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Here's how to add multiple Disable-Features to Edge and Chrome shortcut.
You may be aware that both Edge and Chrome support two command line arguments, --enable-features and --disable-features. These allow specifying the options you want to enable or disable in the browser. However, what if you want to specify multiple features to enable or disable? Here's what you should do.
Microsoft today released Edge Dev 89.0.774.4. It is the last Dev build based on Chromium 89, so the next week should see a Beta build of the browser. It includes two new features and the usual set of general fixes and improvements.
Mozilla releases Thunderbird 78.7, a maintenance update to the app that includes a number of general fixes and new extension APIs. It is now available for download for Windows, mac OS and Linux.
Microsoft today released a new Dev build of Windows 10 to Insiders. While the build doesn't include much new features, it comes with plenty of improvements. Also, Aero Shake is no longer disabled by default, so you don't need to re-enable it manually.
You can now add or remove the Downloads button from the toolbar in Edge.
With recent changes, the Microsoft Edge browser has got a new user interface for downloads, and the button is now customizable too. It now allow you to show or hide the Downloads button in the toolbar.
You can now enable the new Download flyout in Microsoft Edge or disable it if you want. Readers who follow Microsoft Edge development should remember a new Download flyout implemented in the browser a few builds ago. It is still under the controlled roll-out, so there is a little chance that you have it in your Edge browser. Luckily, it is easy to enable it.
If you use Ad Blockers, you must be seeing a message that Winaero doesn't function properly with it. Some readers think that after all these years, I want more ad revenue and want to force them to disable ad blockers. Let me assure you that it's not true.
Microsoft has released a new version of the Windows Feature Experience Pack to Insiders running Windows 10 in the Beta channel. It comes with one improvement made to reliability of screen snipping. However, it no longer includes the capability to copy and paste a screen snip directly into a folder in File Explorer.
Starting with Firefox 85, you can now remove all saved logins and passwords at once. That's now possible thanks to improvements to the built-in password manager, Firefox Lockwise.
You may remember the recent NTFS corruption bug in Windows that doesn't even require administrative privileges to be abused. There is a new bug in Windows 10. If you open a special path, the OS will crash and you will end up with the BSOD.
