The offical announcements for Windows 10 1803 have not gone out. However, it looks like there are a few canaries in the coal mine getting the 1803 update directly from Windows Update. In my case I forced a full update in the control panel and pop up comes Feature update to Windows 10, version 1803…
WFH: Internet Speed to slow? Go speed racer go!
I work from home most of the time. There are a lot of benefits and detriments (different article different day). Mainly though you learn to self start and try hard not to work all hours and ignore your family. However, internet access is critical and you don’t want to be faffing about with your main…
Windows as a Service and 1803 Update – Will it continue have a marketing name?
I have been enjoying the constant name ruminations around Windows 10 1803 update. The names I have seen flying around are getting hilarious. TL;DR – There is NO offical name of the Windows 10 1803 release. This doesn’t mean there won’t be one… just not one yet. Previous Names for 1803 Feature update to Windows…
Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and SPG loyalty programs are merging – Good, Bad, How can I take advantage?
Lots of news and articles are posted about the merger of Marriott Rewards, Ritz Carlton, and SPG loyalty programs. Here is the primary link for details about the announcement and the impending effect in August of 2018. https://members.marriott.com/ During the live announcement Marriott stated they read a lot of blogs from the fiercely loyal. Even…
#WindowsInsiders Flight Build Website
While at the 2018 MVP Summit I found from our own Brendan LeBlanc a wonderful website that tracks every single release of the Windows Insider builds. Great way to keep track of what’s new and whats trending https://flighthub.azurewebsites.net/
Fixed: OneDrive for Business agent running at 25% CPU after the most O365 Patches
Investigation In January 2018 I noticed a severe impact to my laptop performance. This past week the process Groove.exe (OneDrive For Business) is constantly using 25-40% of my CPU. There are no files to be sync’d and it just constantly states processing changes. I have seen a few threads online stating this may be due…
Resolved: Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709 – Error 0x80242006
Working with some of my team mates this week, I was hearing about multiple machines failing the Fall Creators Update (FCU) 1709 with a Windows Update error of ” Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709 – Error 0x80242006 ” . Looking around the internet I see a lot of people hitting the common solutions…
Windows Insider MVP: 2018
Congratulations! Thank you for your continued contributions to the Windows community, we are excited to re-award you as a Windows Insider MVP. This award is a token of our appreciation, your leadership and passion help make Windows the best yet. We look forward to our on-going collaboration with you and all of our Windows Insider…
Motivation: Using Passwords to Achieve Goals
Daily focus / self actualization towards goals is something that has long been studied and debated. Though many find it hard to keep the habit up and soon life gets in the way. How to keep my focus on my goals? I have to type my password in multiple times a day. For years, I…
Fixed: Task Manager Replaced by Sysinternals Process Explorer
I frequently benefit from Microsoft Sysinternals tools like Process Explorer (ProcExp64.exe). One of the features is the ability to replace the Task Manager Default with Process explorer. However, I found a bug. If you use the x64 version of Process Explorer to change the default you can’t change it back!?!? Solution: You have to open…
