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It’s official: The next version of Win10 will be version 1809

Yep, they’re continuing the numbering system. The latest beta build, 17741, lists Redstone 5 as version 1809.

The only real question at this point is whether they’ll ship it in 09. Remember that 1803 actually shipped on the very last day of 1804.

I bet the next-next version of Win10 will be 19H1. Or maybe WACU = We’re All Creators Update.

Yet another bug in Win10 1803

This was just added to the “known issues” section of this month’s cumulative update for Win10 1803:

Yes, that’s exactly what it says… install KB 4343909 again.

Microsoft releases weird “Critical Update” that apparently fixes the TLS 1.2 problem in Win10 version 1803

An anonymous poster just pointed me to two new entries in the Microsoft Update Catalog that apparently — apparently — solve the TLS 1.2 bug.

The TLS 1.2 bug caused Microsoft to stop upgrading 1709 machines to 1803, if they were running .NET applications that rely on TLS 1.2 — notably including QuickBooks Desktop.

32-bit patch is here

64-bit patch is here

Computerworld Woody on Windows.

UPDATE: The KB article has been modified (finally) to say:

Microsoft has now resolved this issue for some devices. An update is available on Microsoft’s Update Catalog as of August 16, 2018 for those customers who have Intuit QuickBooks installed.

These customers may also check for updates on Windows Update by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and selecting Check for updates.

For devices that do not have Intuit QuickBooks installed and who are experiencing this issue:  Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

How to protect your privacy in Win10

Preston Gralla just updated his Computerworld article, to cover Win10 version 1803.

You can’t stop the snooping entirely, but you can dial it back.

Vess Bontchev came back with a between-the-eyes observation (as Vess so often does):

This doesn't cover even a minuscule part of what Win10 snoops about you.https://t.co/u8OM8vY8n4https://t.co/SKERT66DyB

Most of it cannot be turned off by the user. If you are worried about your privacy, don't use Win10.

— Vess (@VessOnSecurity) August 17, 2018

Minimum Versioning Coming Soon to SharePoint Online & OneDrive for Business Libraries

Modified in Office 365 Roadmap on August 14, 2018:

Versioning settings in OneDrive for Business, Groups and team sites in SharePoint Online
All SharePoint and OneDrive libraries will be set to retain a minimum of one hundred major versions. Existing libraries that have versioning enabled but are set to retain fewer than one hundred major versions will be updated to retain the new minimum. Libraries already set to retain one hundred or more major versions will not be affected, including those with the default setting of five hundred. With these changes, the Document Library Settings page will no longer support the ability to disable versioning or configure it to retain fewer than one hundred versions.

Again, there are reports of customers pushing back on Microsoft’s changes, and Microsoft have advised that organisations will be able to avoid this change on “Office 365 Tenants”, if they act before September 30th – “Otherwise, we will roll out the versioning setting update to your tenant in October 2018.”. This workaround involves a SharePoint Online Management Shell cmdlet, using version 16.0.7918.1200 or better.

Full details are on Microsoft Tech Community

Patch Lady – Bitlocker on 1803 pauses during updates

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/0e48536f-40ff-4046-bd08-ed4a39b4840f/bitlocker-automatically-suspending-during-updates?forum=win10itprosecurity&prof=required

The symptoms are:

Windows 10 on 1803

Bitlocker enabled on a computer without a TPM

Bitlocker is enabled with a password/phrase

During the installation of updates Bitlocker will get paused and have to be reenabled.

No resolution at this time – just know that you aren’t alone.

R.I.P. Miss Aretha Franklin

Very sad news today of the passing of The Queen of Soul.

My favorites, her rendition of Carole King’s Natural Woman, and her performance in The Blues Brothers. You’ll probably have your own favorites, from her extensive catalog of work.

May she rest in peace.

Having trouble logging in to Office 365? You aren’t alone.

The official @Office365Status account on Twitter says:

We're investigating an issue in which users may be unable to sign-in to Office 365 and are receiving an error related to Office 365 subscription activation. More details can be found in the admin portal under MO146611.

— Office 365 Status (@Office365Status) August 16, 2018

There are several possible suspects listed in the linked thread. It seems that locally installed versions of Office 365 (as opposed to the web version) are causing problems. Possible that it’s associated with Modern Authentication. One user reports that he removed activation from his keychain and it worked.