It is still possible to open the classic System Properties dialog in Windows 11 and Windows 10 that is part of the Control Panel. As you may remember, since Windows 10 'October 20H2 Update' the System Properties applet that shows generic information about your PCs, has been replaced with the Settings app, making it harder to access it from anywhere in the GUI.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Skype Preview now allows up to 100 Group call participants
Microsoft has improved the Skype's group call feature by lifting up the participant limit from 50 to 100 users. Currently in preview, the feature is already available for testing.
Microsoft slows down Windows version 20H2 consumer delivery
Microsoft is throttling the release of Windows 10 version 20H2. The appropriate statement has appeared on the Health dashboard, so the OS is no longer available even for seekers, who click on the Download and Install option in Settings.
Disable Feature Update Block Safeguard Holds in Windows 10
How to Disable Feature Update Block Safeguard Holds in Windows 10
As you may already know, not every user is able to get the most recent Windows 10 version right after its release. It usually takes quite long before it lands on all supported devices, due to Microsoft resolving compatibility issues with software and hardware, or just because of bugs in the OS.
Change What App Keys Do for the Keyboard in Windows 10, 8 and 7
How to Change What App Keys Do for the Keyboard in Windows 10, 8 and 7
Some keyboards contain a number of additional keys that you can use to launch a Windows application or perform a specific action. The most common keys are Calculator, Web Browser, Mail, Search. Microsoft keyboards are known for having these keys, but not only MS keyboards have them. Other manufacturers also have many models of multimedia keyboards with application keys.
Change Number of Rows and Columns for Classic Alt+Tab Dialog
How to Change the Number of Rows and Columns for the Classic Alt+Tab Dialog
Starting with Windows Vista, Windows includes the modern Alt+Tab dialog for the window switching experience. Its feature set may slightly vary between recent Windows versions, but in general case it is a grid of window thumbnail previews. There is also a classic dialog Alt+Tab that could be last seen in Windows XP.
Enable or Disable Startup Boost in Microsoft Edge
Here is How you can enable or disable Startup Boost in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft has updated the Edge browser with a new option that speeds up the browser startup performance. By using a number of techniques, it allows Microsoft Edge to open much faster.
Winaero Tweaker 0.18 is out with Windows 10 version 20H2 support and new features
It took a while for me to prepare and release a version of Winaero Tweaker that recognizes and supports Windows 10 version 20H2. So here is version 0.18, and it is notable for the ability to disable web search from taskbar in Windows 10 version 2004, and version 20H2, along with a few more new features some of you guys were asking for.
Microsoft is testing servicing pipeline with build 20241.1005 (KB4589464)
Microsoft has released a small cumulative update for the recently released Windows 10 Build 20241. The patch KB4589464 is available to Insiders in the Dev channel, and raises the OS version to 20241.1005. There are no new features in this release.
Create Link to Text Fragment on Web Page in Google Chrome
How to Create a Link to a Text Fragment on a Web Page in Google Chrome
Google Chrome comes with a handy option that allows you to make a link to any part of a web page. It is powered by the ScrollToTextFragment, web standard, and allows creating anchored links without having an explicitly specified anchor in the target page's HTML markup.
