneNote for iOS. That means that the existing OneNote for iPad app is being replaced by a single, universal app that runs on both iPhone and iPad. The benefit, aside from having a single version, is that the iPad app is gaining some recent features introduced in the iPhone app including a OneNote widget in the today view of Notification Center....

Ballmer confirmed a grim plan to beat Apple at its own game, saying: “In the competition between PCs and Macs, we outsell Apple 30-to-1. But there is no doubt that Apple is thriving. Why? Because they are good at providing an experience that is narrow but complete, while our commitment to choice often comes with some compromises to the end-to-end experience.” He has a plan, saying, “Today, we’re changing the way we work with hardware vendors to ensure that we can provide complete experiences with absolutely no compromises....

Windows 10 Version 21H2 Microsoft exec John Cable notes the following on the announcement: There are some new features to look out for in the new Windows 10 feature update 21H2: Adding WPA3 H2E standards support for enhanced Wi-Fi securityWindows Hello for Business supports simplified passwordless deployment models for achieving a deploy-to-run state within a few minutesGPU compute support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) deployments for machine learning and other compute intensive workflows...