Windows 10: Dear Microsoft, Please ensure that Windows 10 1903 Deployment features are thouroughly...

Seriously...


This is a newly installed Windows Preinstallation Environment Windows 10 Assessment and Deployment Toolkit 18362.1





Now I am quoting the following from https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/4498523/windows-10-update-kb4498523

Servicing stack update for Windows 10, Version 1903: May 29, 2019

• Addresses an issue in which updates may fail to install after the /resetbase command in DISM is run.

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PS E:\WinROG> DISM /Image:mount\OS /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1

Image Version: 10.0.18362.145

Error: 0x800f0806

The operation could not be completed due to pending operations.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log
PS E:\WinROG> DISM /Unmount-Image /MountDir:mount\OS /DISCARD
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1

Unmounting image
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.


2019-06-01 02:43:18, Warning DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=1632 TID=14016 Failed to load the provider: D:\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\AMD64\DISM\MetaDeployProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider(hr:0x8007007e)


If you look carefully, the above screenshot shows that this MetaDeployProvider.dll DOES NOT EXIST for the ADK Release 18362.1.


While this issue doesn't break the OS as much as the previous bug I posted about the ADK - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/windows-1903-dear-microsoft-please-remember-to/e9e9e28a-c3f6-4e24-a900-f48a85b20431?tm=1558465537818


It shows that there is still insufficient testing regarding a Toolkit that is meant to ASSESS and DEPLOY Windows.


Further reading can be done here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/System-Center-Configuration/Windows-10-0-18362-145-KB4498523-DISM-fails-offline-ResetBase/td-p/661335

:)

 

Microsoft Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Available Today

Oh dear they're still pushing that. I STILL don't like the metro tiles and stuff!

 

Microsoft Selects Dolby Audio for Windows 10

it would've been great if microsoft added HEVC decoders, LAV filters along with other codecs with Windows 10, and developing WMP to be better than VLC, KMPlayer and such sorts of media players.

Nevertheless, this is good step for microsoft, by far.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

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