Microsoft is releasing a new build from the development branch (the next Windows 10 version, currently known as version 1903, or 19H1). This time it is Windows 10 Build 18312. The release comes with a number of interesting changes made to Settings, the storage subsystem, WSL, and more.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Vivaldi 2.3: Keep Last Selected Search Engine
The team behind the most innovative Vivaldi browser released a new snapshot of the upcoming version of the app. Vivaldi 2.3 comes with a new option to keep the last used search engine.
How to Search Tabs in Mozilla Firefox
As you may already know, recent versions of Mozilla Firefox allow you to quickly search for an open tab from the address bar. All you need is to type the percent symbol, and the browser will list the open tabs in the drop down menu of the address bar. Firefox Nightly extends this option by adding a new option to the List All Tabs menu.
Enable Gpedit.msc (Group Policy) in Windows 10 Home
As you may already know, the Local Group Policy Editor app is available in Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition. Windows 10 Home users have no access to gpedit.msc due to restrictions applied to the OS. Here is a simple and elegant solution that allows unblocking it without installing third-party apps.
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Enable Gpedit.msc in Windows 10 Home.
Use this batch file to enable Gpedit.msc in Windows 10 Home.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10, January 8, 2019
Microsoft is releasing a new portion of updates for all supported Windows 10 versions. Here is the change log for the updates.
Find Reserved Storage Size in Windows 10
How to Find Reserved Storage Size in Windows 10
If you have enabled the Reserved Storage feature in Windows 10, here's how to find the reserved storage size used for Windows Update, system cache, and temporary files.
Enable or Disable Reserved Storage in Windows 10
Starting with the next major update, which is Windows 10 19H1, Microsoft is making a few changes to how Windows 10 manages disk space. Some disk space, reserved storage, will be set aside to be used by updates, apps, temporary files, and system caches. Here's how to enable or disable this feature.
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Disable or Enable Reserved Storage in Windows 10.
Use these Registry files to enable or disable Reserved Storage in Windows 10. The undo tweak is included.
Disable Document Review for Speech Recognition in Windows 10
Windows provides both a device-based speech recognition feature (available through the Windows Speech Recognition Desktop app), and a cloud-based speech recognition service in those markets and regions where Cortana is available. By default, Speech Recognition is designed to review your documents and email so that it learns words and phrases to better understand you when you speak. If you are not happy with its default settings, here's how to disable the Document Review feature for Speech Recognition in Windows 10.
