Windows Updates
60+ vulnerabilities addressed.
Win10 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/april-8-2025-kb5055518-os-builds-19044-5737-and-19045-5737-6329246b-63bb-4d0a-9e95-e22926fbbe51
Win11 – April 8, 2025—KB5055523 (OS Build 26100.3775)
Security
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Over 30 vulnerabilities addressed.
Win10 – February 11, 2025—KB5051974 (OS Builds 19044.5487 and 19045.5487)
Win11 – February 11, 2025—KB5051987 (OS Build 26100.3194)
O&O ShutUp10++ 1.9.1443
Small update.
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Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.
Wise Disk Cleaner 11.2.0
“Clean useless and outdated junk files, browser traces, cookies, and history.”
Small update.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Addresses 120+ vulnerabilities. That is not a typo, 120+ vulnerabilities.
Win10 – January 14, 2025—KB5049981 (OS Builds 19044.5371 and 19045.5371)
Win11 – January 14, 2025—KB5050009 (OS Build 26100.2894)
Patch Tuesday
Lots going on, completely forgot about Patch Tuesday…
Windows Updates
Over 40 vulnerabilities addressed this month.
Win10 – December 10, 2024—KB5048652 (OS Builds 19044.5247 and 19045.5247)
Win11 – December 10, 2024—KB5048667 (OS Build 26100.2605)
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Addresses 28-31 security issues depending on OS.
Win10 – November 12, 2024—KB5046613 (OS Builds 19044.5131 and 19045.5131)
Win11 – November 12, 2024—KB5046617 (OS Build 26100.2314)
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 566.14 WHQL
New Intel Drivers
Intel Killer Performance Suite 36.24.1064
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.90.0
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.90.0
Intel Arc & Iris Graphics Driver 32.0.101.6297
Patch Tuesday
Addresses over 60 vulnerabilities.
Win10 – October 8, 2024—KB5044273 (OS Builds 19044.5011 and 19045.5011)
Win11 – October 8, 2024—KB5044284 (OS Build 26100.2033)
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Over 50 vulnerabilities addressed.
Win10 – August 13, 2024—KB5041580 (OS Builds 19044.4780 and 19045.4780)
Win11 – August 13, 2024—KB5041585 (OS Builds 22621.4037 and 22631.4037)
7-Zip 24.08
Freeware feature packed file archiver.
Bugfixes.
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Mp3tag 3.27
Freeware audio tag editor.
Improved searches, bugfixes.
Download | Release Notes
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
This month’s updates cover 70+ vulnerabilities.
Win10 – July 9, 2024—KB5040427 (OS Builds 19044.4651 and 19045.4651)
Win11 – July 9, 2024—KB5040442 (OS Builds 22621.3880 and 22631.3880)
O&O AppBuster 1.4.1345
“O&O AppBuster shows you which of these Microsoft-supplied apps with Windows are installed on your computer and which you can install on request”
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Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.
CPU-Z 2.10
“freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system”
Support new hardware.
Download (I use portable)
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Updates addresses 40-42 vulnerabilities.
Win10 – May 14, 2024—KB5037768 (OS Builds 19044.4412 and 19045.4412)
Win11 – May 14, 2024—KB5037770 (OS Build 22000.2960)
VMware Player 17.5.2
A few fixes.
see also: VMware Workstation Pro: Now Available Free for Personal Use
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Their server seems to be having issues. I’ve uploaded the file (windows) HERE until the issue is resolved.
ExpressVPN has been updated across all platforms. Update from within the program or your app store.
Fixing Microsoft’s KB5034441 Charlie Foxtrot
Back in January I mentioned that there was an issue installing the Windows 10 KB5034441 update. This update provides an update to the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). The update fails for most people with error 0x80070643. The excuse given was, “update requires 250 MB of free space in the recovery partition to install successfully”. It failed on the 6 computers I have running Win10.
At the time I said about this, “here is a “fix”, I tried it and it works. HOWEVER, I DO NOT recommend it at this time. Give Microsoft time to see if they can fix this.”
Welp, according to Neowin, “Microsoft has acknowledged that an automatic resolution for this issue will not be released and as such, the only way to fix this is manually.”
That’s just friggin’ great. A perfect example of the downfall of Microsoft. Create a problem due to poor quality control and then refuse to fix it. This has left the non-Geek out there to try and do a geeky exercise that could render their computer unbootable. Thanks Microsoft!
Here’s how to fix it…
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