From a privacy point of view, you may want to disable Camera in Windows 10. We will review two methods of how it can be done. Almost all modern portable devices come with a camera these days. Laptops and tablets come with webcams and 2-in-1s like Surface come with dual cameras. Windows 10 ships with a Camera app for all essential functionality related to capturing video or pictures. Skype calls, various online services, Win32 apps and Universal apps can access your camera.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Enable Require Authentication for Password Autofill in Microsoft Edge
Soon it will be possible to enable the require authentication for password autofill option in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft is securing the password autofill feature in the Edge browser. Microsoft Edge Canary now includes an option to require passwords before it auto-fills passwords. It adds an additional security level and may protect you from people who managed to access your PC and the browser.
Windows 10 Build 21354 is out to Dev channel Insiders
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 21354 to Insiders in the Dev channel. This is a significant update from a newer branch, co_release (Cobalt release), which belongs to Windows 10 version 21H2. Major changes include new personalization options for news and interests, new display settings like advanced display brightness controls, new Camera options. Also, MSPaint and Snipping Tool now receive updates from the Microsoft Store, and a number of other changes.
Microsoft Edge 91.0.845.2 is available in the Dev channel
Microsoft Edge Dev 91.0.845.2 is now available to Insiders. It now allows the user to select and delete multiple passwords at the same time from edge://settings/passwords. Besides that, there are plenty of general fixes and improvements. Here's the change log.
Prevent Users from Installing Extensions on Google Chrome
How to Prevent Users from Installing Extensions on Google Chrome. System administrators often apply various kinds of restrictions to the software on the local network in order to secure the operating system and apps. Even such innocuous things as extensions and themes in the Google Chrome browser can be harmful, so admins often restrict them. However, this may be needed not only by a system administrator, but also by an ordinary user who has decided to increase the level of security on the child's home computer. So let's take a look at how to prevent users from installing extensions in Google Chrome.
Change Sleeping Tabs Timeout in Microsoft Edge
Here is how you can change Sleeping Tabs Timeout in Microsoft Edge. To improve memory and CPU utilization of the browser, Microsoft has added a new "sleeping tabs" feature to the Edge browser. It extends device's battery life and reduces its power consumption by putting background tabs into the idle state.
StatCounter: Microsoft Edge surpasses Firefox in popularity
Analyst firm StatCounter released data on the popularity of desktop web browsers as of March 2021, according to which Microsoft Edge had a market share of 8.04%. By comparison, in March 2020, the browser only had 0.57% of the market, so the growth rate is really impressive.
Check if Processor is 32-bit, 64-bit, or ARM in Windows 10
Here is how to check if your Processor is 32-bit, 64-bit, or ARM in Windows 10 (CPU architecture).
The CPU, Central Processing Unit, or simply Processor is the main electronic circuitry in a computer responsible for carrying out instructions of a computer software, including the OS and installed apps. It also manages the other components in your computer by performing the basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions in the program. The architecture of the CPU defines which OS you will be able to run on your computer and which apps you will be able to use.
The News Widget in Microsoft Edge has got a new Vertical Layout
Microsoft has updated the News Widget in the Edge browser with a new option. Now it supports an extra layout "Search only" that turns the widget into a floating search box.
Enable Page Scrolling with Multiple Scrollbars in Web Capture Tool in Edge
Here's how to enable Page Scrolling with Multiple Scrollbars in Web Capture Tool in Edge. After that it will allow you to scroll while taking a screenshot when there are multiple scrollable sections. For the long time the Web Capture tool didn't scroll the page down when you tried to capture something that is has more than one scrollable section, but this has finally changed.
