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Windows Terminal App Now Comes with Own Settings UI
We recently reported that Windows Terminal Preview 1.6 came with its own Settings menu. You can now find that same Settings UI officially available for the Windows Terminal app released to the general public. The settings UI is very similar […]
Windows 10 KB4598242 Improves Security of Peripherals and Windows Basic Operations
The Windows 10 KB4598242 is rolling out now. It brings improved security for gaming controllers. It also improved the security of some other basic Windows operations. The following are the highlights of version KB4598242: Updates to improve security when using […]
Windows 10 KB4586876 Fixes WPF Issue, Improves Runtime
2020-11 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10, version 20H2 for x64 (KB4586876) rolling out now. The quality and reliability improvements of version KB4586876: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF): Addresses an issue in which a FailFast […]
Canceled Windows Desktop OS ‘Polaris’ Leaks Online
If you follow Windows OS news and think you may have heard of Polaris OS but can’t quite remember what it might have been about, that’s because what once was planned to become a universal base of Windows OS has […]
Adduplex Releases Its Windows 10 December 2020 Report
Adduplex, the promotion platform for Windows, has released its Windows 10 market share report for December 2020. The new charts show that Windows 10 version 20H2 is now being used by over 10% of the population. 40% are still using […]
You Can No Longer Sign up to Twitter’s Periscope, Will Close Down March 2021
The popular Periscope application, which is owned by Twitter, is closing down as of March 2021. The app has already changed so that no new users are allowed to sign up. If you download Twitter’s Periscope app today, you will […]
Google Photos Is Updating Its Storage Policy; Existing Photos Are Exempt
Google is updating its Google Photos storage policy to provide more stringent data allocations for people’s photos. Google hints that they’re getting so many photo uploads to Google Photos that they now want to become more data conscious on their […]
Google Photos App Updated to Include Cinematic Photos
Photos have always played an important part in people’s lives, but since the pandemic the power of the photo has been boosted even more as on many occasions it’s the only visual bonding experience people have been able to have […]
Windows 10 KB4592438 Brings Security Updates to Edge Legacy and Office
The following are the highlights included in version KB4592438: Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Edge Legacy. Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products. The following are the improvements and fixes in version KB4592438: Windows 10 version […]
Add to OneDrive Has Become ‘Generally Available’ by Microsoft
A new OneDrive feature called Add to OneDrive has now been made “generally available” by Microsoft, meaning it is now making its way around to everyone’s computers, though some of you may need to wait a little longer yet before […]
Sticky Notes With Windows Ink Insights and Handwriting Analysis Now Available via Microsoft Store
[UPDATE 8/7] We’re very pleased to announce that today, Sticky Notes 3.7 is now available to everyone on Windows 10 version 1803 and higher! At the beginning of the year, Microsoft released Sticky Notes 3.0, which brought with it many new […]
New Windows 10 Fluent Design Microsoft Sway Icon
Apart from getting the features and navigation right, there isn’t much else you can do to a modern operating system other than making sure the graphics upon that navigation are as good as they can be. It is no surprise […]
New Windows 10 Fluent Design Microsoft Photos Icon
Apart from getting the features and navigation right, there isn’t much else you can do to a modern operating system other than making sure the graphics upon that navigation are as good as they can be. It is no surprise […]
New Windows 10 Fluent Design Sticky Notes Icon
Apart from getting the features and navigation right, there isn’t much else you can do to a modern operating system other than making sure the graphics upon that navigation are as good as they can be. It is no surprise […]
Microsoft Office Icons Coming to Mail App in Windows 10
In a coming Windows 10 update, you are about to find Microsoft Office icons available at the bottom of the Windows 10 Mail app. This will help make it easier for some people to get directed to the Office apps […]
Samsung to Release Screen Recorder App for Windows 10
On the back of the biggest tech companies witnessing the surge of the Zoom app during the pandemic of 2020, Samsung has decided it will release its own screen recorder app that Samsung smartphone owners can use in conjunction with […]
Windows 10 Build 20257 Brings Your Phone Multi-Apps Experience
One of the biggest smartphone brands, Samsung, has been working with Microsoft to bring more Your Phone application features in Windows 10 Build 20257. While we are witnessing an increasing number of devices that bridge the gap between traditional laptop […]
What’s New in Chrome 87: Tab Search, FTP Support, New Tab Changes, Direct Actions, and More
Chrome 87 is now out and you can expect your browser to be updated automatically soon. Not all of the features mentioned in this post are necessarily going to be there upon your first visit — the biggest feature of […]
You Can Now Enable Tab Search in Google Chrome Canary
The latest Chrome Canary build 88.0.4300.0 update has brought with it a new way to organize your tabs. Called Tab Search, you can now find a small arrow to the right side of your tab which allows you to sift […]
What’s New in Firefox 83: Search Web from Address Bar, HTTPS-Only Mode, Picture-in-Picture Mode, Pinch Zooming, and More
Firefox 83 has been released and it available for download from the Firefox website. Firefox 83 comes with good new features such as the ability to search Google directly from the address bar, HTTPS-Only Mode, Picture-in-Picture Mode, and pinch to […]
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 on November 10, 2020
A new set of cumulative updates for Windows 10 have rolled out on November 10, 2020. These updates are designed to improve the quality of your operating system without adding any new features. Windows 10, initial release, KB4586787 (OS Build […]
Download: PowerShell 7.1 Final Now Available
The next iteration of Windows PowerShell, PowerShell 7.1, is now available to download. PowerShell is the most powerful command-line tool Windows 10 has to offer. It was developed as a separate tool to the older CMD command line because of […]
Latest Microsoft Edge Has Rounder Icons for New Tabs and Menus
Microsoft is trialing a new icon design for most menus which can be found around Microsoft Edge. You won’t find this feature available for your standard version of Edge just yet because it’s rolling out to the Microsoft Edge Insiders […]
Download: NET 5.0 Announced
Microsoft has released the next major release of the the .NET framework, .NET 5.0. Microsoft is frequently releasing preview builds of .NET framework. In the leadup to .NET 5.0’s release, there were eight preview builds. The eighth and final preview […]
Edge Gets Enhanced Badges and Background Notifications
One of the features that made Windows 10 a superior operating system was its built-in notification capabilities; however, fine-tuning the notification experience has been difficult: some people found themselves completely bombarded with them which causes far too many distractions. Microsoft […]
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 Now Out on Microsoft Store
The Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 app is now available from the Microsoft Store. Though you can download it easier now, the version you get from the Microsoft Store is a lighter version of the app which is more suitable for […]
Your Phone App to Allow Resizing of Apps on Windows 10
Samsung and Microsoft have been working together to allow users of the Your Phone app to be able to resize and use multiple apps when streaming them onto a computer running on Windows 10. As our lives become increasingly busy, […]
Distro Installation Added to Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 Build 20246
Microsoft has added the automatic distro installation to wsl –install in Windows 10 insiders preview build 20246. The automatic distro installation makes it easier to install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) due to the fact that all the components you […]
Windows 10 KB4580364 Brings Meet Now to Taskbar
Windows 10 cumulative update KB4580364 is now rolling out to computers. This is an official build that fixes bugs that cause poor responsiveness on Windows 10 version 2004. It also adds Meet Now to the taskbar. Earlier this year Microsoft […]