Microsoft is releasing a new Windows 10 build 18894 to Insiders in the Fast ring. This release represents the upcoming 20H1 branch of Windows 10. It comes with updates made to File Explorer, along with a number of fixes (and issues).
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Log Disk Quota Limit and Warning Level Exceeded Events in Windows 10
As you may already know, NTFS, the standard file system of the Windows NT operating system family, supports disk quotas. Quotas help administrators track and control disk space usage by users. If you have enabled quotas for users, you can turn on logging for events like Disk Quota Limit Exceeded and Disk Quota Warning Level Exceeded. Here are various methods you can use to enable the logs.
Here’s how Microsoft Edge Chromium looks on macOS
During Build 2019 Microsoft showcased the initial version of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser.. Its preview versions are still available exclusively to Windows 10 devices, but that should change soon.
Windows 10 Photos app now includes a better Crop feature, and more
Windows 10 ships with a Photos app which replaced the Windows Photo Viewer and Photo Gallery. Its tile is pinned to the Start menu. It comes with tight integration with Microsoft's very own cloud solution, OneDrive. A new version of the app allows cropping images without switching to Edit mode.
Microsoft Introduces .NET 5
At Build 2019, Microsoft announced the next major version of their .NET Framework. .NET 5 will be a cross-platform product and will be able to target Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, tvOS, watchOS and WebAssembly and more.
Cortana is getting AI conversational engine
At Build 2019, Microsoft today announced a new conversational engine, 'conversational AI'. It will integrate with Cortana in order to provide advanced interactions and new capabilities.
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Will Include Full Linux Kernel
Microsoft today announced a new architecture for the Windows Subsystem for Linux: WSL 2. It will allow for dramatic file system performance increases, and full system call compatibility, meaning you can run more Linux apps in WSL 2 such as Docker.
Windows Terminal is a new app from Microsoft
Microsoft is working on a new terminal app for command-line users that will have plenty of new features including tabs, a GPU accelerated DirectWrite/DirectX-based text rendering engine, profiles, and more.
These are upcoming features of Microsoft Edge Chromium
At Build 2019, Microsoft today announced a number of new features Microsoft Edge based on Chromium will receive in the near future. The set includes Internet Explorer mode for backward compatibility, new privacy options, and a brand new Collections feature.
Compress To ZIP and Extract From ZIP Using PowerShell
PowerShell is an advanced form of command prompt. It is extended with a huge set of ready-to-use cmdlets and comes with the ability to use .NET framework/C# in various scenarios. Windows includes a GUI tool, PowerShell ISE, which allows editing and debugging scripts in a useful way. A lesser known feature of PowerShell is the ability to compress to ZIP and extract files from a ZIP archive. This feature can be used in your own automation scenarios.
