Windows 10: KB5039211 seemingly causing nonresponsive machines - Windows 10 AND Windows 11

I've had reports from 4 users so far today with their PC's being unresponsive. The only changes to their machines have been the installation of KB5039211 - the June 2024 Cumulative update. When I say 'unresponsive,' I mean that even a Ctrl-Alt-Delete takes 10-15 minutes to pop up the menu after pressing the key combo. Files won't save, programs won't open/close, etc. These are all fairly powerful engineering machines with current processors and 64GB of RAM.In 4 of these cases so far, we've uninstalled KB5039211 - 2 in Windows 10, 2 in Windows 11. So far, this seems to have alleviated the

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

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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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Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .