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  • After File Deletion, Windows 10 October Update Has Font Issues Too

    According to numerous reports, the recently launched Windows 10 October Update is causing font issues on users’ PC. It seems like many users are dealing with some kind of “broken fronts” where font on Windows programs is getting distorted, making it impossible to read the text.

    At first, it was only a few Windows apps but now users are complaining that the Windows system settings and even web browsers are showing the same broken fronts.

    In a Reddit post, people reported that they are facing broken fronts while opening web browsers like Google Chrome.

  • Zip it! 3 more reasons to be glad you didn't jump on Windows 10 1809

    The problems with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update just keep on rolling in as users complain of borked zip file extraction, broken fonts and iffy brightness controls.

    The infamous file deletion bug and blue screen reports have drowned out other issues somewhat. So, allow us to present a round-up that could have been titled "Should have kept the testing team on, eh?"

Microsoft acknowledges

Vista 10 has become a sordid mess. Microsoft cannot patch it.

Trainwreck of an OS

  • A New Windows Zero Day Exploit Can Delete Your System Files

    As Bleeping Computer notes, the vulnerability, which affects all the Windows 10 versions, can be used to exploit system data, and it can also lead to privilege escalation (an exploitation technique to gain access to protected resources on the computer).

    According to the SandboxEscaper, the problem pertains the Microsoft Data Sharing Service which provides data brokering between applications. In the tweet, the research shared a GitHub link as a proof-of-concept.

  • New Windows Zero-Day Bug Helps Delete Any File, Exploit Available

    Proof-of-concept code for a new zero-day vulnerability in Windows has been released by a security researcher before Microsoft was able to release a fix.

    The code exploits a vulnerability that allows deleting without permission any files on a machine, including system data, and it has the potential to lead to privilege escalation.

Microsoft Vista 10 is a sordid mess that Microsoft neglects

  • Microsoft promises a fix for Windows 10 zip file woes. In November

    A post by Microsoft on the software giant’s answers forum detailed the issue, which sees the OS silently skip files already in the destination while extracting from a zip archive. The problem only affects extraction using Windows’ own File Explorer.

    The advice is simple: “We recommend you fully extract the zip folder before you copy files to a new destination folder to avoid this issue.” It does, however, stop short of suggesting that a third party archive manager would be able to do the job or, heck, just uninstall the OS and have done with.

  • How to fix the broken Windows out-of-the-box experience

    How can we fix this? Here is an idea: give Satya Nadella and every single one of his direct reports a new machine each and every Friday. Not one carefully prepared by IT, but one right out of the warehouse. Wipe the old one immediately so that they have to go through the setup process every single week. How long will it take them to come up with a solution and kick it up on the priority list?

    That's a ridiculous proposition, right? But why is it? Is the time of a few highly compensated managers more valuable than that of millions of customers? Eat your own dogfood!

Microsoft 'values' [sic] the 'customer' [sic]

Even Microsoft PR people are upset

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