Questions tagged [windows-10-v1803]

For questions about the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Version 1803 - Build 17134.1). Use [windows-10] for questions not specific to a particular release of Windows 10.

For questions about the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Version 1803 - Build 17134.1). Use [windows-10] for questions not specific to a particular release of Windows 10.

This update was released on 30th April 2018 on Windows Update as free update for Windows 10 users and includes some new features.

The April 2018 Update is available today if you go to Windows Update and manually check for updates. We will begin the global rollout out via Windows Update on May 8. As with previous rollouts, we will use real-time quality feedback to smartly update your device when we have data that shows your device is ready and will have a great experience. You don’t have to do anything to get the update; it will roll out automatically to you through Windows Update if you’ve chosen to have updates installed automatically on your device.

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How to disable internet search results in start menu post Creators Update?

It used to be possible to disable internet search results in start menu searches before the Windows 10 Creators Update, but I've just clean installed a new Windows 10 Pro image and that setting is gone. Is there some way to disable it through…
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Remove "fun" facts from Spotlight lock screen in Windows 10 Home (1803)

UPDATE: I tried all solution proposed in How to disable “link your phone” links on the lock screen? and none of them seem to work on Windows 10 Home (version 1803), so this is probably not a duplicate question. I like Spotlight on my lock screen,…
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How to maintain ssh-agent login session with Windows 10's new OpenSSH and PowerShell

On my Ubuntu machine, I simply use Keychain to maintain a single ssh-agent which stays logged in. I'd like something similar to that on Windows now that OpenSSH is natively included. I was using Git Bash with the well-known if [ -z "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK"…
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Disabling security questions in Windows 10 pro

Windows 10 v 1803 upon installation, selecting an offline account, asks for 3 "recovery questions", and related recovery answers. Answers to these questions are trivially accessible from any social network, and using it as "alternative passwords"…
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How to enable mDNS on Windows 10 build 17134?

I am looking for a way to resolve .local addresses in Windows 10. Windows itself also includes mDNS support, but that appears to only be available for Modern API applications. In the past, the advice has always been to install Apple's Bonjour, for…
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Windows 10 v1803: How to change "Active signal resolution" to match "Desktop resolution"

So I have a laptop with Intel HD Graphics 530 (integrated graphics), and I ran into a problem I hadn't run into before and I think the culprit is that the laptop is sending w.e. resolution my laptop thinks is the "best" and just scaling it to match…
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Windows 10 April 2018 Update added an extra Language and I cannot remove it

I have just updated to Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803 / 17134.1) I had my laptop configured completely as UK with only a UK keyboard layout Since the update, a US keyboard has been added so I now see the switch icon in my task bar It appears…
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Windows 10 Update 1809 not offered even if I manually search for it

I am operating two different PCs both running Windows 10 Professional x64 Build 1803. I know that Microsoft has delayed the update to 1809 because of some problems, but I have also read that the update is supposed to be available now, and that…
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Microphone not working on Windows 10 Version 1803

When I upgraded to the latest Windows 10 Version 1803 Insider Preview update, my mic stopped working. I posted an answer that fixed my problem and may help others!
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Windows 10 update 1803 renamed the user account folder with .000 suffix

I installed the Windows 10 update version 1803 yesterday night. Some time later, I realized that for some reason, it had renamed my original User's folder with a .000 suffix. My user account name is still the same. There is now a new folder with the…
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How to disable "link your phone" links on the lock screen?

Since the April update (which happened only two days ago for me), Windows 10 asks me to link my phone directly on my lock screen... in two different places on the same screen! How do I get rid of these two popups, texts, whatever they are? Note…
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Did Windows 10 April Update break network discovery and Samba support?

It seems Window's network discovery / name resolution doesn't work anymore on computers freshly reset with the new April update for Windows 10 (Build 1803). (Computers that were merely updated don't seem to be affected.) My local network consists of…
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Rebooting WSL in Windows 1803

In past versions of Windows 10, WSL could be exited by closing all active terminals but with the introduction of background tasks in WSL this no longer works. Is there a way to exit WSL without rebooting the host system?
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Windows 10 Update stuck in Initializing Status - [Internal – Corpnet Required]

Question: I am trying to update one of my Windows 10 operating system, but it has been stuck in Initializing status. The update in question is: [Internal – Corpnet Required] 2018-08 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems…
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How to change the default setting of the Shut Down Windows dialog (Alt-F4)?

After a recent Windows update, the default option (when I press Alt-F4) in the Shut Down Windows dialog in Windows 10 has changed on my laptop: The default option is now Switch user. Previously it was what I wanted: Shut down. How can I restore…
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