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By Susan Bradley
When will it stop raining?
Remember the old Star Trek episode titled “The Trouble with Tribbles?” Well, we’ve got trouble with dribbles, leading me to raise the MS-DEFCON level to 2.
Changes are coming to Windows, both 10 and 11, but not necessarily to everyone. I find this to be the most annoying part of recent updates to Windows. This “you may see it; you may not see it” is part of nearly all recent changes. If you want to trigger this after installing the June updates, you’ll just have to be patient.
The June update for Windows 10 adds a new Snipping Tool feature. It is available when you link your Android mobile device to your PC. When you take a photo or screenshot on your Android device, a dialog on your PC prompts you to open Snipping Tool. To turn on this experience, go to Settings | Mobile devices. Choose to allow your PC to access your mobile devices, and select Manage devices. Your PC will get a Cross Device Experience Host update in Microsoft Store, which is needed to allow this feature to work. Finally, use the Add device option to link your Android phone.
This is definitely a case of “you may or may not” see this change to your machine.
The June security updates include many changes that will gradually roll out. For example, all the following will be dribbled to you:
- An added feature stops you from accidentally closing the Windows share window. Clicking outside the window will no longer close it. To close it, select the close button at the upper-right corner.
- You can now use your mouse to drag files between breadcrumbs in the File Explorer address bar. A breadcrumb shows the path to your current file location in the address bar. For example, there are three breadcrumbs in the path This PC > Windows (C:) > Program Files.
- A page called Linked devices is added to Settings | Accounts. On it, you an manage your PCs and Xbox consoles. This page displays on only Home and Pro editions when you sign in to Windows using a Microsoft account (MSA).
- This update starts the rollout of the new Account Manager on the Start menu. When you use a Microsoft account to sign in to Windows, you will get a glance at your account benefits. This feature also makes it easy to manage your account settings.
- You can now create quick-response (QR) codes for webpage URLs and cloud files from the Windows share window. Select the share button in the Microsoft Edge toolbar, and choose Windows share options. Then, you can share the URLs and files across your devices.
- Windows will now back up many of your sound settings (this includes your sound scheme). This occurs only if you turn on Remember my preferences and select the checkboxes for Personalization and other Windows settings. To find these, go to Settings | Accounts | Windows backup. Then, you can use the Windows Backup app to restore those settings on a new device.
- Starting with the June update, you can sign in to your Microsoft account in the Windows Backup app. This app saves backups to your account.
- You can now send email to yourself from the Windows share window. You will receive the email at the address that is in your Microsoft account.
- This update starts the rollout of the Add now button to Settings | Account. When you select it, you can add a recovery email address if you have not yet added one for your Microsoft account. The button shows only if you sign in to your Microsoft account.
Needless to say, that’s a lot of dribbles.
Fasten your seatbelts: Artificial intelligence is expected to come to Apple’s Siri next week. The Worldwide Developers Conference for Apple takes place early next week, and iOS 18 is expected to include enhancements. There is a rumored business partnership with Chat GPT and Apple. We’ll have more details once the actual release is out. I’ll be on the lookout to see whether I’ll need to update my iPhone 14 Pro Max or can continue to use it for my daily needs. It will also be a good time for you to review your tablet needs and decide whether Apple can entice you to update.
Reminder: If you are running Windows 11 Professional or Home editions, you must plan to upgrade your machine to Windows 11 23H2. As I’ve mentioned before, I recommend using the enablement package to upgrade from Windows 11 22H2 to 23H2. You can script it and easily trigger the update to 23H2, or you can review your patching tools and your options to update Windows 11 22H2 Professional. Keep in mind that 22H2 is supported only for Professional and Home PCs until October. This does not apply to Enterprise or Education editions.
Resources
- Susan’s Master Patch List
- The MS-DEFCON System explained
- BlockAPatch — Tools to help you hide or block updates
- Steve Gibson’s excellent InControl to manage feature releases
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