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How to Enable or Disable Web Widget of Microsoft Edge in Windows 10.
Microsoft has added one more feature to the Edge browser that runs a Web Widget right in the Windows 10 taskbar. It provides direct access to the Bing search, and also displays recent news and a weather forecast. The information appears in a small window that can be minimized to the taskbar.
As you may remember, both Google and Microsoft include a Tab Search feature that allow finding the required tab by its name or URL. Both browsers use the implementation of the underlying Chromium project. Microsoft recently replaced most "Chromium" interface solutions with its own, modern flyouts, and the same is happening to the Tab Search.
How to Show Only Modified Preferences on About:Config in Firefox.
The about:config page in Firefox is a hidden configuration page. You can use it to modify a number of extended options, which are not visible anywhere in the GUI. Starting with Firefox 87, the browser can only show settings that differ from the default values.
As you may remember, both Edge and Chrome include a tool that allows generating a QR code image for a page URL. This option was hidden behind a flag, but now it is available out of the box. Google started rolling it out for the public, and Edge follows this practice.
Recently, we reported that Microsoft has started removal of the legacy Edge app from the OS. This information is now officially confirmed. New Microsoft Edge will replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with April’s Windows 10 Update Tuesday release.
Microsoft has released another update for its lightweight IDE, Visual Studio Code. This update brings a set of new features, including a long awaited 'Wrap editor tabs' option in the workbench, configurable tab decorations, and much more.
Following the Firefox update , the Thunderbird email client is getting a new version 78.7.1. In this release the CardDAV address books now supports OAuth2 and Google Contacts. There are a few more changes.
Microsoft today released Edge Stable that includes a fix for a critical vulnerability, known as "CVE-2021-21148". It is a bug in Chromium, and it affects all browsers that use this open source project.
Microsoft has released a small update to PowerToys. Version 0.31.2 is a small fix to the recently released 0.31.1 update, which resolves an issue with FancyZones option saving.
How to Disable Windows Insider Program Settings in Windows 10.
Windows 10 Settings include a page that allows joining the Windows Insider Program and managing how you receive pre-release builds. For instance, users who run a stable version of Windows 10 can quickly switch to the newest release to check out new features (and bugs). That page in Settings can be disabled.
