Microsoft joins forces with Google, Igalia, and the web community in committing resources to a cross-browser effort called #Compat2021. The goal of this movement is to improve compatibility for different web browsers. The companies will work on improvements in five major areas.
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Remove Open in Windows Terminal Context Menu in Windows 10
How to Remove Open in Windows Terminal Context Menu in Windows 10.
When you have Windows Terminal installed, it add the Open in Windows Terminal entry to the right-click menu of folders in File Explorer. If you are not happy to have it, here's how to get rid of that item.
How to Enable or Disable Side Panel in Google Chrome
Here's how to enable or disable Side Panel in Google Chrome. It is another improvement made to the browser. The new feature extends the recently introduced Reading List feature that will now appear in a sidebar on the right of the browser's window, along with bookmarks.
Share browsing data with other Windows features in Microsoft Edge
Edge will soon allow you to share browsing data with other Windows features. Microsoft is currently working on a deeper integration of the Edge browser with Windows features like Search. A new option, currently available to a small select group of Insiders, allows Edge to share its browsing data, including history, bookmarks, top sites, recent tabs, etc with Windows Search.
Disable Vertical Tabs Auto-expand When Collapsed in Microsoft Edge
How to Disable Vertical Tabs Auto-expand When Collapsed in Microsoft Edge.
There is a new hidden feature in Microsoft Edge that allows you to lock the vertical tab bar from expanding automatically when it is collapsed and you hover it with you mouse pointer. By enabling this mode, you will make the vertical tabs remain minimized to the left.
Reset Quick Access Pinned Folders in Windows 10
You can quickly reset Quick Access pinned folders in Windows 10 File Explorer. We will review two methods that you can use to reset and clear the Quick Access folder state. This can be useful if you have pinned plenty of the folders, and now wants to reset them all with one go.
How to Backup Quick Access Folders in Windows 10
Here's how to Backup Quick Access Folders in Windows 10 and restore them later. The Quick Access location is a new option in File Explorer of Windows 10. It opens to that folder by default. It collects recent files and frequently visited folders so you can quickly access them with a couple of clicks. Also, you can manually pin your favorite folders to that location.
Microsoft releases more patches to address Windows 10 printing issues
Three days ago, Microsoft released patches to fix a bug that causes blue screens of death with the APC_INDEX_MISMATCH error code with the Patch Tuesday updates for March installed. It affects systems with Type 3 printer drivers and causes a bugcheck whenever a user tries to print a document, webpage, or anything else. However, there are more issues with printing were discovered in Patch Tuesday released on March 9.
Windows 10 version 21H1 is now available for commercial customer validation
Microsoft today made Windows 10 version 21H1 available for commercial pre-release validation. This means that interested customers can now upgrade devices currently running Windows 10, version 2004 or version 20H2 using an enablement package.
Enable or Disable Auto HDR for Games in Windows 10
Here's how to Enable or Disable Auto HDR for Games on Windows 10. As you may already know, Windows 10 supports HDR videos (HDR). HDR video removes the limitations of SDR video signals and comes with an ability to bring greater brightness and color to the picture by including extra information about the contents.
