Microsoft is now releasing a patch to remove the built-in Flash Player component from Windows 10. Earlier available in the Windows Update catalog, the KB4577586 update is now being delivered to consumer devices as an optional update.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
How to Disable Office File Viewer in Microsoft Edge
Here is how to disable Office File Viewer in Microsoft Edge. This will make Edge to download Word (docx) or Excel (xlsx) files instead of opening them.
By default, Microsoft Edge opens an Office file, e.g. a Word (docx) or Excel (xlsx) document, when you click on a link to it on some page in the browser. Many users consider this a convenient feature, as it doesn't require Microsoft Office or LibreOffice to be installed for opening such file. On the other hand, some users may prefer to use a locally installed app, that also allows editing and perform extra operations on the document.
Edge is getting built-in viewer for Office files, new Collection sort criteria
Similar to the ability to view PDF inside the browser tab, Edge is getting the built-in viewer for Office files. Instead of downloading a Microsoft Word file, you can now directly open it in the browser.
Microsoft has updated Edge Dev channel with build 90.0.796.0
Microsoft today released a new build to Edge Insiders in the Dev channel. It is notable for having new adaptive notification system, PDF mini menu, the search option in Favorites and History menus, and much more.
Firefox Receives Search Highlights in Scrollbar
And you can change the Search Highlight Color in Scrollbar in Firefox.
Mozilla has added a nifty search enhancement to Firefox 87. The Highlight all option in the Find dialog to show all matches with their relative page position in the scrollbar. The entries appear as colorful lines over the scroll position.
More Windows 10 Sun Valley design: Floating Jump Lists and Start
Microsoft is working on the new design for Windows 10X under the name Sun Valley. These changes will gradually be integrated into all versions of Windows 10. One of the changes are the rounder corners of windows, buttons, and tiles.
Soon you’ll be able to enable Lock Tab Group in Google Chrome.
Soon you will be able to enable Lock Tab Group in Google Chrome.
Google is working on improving the recently added Tab Groups feature in the Chrome browser. In addition to the ability to group tabs, Chrome will allow you to lock the group of tabs, which won't allow you to add more tabs to that group, and re-arrange its tabs between other groups.
The List of URI Commands to launch Windows 10 Apps
Here's the most comprehensive list of URI Commands to launch Windows 10 Apps. By adding the Store app to Windows, Microsoft made it possible for apps to register a special protocol which can be used to open the app directly. This is called URI, and stands for 'Unique Resource Identifier'. Such URIs also exist for pages of Settings and allow opening such pages directly.
Enable New Battery Page in Windows 10 Build 21313
How to Enable New Battery Page in Windows 10 Build 21313.
In a previous post, we wrote about the new Battery Usage page that comes to Windows 10 setting. The change is now included in Build 21313, and you can now enable it and use to find out the battery consumption information for your device.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 21313 to the Dev channel
Microsoft today updates the Dev Channel with a new build 21313. Insiders are getting in via the Windows Update service, however this won't work for ARM64 users. Build 21313 will not be offered to ARM64 devices due to an app compatibility issue. Here are the changes.
