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The post Need Another Reason to Block Automatic Windows Updates? appeared first on BardTech . If you are a regular here on this blog you know that it is better to have automatic updates turned off on Windows as it gives you more control over the updating process and some time to monitor responses to released updates. While most updates install just fine and work fine as well after installation, broken or faulty update releases appear to have increased in recent time. I don’t have scientific data on that but since I cover all Patch Tuesday releases and all major updates released in between the monthly releases, I notice trends and one of these trends is that there are more known issues and more updates that break things or don’t install properly on some systems. The release of Windows 10 version 1803 for instance on Windows Update makes a good example. The update had a lot of bugs initially , and most users were well advised to skip it initially to wait until Microsoft resolved th...

The post Windows 10 updates KB4346783, KB4343893, KB4343889 and KB4343884 arrive appeared first on BardTech . Microsoft released new cumulative updates for Windows 10 version 1803, 1709, 1703, 1607 and Windows Server 2016 on August 30, 2018. The updates KB4346783 , KB4343893 , KB4343889 and KB4343884 are non-security updates that fix a number of issues in the Windows 10 versions they have been released for. Microsoft notes that the updates are available through Windows Update and the Microsoft Update catalog. A quick Windows Update check on a device running Windows 10 version 1803 revealed that the update is not picked up yet on that device, however. KB4346783 for Windows 10 version 1803 KB4346783 includes quality improvements only according to Microsoft. The update does not introduce new features or security updates. Note: The update has one known issue that may cause Microsoft Edge to fail to load when Application Guard Window is enabled. Microsoft suggests that users rem...

The post Apple updates AirPort Express firmware with AirPlay 2 support appeared first on BardTech . Surprise, the AirPort Express isn’t dead! While Apple stopped selling AirPort products back in April , the company is still updating the firmware of the once beloved AirPort Express. This firmware update is quite significant as it adds support for AirPlay 2 and the Home app. In other words, you can now plug speakers to a dusty AirPort Express and turn them into wireless speakers for your home sound system. The AirPort Express was a pretty basic home router. It hasn’t been updated since 2012, which means that it’s nowhere near as performant as today’s cheap routers. It only supports 802.11n while everybody has moved on to 802.11ac. Its Ethernet ports are limited to 100 Mbps. So if you have fiber internet, the AirPort Express is not a good solution as it caps your internet connection to 100 Mbps. But the AirPort Express also has an audio jack — something that you can’t find in many...

The post Google for India event: Tez is being renamed Google Pay; updates to Google Go, Search, Assistant, Maps, and more appeared first on BardTech . At the annual Google for India event held in New Delhi on Tuesday, Google made many announcements. The first of them was that Google Tez is being renamed Google Pay. There were also announcements related to Google Assistant , Google Search, Android Go , Google Go, Google Maps, Google Station, and more. Let’s take a look at them one-by-one: Google Tez renamed to Google Pay Google Tez is Google’s UPI-based payment platform in India. With the lack of NFC-based mobile payment solutions in the country, Google opted not to launch Google Pay (formerly known as Android Pay) in India, and instead launched a UP-based mobile payment system which is different from NFC-based payment systems. Tez has achieved a certain degree of success in India . In March, Tez had added a chat feature allowing users to communicate with their contacts while s...

The post Google for India event: Tez is being renamed Google Pay; updates to Google Go, Search, Assistant, Maps, and more appeared first on BardTech . At the annual Google for India event held in New Delhi on Tuesday, Google made many announcements. The first of them was that Google Tez is being renamed Google Pay. There were also announcements related to Google Assistant , Google Search, Android Go , Google Go, Google Maps, Google Station, and more. Let’s take a look at them one-by-one: Google Tez renamed to Google Pay Google Tez is Google’s UPI-based payment platform in India. With the lack of NFC-based mobile payment solutions in the country, Google opted not to launch Google Pay (formerly known as Android Pay) in India, and instead launched a UPI-based mobile payment system which is different from NFC-based payment systems. Tez has achieved a certain degree of success in India . In March, Tez had added a chat feature allowing users to communicate with their contacts while ...