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Windows 10 news recap: latest Surface devices don’t bode well with iFixit, Windows 10 “19H1” update to counteract Meltdown/Spectre performance hit, and more
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Published onOctober 21, 2018
published onOctober 21, 2018
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Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.
Windows 10 “19H1” update will address performance slowdowns caused by Meltdown/Spectre mitigations
After the revelations of multiple security flaws in Intel processors, a number of patches, such as Meltdown and Spectre, were released to patch the flaws. These patches, however, delivered a performance degradation on some machines. Now, Microsoft says the“19H1” update for Windows 10 will address this performance slowdown.
iFixit gives the Surface Laptop 2 a 0/10 repairability score, just like the original model
Microsoft is still not pleasing iFixit, with itssecond incarnation of the Surface Laptop scoring 0/10 for repairability, the same score obtained by its predecessor.
Microsoft gets another low score from iFixit for Surface Pro 6
Following on from the Surface Laptop 2, theSurface Pro 6 doesn’t fare much better with iFixit, achieving a repairability score of 1/10.
The latest Chrome update leverages its PWA platform on Windows 10
Chrome 70 for Windows 10brings Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to the desktopin an easy-to-reach manner for the average user. PWAs with Chrome act and work like native apps, but secretly work in a cut-down browser window.
That’s it for this week – we’ll be back next week with more Windows 10 news!
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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