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 Written ByBrandon LeBlanc published September 30, 2020 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H2 Build 19042.546 (KB4577063) to the Beta and Release Preview Channels for those Insiders who are on 20H2 (Windows 10 October 2020 Update). This update includes all of the fixes included as part of 20H2 Build 19042.541 plus these additional fixes:We fixed an issue that prevents a device from entering Modern Standby. We fixed a reliab

Hello Webroot Community, I wanted to create a space for us to come together and discuss Webroot and COVID-19.Consider this our office hours. In case you might have missed it, we created a page here where we’ll keep a running list of articles, blog posts, and other pieces of content about our COVID-19 response.If you have specific questions on what we’re doing as a company during the pandemic and our tips for how you can stay cyber resilient in these uncertain times. Please add your questions below or join us Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT

We’re all really excited to have @jzajac join us for an upcoming Q&A where you’ll be able to ask questions about Carbonite and Carbonite products. Be sure to join us tomorrow, September 29 at 11:30AM MT. If you can’t make it, submit your question below and we’ll try to get to it as best we can. Thanks! 

 Apple has released beta 7 of macOS Big Sur to users participating in the beta testing programs for macOS. Usually a developer beta build is first and soon followed by the same build as a public beta version. MacOS Big Sur remains in active beta development, while iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, andwatchOS 7 have all been finalized and released to the general public.Any interested Mac user can

Followed previously mentioned posts about uninstalling IE11 and Webroot, rebooting and re-installing webroot worked for 1 reboot cycle.  Now, with IE11 uninstalled, the issue persists on reboot.  This is greatly slowing down the startup process as it hangs in the background for about 2 minutes before presenting the UAC.

 Written ByBrandon LeBlanc published September 23, 2020 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20221 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.What’s new in Build 20221Introducing Meet Now in the Windows 10 TaskbarEarlier this year we introduced Meet Now in Skype. Meet Now makes it easy to connect with anyone in as little as two clicks for free and each call can last up to 24 hours. Today, we’re excited to share that we are extending this capability in Windows 10 by bringing Meet Now right to the taskbar. You can now easily set up a video call and re

 Apple has released macOS Big Sur beta 8 to those who are beta testing the macOS release. Usually developer betas come out first and are soon followed by public beta releases. Although beta system software is typically less stable than final stable versions, anyone with a Big Sur compatible Mac can install the public beta of Big Sur if they want to. It’s generally recommended to only install beta software on secondary devices that are not your primary hardware.

 Written ByBrandon LeBlanc published September 22, 2020 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H2 Build 19042.541 (KB4577063) to the Beta and Release Preview Channels for those Insiders who are on 20H2 (Windows 10 October 2020 Update).We have fixed the issue where WSL fails to start with an “Element not found” error. We added a notification to Internet Explorer 11 that informs users about the end of support for Adobe Flash in December 2020. For more information,

Hello Webroot Community, I wanted to create a space for us to come together and discuss Webroot and COVID-19.Consider this our office hours. In case you might have missed it, we created a page here where we’ll keep a running list of articles, blog posts, and other pieces of content about our COVID-19 response.If you have specific questions on what we’re doing as a company during the pandemic and our tips for how you can stay cyber resilient in these uncertain times. Please add your questions below or join us Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Hello,We have taken an old pc from storage and are using it. Still works great after 5 years and will all upgrades. Way back when WR basic was FREE and came highly recommended, now it’s no longer free as it appears to have been absorbed by another company.We are seniours, we are trying to uninstall to no avail. It keeps telling us we don’t have admin priviledges on our own computer. Any assistance will be very much appreciated. TY,Mrs. V21.09.20  12:20  Pacific

 Written ByBrandon LeBlanc published September 18, 2020 Hello Windows Insiders!We are continuing to prepare the Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2) to be ready for release. Today, we are releasing Build 19042.508 (KB4571756) to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. We believe that Build 19042.508 is the final build and still plan on continuing to improve the overall experience of the October 2020 Update on customers’ PCs as part of our normal servicing cadence.Please note that the October 2020 Update will be offered to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel via our “seeker” experienc

Hello Webroot Community, I wanted to create a space for us to come together and discuss Webroot and COVID-19.Consider this our office hours. In case you might have missed it, we created a page here where we’ll keep a running list of articles, blog posts, and other pieces of content about our COVID-19 response.If you have specific questions on what we’re doing as a company during the pandemic and our tips for how you can stay cyber resilient in these uncertain times. Please add your questions below or join us Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT

