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About Sergey Tkachenko

Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer from Russia who started Winaero back in 2011. On this blog, Sergey is writing about everything connected to Microsoft, Windows and popular software. Follow him on Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube.

Google: trimming URL to domain in Chrome is an unsuccessful experiment

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Google says the idea of hiding URL portions and query parameters in the Chrome address bar was a bad idea. The company removed the code for this feature from the Chrome code base. As you maybe remember, last year, Google experimented with the URL format displayed in Chrome, with the result that only part of the domain was visible, and the full URL was only visible after clicking on the address bar.

How to Restore View Image Info Option in Firefox

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Here is how to restore the missing View Image Info menu option in Firefox. This entry has been removed in Firefox 88, and no longer part of the new Proton UI. It was opening the Page Info dialog directly to the Media tab, which many find convenient.

Windows 10 build 21390.1010 hits the Dev channel

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One more cumulative update - KB5004092 - is now available for Windows 10 build 21390, which is the last Dev channel released before the June 24 Windows event. It doesn't include new features. The company is testing the servicing pipeline.

Edge Dev 93.0.910.5 released with a few new options and fixes

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Microsoft has released a new build of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge 93.0.910.2 to the Dev Channel, which brings a few new features as well as various fixes and improvements. This is the first build with in the Dev channel which is based on Chromium 93.

Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 released on June 8, 2021

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Today is Patch Tuesday, so the Redmond firm issues updates for all supported releases of Windows 10. Besides stable versions, Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels are getting a new patch, 21H1 Build 19043.1052 (KB5003637). Here are the updates and their changes.

Microsoft won’t release new Insider builds until the ‘Windows 11’ event

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As everyone could expect, Microsoft has temporarily stopped releasing Windows 10 Insider builds in the Dev channel. Instead, the company will focus on testing the servicing system. This means that in the coming weeks, Insiders will receive several small cumulative updates for Build 21390, similar to the one released yesterday.

Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 21390.1000 to the Dev channel

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Microsoft has released a new cumulative update for Windows 10 build 21390, which was recently released to Insiders in the Dev channel. It doesn't include new features. Microsoft's intention is to test their servicing pipeline.

Microsoft renames Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop

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Microsoft announced that they rename its Windows Virtual Desktop service to Azure Virtual Desktop, and announced several new features to improve the hybrid desktop experience.

Perhaps this is how the Settings app will look in Sun Valley

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Sun Valley is the name for the upcoming major user interface redesign of Windows 10. We know about it not that much at this moment of writing. We have already seen new icons, some rounder corners of Windows and a bit refined look of controls in built-in apps. We also expect some parts of now-cancelled Windows 10X to be included in the upcoming release. A new leak reveals how the Settings app will look in Windows 10 "Sun Valley".

A leak confirms Windows 11 to be the next Windows release name

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The well-known insider Evan Blass actually confirmed on his Twitter that Microsoft will unveil a new operating system called Windows 11 on June 24. Rumors are circulating for several weeks that the new Windows may be Windows 11, but it was only a reference to the new version.