Windows 10: Microsoft removes code that enables calls support on Windows 10

After Microsoft discontinued Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phones enthusiasts have been looking forward to the non-existent Surface Phone. Unfortunately, there are no plans to ship a device that runs a mobile-optimized version of Windows 10 and the idea of Andromeda / Surface Duo is also dead.

Rumours have suggested that Microsoft stopped working on its original idea of “Andromeda” pocket PC in 2018 to focus on Android with the same hardware.

For many, it was really surprising to see Microsoft announce Surface Duo last year. The Surface Duo ships with Android and Microsoft is also said to be working on the next-generation device with Google’s operating system.

For future mobile devices, Microsoft is betting big on Android. While fans have filed petitions calling Microsoft to start making phones with Windows again, there’s no plan to revive original Andromeda by bringing Windows 10 to Surface Duo.

In what now may be the latest hint that Windows for phones is indeed dead, phone calls related GUIDs were removed with a preview build that shipped in March 2020. For those unfamiliar, Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) is generally used by developers and Microsoft to run script or processes.



With Windows 10 Build 19569, Microsoft has removed “Cellular LineFactory” GUID that enables phone calls to work on Windows.

We don’t know if Microsoft will add them again in future production and Insider builds. At any rate, there are no plans internally to revive the idea of Windows on phones.

Fortunately, there’s some impressive community work being done to keep supporting Windows 10 (ARM) on phones (Lumia 950 and 950XL).



Independent developer Gustave M is already working on a new way to enable cellular support in the next version of Windows 10 for ARM, which is expected to ship sometime next year.

That’s hardly a replacement for Windows 10 Mobile, but it brings a fresh breath of life into these ageing handsets.

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Microsoft Botches Up UEFI Support for Windows 7 on ASUS Motherboards



Microsoft suggests updating to Windows 10 to patch Windows 7

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MICROSOFT HAS confirmed a potentially lappy-borking problem that it won't be fixing, because Windows 7.

Woody Leonhard, the respected Windows columnist, points to a problem involving Asus motherboards, which also appear rebadged in a variety of other manufacturers' machines, and the activation of UEFI Secure Boot for Windows 7 in a patch KB3133977.

Short version: install update, welcome to Borksville, population you.

Both Asus and Microsoft acknowledged the problem. Microsoft entitled the article "BitLocker can't encrypt drives because of service crashes in svchost.exe process in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2", but we prefer to just call it "Trevor for brevity."

The firm's advice was that it's an optional update, leave well alone, you'll be fine, or alternatively turn secure boot off.

Then Microsoft did a silly, silly thing.

It moved the update from 'optional' to 'recommended' and anyone who reads this site regularly will know what happens when Microsoft does this. That's right boys and girls - it makes it automatically install, unless you've specifically told your machine not to.

So now, if you have one of the affected motherboard and you keep your security updates automatic like wot Microsoft recommends, then your machine will stop working properly.

We should add it's not permanently bricked, but it will take some mucking about in the BIOS to fix and that's a pain even for an experienced computer user.

Microsoft has, by offering a workaround, suggested heavily that it won't be fixing the problem, though we have asked the question, so expect a response in about a fortnight.

But the real kicker is this piece of advice: "Note The Secure Boot feature is supported in Windows 10. To learn more about the security advantages of this feature and about the upgrade path from Windows 7 to Windows 10, go to the following Windows website"

Holy toledo, this company really knows how to rub people up the wrong way.

After all - if the advice is to manually avoid the update or move to a version of the operating system where there's virtually no control over updates, then Microsoft is dealing in massive contradictions.

A more cynical site would suggest that it's yet another example of Microsoft running Windows 7 into the ground and adding built in obsolescence to encourage quicker updates. But we're not that sort of site.

Its the patching to force secure boot that is the problem win 7 does not support secure boot
hence it borks systems and well microsofts answer is Cactus >your Asshole > insert

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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

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

credit to Lifehacker.