First: How we have Webroot. We had a service provide Optimum Networking install it. They have the console to monitor virus protection.   Ask them to remove they said 5 did not unistall but our tracking systemDesktop central has over 80 installed and the different versions. It also tells me the root directory installed and all but one is in the program files (x86) Using “C:\Program Files (x86)\Webroot\WRSA.exe" –uninstall I have attempted Three pc’s so far and no successes and all acted this same way. Have no physical access to the pc as we are all at home but can remote with admin rights. Tried even with a admin cmd line console.  Very difficult to enter safe mode. Our remote access tool does not work in safe mode.  What happens with remoting in and running the cammand, it does run, and goes to an enter a capticia , complete it, and then nothing.  Turn off no other screens. Webroot does not disappear and even after a rebo

 Written ByBrandon LeBlanc published September 10, 2020 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.What’s new in Build 20211Adding Search to the Default Apps pages in SettingsAfter making some updates to help improve performance, this change to enable searching the lists of file types, protocols, and apps when setting a default is now rolling out to all Insiders in the Dev Channel – thanks everyone who’s shared feedback along the way.

Hi, I downloaded my free Webroot 1 year subscription on my new Chromebook HP and it is now showing me a message that says that I need to download the Web Secure app. When I try to do this I get a message saying "this app is not compatible with your device". Where do I go from here? How do I download the Web Secure app on my device?

My computer seems to be running slow and when I turn it on Excel is trying to open and then the  screen flickers.I have ran several scans thru Webroot and it always comes back with: An active process seems to have a handle leak (AMDRSServ.exe).What does this mean? 

 Written ByBrandon LeBlanc published September 8, 2020 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H2 Build 19042.508 (KB4571756) to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel.REMINDER: We are also now releasing 20H2 to commercial customers in the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel for pre-release validation as outlined in this blog post here.This security update includes the following quality improvements:We fixed an issue with a possible elevation of privilege in windowmanagement.dll. We fixed a security vulnerability issue with user proxies

Hello Webroot Community, I wanted to create a space for us to come together and discuss Webroot and COVID-19.Consider this our office hours. In case you might have missed it, we created a page here where we’ll keep a running list of articles, blog posts, and other pieces of content about our COVID-19 response.If you have specific questions on what we’re doing as a company during the pandemic and our tips for how you can stay cyber resilient in these uncertain times. Please add your questions below or join us Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Written ByBrandon LeBlanc published September 2, 2020 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20206 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.With today’s build, we are delivering a set of input features to Insiders that are designed to meet our customers where they are and letting them express themselves how they see fit in Windows. Our goal is to make Windows even better at helping our customers communicate using text and voice on their devices.What’s new in Build 20206Evolving the Emoji PickerOver the last 3 years, we have been adding ways to express yourself when typing in Windows. In addition to adding an emoji picker and support for more emoji, we have also added support for many more

Apple has released the sixth beta version of macOS Big Sur to users who are registered in the beta testing program. Typically a developer beta version comes out first and is soon followed by a public beta release of the same build.Separately, Apple also released iOS 14 beta 7 and iPadOS 14 beta 7 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, along with new beta updates to watchOS 7 and tvOS 14.Beta system software is less stable than final versions, but technically speaking anyone with a Big Sur compatible Mac can

Written BySuchithra Gopinath published September 4, 2020 In July 2017, Microsoft, along with Adobe and their industry technology partners, announced that Adobe Flash Player will no longer be supported after December 2020. The decision to end support for Flash Player was made by Adobe due to the diminished usage of the technology and the availability of better, more secure options such as HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly.In keeping with this plan, Microsoft is ending support for Adobe Flash Player on Microsoft Edge (both the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy) and Internet Explorer 11 at the end of 2020.Options for

On March 31st the Webroot team hosted a Facebook Live Q&A with @TylerM and @bbutler to go over our latest Most Cyber-Secure States report. If you haven’t seen the report, be sure to check it out here.  For every one that joined, THANK YOU! If you couldn’t make the Q&A, don’t worry. We collected every question and answered them below.  Backup  Question: What are the best practices to backup data?  Answer: Redundancies. Do Cloud backup, Shared file server backup, Air-gap backup. Q: What are some of the most common obstacles people express are in the wa

Hello Webroot Community, I wanted to create a space for us to come together and discuss Webroot and COVID-19.Consider this our office hours. In case you might have missed it, we created a page here where we’ll keep a running list of articles, blog posts, and other pieces of content about our COVID-19 response.If you have specific questions on what we’re doing as a company during the pandemic and our tips for how you can stay cyber resilient in these uncertain times. Please add your questions below or join us Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT