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Here's How to Remove JPEG Artifacts with GIMP.
The JPEG image format is decades old and has served compression needs very well for years, by producing very small images with reasonable quality. It is very popular on the Internet. When you specify a lower quality, the image size becomes small. However, distortions, or JPEG artifacts like colored dots, blur, a mosaic appear on the image. In this article, we'll take a look at how to remove JPEG artifacts in GIMP.
How to Disable Hardware Media Key Handling in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge allows using media keys on the keyboard to control the media content playback in the browser. When this feature is enabled, it allows using the Volume Up, Volume Down, or Mute media keys, you will see a special toast notification with buttons that you can use to control media playback.
A leak of a Windows 10X build reveals new interface improvements made by Microsoft in Windows 10X. As we know now, Windows 10X will only be available on new devices. However, Microsoft hosts its files on their servers. So that made it possible for us all to see what is coming.
The major UI change, known as 'Sun Valley', is probably the change most people are looking forward to in Windows 10, considering the operating system's entire lifecycle so far. It is expected to become available in the second half of 2021, and it should revive the desktop OS with impressive changes.
Microsoft has made available a new build of Windows 10 to Insiders in the Dev channel. It comes from the RS_PRERELEASE branch, but doesn't offer much changes. It is all about reliability fixes. Also, there is a ton of fixes made to the News and Interests taskbar flytout.
Microsoft has released a new update to the Dev channel of the Edge browser. It is notable for having the Password Monitor enabled on Mac, new policies, and also includes a number of important fixes and improvements.
Microsoft today released its first in 2021 patch set for supported Windows versions. Here are the updates released for Windows 10.
'Windows File Recovery' is a console utility which can be used to restore accidentally deleted, or corrupted files. It is available to Windows 10 users via the Store. With release of Windows 10 build 21286, the tool has received two new work modes that make it easy to use.
A number of cool UI changes are coming to Windows PowerToys. The set of tools are getting a new "Welcome" screen that will be shown to users at first run. There is also a system tray launcher with a flyout-like design.
Mozilla releases Thunderbird 78.6.1, a security update to the app that also includes a number of improvements and general fixes. It is now available for download for Windows, mac OS and Linux.
