Microsoft has introduced a new command line app, called Windows Terminal, you can use instead of Windows PowerShell and the Command Prompt application. Windows Terminal will also offer Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support as well. For a while now […]
How to Open Device Manager in Windows 10
When you use the Windows 10 operating system, there will be times you may need to manage the devices that are connected to the computer. You can do that from the appropriately named Device Manager app, available from the search […]
Microsoft Build 2019: Introducing Microsoft Search
The search field you get in Windows’ taskbar is about locating information that’s already on your PC: opening files, finding apps instead of navigating around Windows, and so forth. Microsoft is now expanding on that experience by personalizing it to […]
Windows 10 WinRT API Preview Available Via NuGet
The Windows 10 WinRT API pack preview is now available to download from NuGet, according to Microsoft. NuGet is the name given to the package management platform of the .NET framework. You can find the preview available as NuGet packages, […]
Dell Support Assist App Vulnerability Found, Requires Patch
Most Dell computers, including the popular XPS 13 and 15 ranges, come with a preinstalled Dell Support Assist application. Support Assist offers users a simple way of keeping the computer up to date with drivers, BIOS updates, and other fixes […]
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Brings More Performance, More compatibility, and Full Linux Kernel
Microsoft announced today WSL 2 which is a new architecture for the Windows Subsystem for Linux. WSL 2 brings massive file system performance increases along with full system call compatibility. This means you can expect much greater compatibility for Linux […]
Microsoft’s Semantic Machines Brings Conversational AI to Cortana
Microsoft announced today a new conversational engine that has been produced for Cortana’s artificial intelligence. The new AI conversational engine for Cortana has been worked on for the last few years, ever since Microsoft acquired Semantic Machines in 2018. Head […]
Firefox Bug Leaves Users Without Extensions
Extensions are a large part of what makes a web browser’s world go around. In fact, extensions are generally a large part of what makes development these days on most platforms go around. Gone are the days when you were […]
Ransomware Attacks on GitHub and GitLab Leaves Users Without Data
When Microsoft acquired GitHub, it probably didn’t take into account that perhaps one day it will need to pay ransom fees in addition to the $7.5 million acquisition, but that’s apparently how at least some attackers feel about the situation. […]
How to Choose What Pages Shown from Windows Settings App in Windows 10
The Settings application was introduced in Windows 10 for the first time. Its goal? To help make navigating the Windows operating system easier than ever. The Settings app is expected to eventually replace Windows’ Control Panel, though those rumors haven’t […]
How to Use Office Apps to Sync Office Files with OneDrive in Windows 10
OneDrive is a file hosting service and synchronization service from Microsoft. First launched in August 2007, OneDrive allows users to store files and personal data like Windows settings or BitLocker recovery keys in the cloud, share files, and sync files […]
Dell XPS 17-inch Laptop Could Launch in 2020
It’s been a long time since we’ve had a 17-inch laptop in the XPS family. The last time the 17-inch version was released, its design was far from what we consider to be modern today, and if you’re anything like […]
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18885 Announced – Apr. 26
Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc took to the Windows blog to announce the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18885 (20H1). This particular update includes changes to the Your Phone app, the expansion of dictation support to include more […]
Behind the Design: Surface Hub 2S
If you are following the day’s announcements, you’ll have noticed that in New York today we revealed the first device in the Surface Hub 2 family, the Surface Hub 2S.The Surface Hub 2S is an all-in-one collaboration device that’s built […]
Introducing Microsoft Surface Hub 2S
Today we joined Steelcase in New York to share our vision for empowering teams and unveiled new details about the Surface Hub 2S product line, introducing the new 85-inch screen size and bringing unprecedented, battery-enabled mobility to the 50-inch collaboration […]
NVIDIA Introduces GeForce GTX 1650 Turing GPUs
NVIDIA has launched the GeForce GTX 1650, offering games at 60 frames per second. Many people bought laptops last year that were equipped with the GTX 1080 and felt disappointed when they saw that this year NVIDIA has made available […]
Amazon Key for Garage Available Starting Today
Amazon Key for Garage is available as of today. Key for Garage is the name of Amazon’s new feature that allows for Amazon Prime members to get deliveries in their garage, so no packages need to be left unattended at […]
Sadly, the Dell XPS 15 Puts Webcam at Top of Screen Again
We’ve bought the Dell XPS 13 and XPS 15 from last year, and we loved the fact that on both laptops the webcam was positioned at the bottom of the screen. While the DELL XPS 13’s webcam didn’t look great […]
Microsoft to Move Classic Paint to Windows Store; Replace it with Paint 3D
Starting from Windows 10 build 17063 you will be shown a pop-up dialog after opening Microsoft Paint that says “This version of Paint will soon be replaced with Paint 3D. Classic Paint will then become available on the Store.” You […]
How to Remove WinLock2 Ransomware
The following tutorial demonstrates how to remove the malware from your computer. Method One: How to Remove WinLock2 Ransomware by Manually Scanning Files, Folders, and Drives with Windows Defender Windows 10’s default antivirus program, Microsoft Defender, (known as Windows Defender […]
How to Enable/Disable Offline Files in Sync Center in Windows 10
Before you can sync files to a network server, you need to set up Sync Center. Having files synced to a network means that you can use those files even when you’re not connected to the internet. Offline Files is […]
UWP File Explorer Now Includes an Address Bar
When we first started using Windows 10, we were really excited. But a lot of our readers expressed concern. At first, we didn’t think much of those concerns, but as more and more people raised them, it became something we […]
How to Enable Wake-on-LAN in Windows 10
Wake-on-LAN is an Ethernet or token ring computer networking standard that allows you to remotely turn on other computers, waking them by a network message. The messages used to wake the remote computer is usually sent from a device that […]
The Next Release of PowerShell – PowerShell 7
Recently, the PowerShell Team shipped the Generally Available (GA) release of PowerShell Core 6.2. Since that release, we’ve already begun work on the next iteration! We’re calling the next release PowerShell 7, the reasons for which will be explained in this blog […]
Skype for Business desktop now available as web download app on Mac
As promised, we have rolled out the change to use Skype for Business desktop app on Mac as our web-downloadable meetings client instead of Skype Meetings App (SMA)! The change applies to meetings that are hosted on Skype for Business Online […]
New 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen PRO and AMD Athlon PRO Mobile Processors
Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the latest additions to its PRO processor lineup: 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen PRO mobile processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and AMD Athlon™ PRO mobile processors with Radeon Vega Graphics. Providing commercial notebook users with power-efficient performance, state-of-the-art […]
A Sneak Peek at Microsoft’s New Chromium-powered Edge Browser
When the sources that record the web browser usage from people all over the world suggested that Chrome was becoming the heavily favorited web browser to use after Microsoft did away with Internet Explorer, it was nervous times for Microsoft. […]
Announcing ML.NET 1.0 RC – Machine Learning for .NET
ML.NET is an open-source and cross-platform machine learning framework (Windows, Linux, macOS) for .NET developers. Using ML.NET, developers can leverage their existing tools and skillsets to develop and infuse custom AI into their applications by creating custom machine learning models for common […]
Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358 – Mar. 3
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight […]
Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18855 – Mar. 3
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing 20H1 Build 18855 to Windows Insiders who have opted into Skip Ahead. Remember – these builds are from the 20H1 development branch. Some things we are working on in 20H1 require a longer lead time. We will […]