[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Anton TNT:
Hello to all... :cool:

As Windows user and tester I will explain some major things happening in new win October update aka 20H2.

First of all...

ANNOYING CORTANA rises from dead...

As soon update is configured and Windows boots up, take Cortana offline, it is just like virus, it must know everything you are doing and gets me very annoyed just from opening interface on startup. Is this some Microsoft new development of UI to take over your machine ? Who would know. Looks like Cortana is just like COVID 19 , Microsoft spread this globally and then let's you to know that the cure will be developed in near future (win updates again). In simple way to wxplain ... Microsoft once again push Cortana and hopes that people will embrace it and start using it, while not knowing that just like Google history search, it saves any history of using computer and sends it to Microdoft for processing (providing your computer data - all).

Second thing is...

UPDATE RESTORED FIRST DEFAULT SETTINGS after update.

I don't know if you guys are expiriencing this, but why everytime major update kicks in and restores default settings, changing colorson screen, lock screens settings , etc.

I noticed that update removed color from my START MENU (my accent color) and got default grey , now it looks so monochromatic. That's a major update to fix some stuff in Windows :laugh:

In adition you can't go to the old control panel / system icon anymore. Now it takes you too settings in tab ABOUT.

[IMG="about tab"]https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/xsettings-about.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.MyNA3JvhEt.png[/IMG] - that looks like About your phone in phone settings (first clues Microsoft is converting Windows slowly in Android base style OS).

Third...

Microsoft is pushing newly (but old) EDGE browser while integrating it slowly in shell like Google Chrome does, and possibly not giving the user right to erase browser in any way (this is not tested yet, but will test EDGE properties, use and removal of it).

Fourth and last...

Launching your SAMSUNG phones apps in Win desktop.

Why only SAMSUNG phones??

Other models and brands does not exist ???

Microsoft is expanding the “Your Phone” app with more features designed for “select Samsung devices.” They said. :rolleyes:

If you have one of these phones, you can now access your phone’s Android apps directly on your Windows 10 PC. They’ll be running on your phone but you can launch, see, and interact with them on your Windows 10 desktop. They said.

Running apps of Android in Windows 10 is a good idea but I mean it is most likely be better for all android based phones to have this support. Which turns me back to JAVA. After all this years JAVA and FLASH (which support ends in about a month) were taken seriously by Microsoft and they developed a interface NOW in 2020 to get apps working in WIn 10 enviroment. Clearly , let's face it, Microsoft is losing the battle with apps and their Microsoft store.

I opened this thread for all of us together and to find any abnormalities, good things and mistakes made by Microsoft and their H2 updates. I hope that everyone viewing this will manage to find extra times to discuss future Win 10 updates as they impact on everyday computer use.

Please everyone write some of yours expiriences with new update.

Thanks and Cheers !