In Windows 11 and Windows 10, you can change the icon cache size that can be of help if Explorer opens slowly. To show icons faster, Windows caches them into a file. This special file contains icons for many apps and file types, so File Explorer doesn't need to extract the icons for known file extensions and apps. This allows File Explorer to work faster.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
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Change Icon Cache Size.
Use these Registry files to change the icon cache size in Windows 10, 8 and 7. The undo tweak is included.
Enable Snip Outline in Snip & Sketch app in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 version 1809, also known as "October 2018 Update", Microsoft implemented a new option - screen snipping. A new Snip & Sketch app has been added to Windows 10 to quickly snip and share a screenshot. In recent versions of Snip & Sketch, you can enable a new Snip Outline feature.
Use Emoji in Folder and File Names in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can use Emojis in the name of a file or folder. This can be done with the help of the built-in Emoji Panel feature, that allows picking any emoji you want. Here's how.
.NET Framework 4.8 Early Access Build 3734 is out
Microsoft today released a preview version of .NET Framework 4.8. The release is available for Windows 10 version 1809, Windows 10 version 1803, Windows 10 version 1709, Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1607, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 SP1.
Windows 10 19H2 builds are coming to Windows Insiders in a few weeks
Windows 10 19H1, known as "version 1903" and "April 2019 Update", is expected to reach the RTM stage in March. The recently released Insider Preview build 18323 is the first build from the 19h1_release branch. This indicates that preview versions of the next feature update,19H2, are on their way to the Skip Ahead ring.
Firefox 65 is out, here’s everything you need to know
Mozilla is today releasing Firefox 65 to the stable branch. Let's see what is new in this version of the popular browser.
Disable Access to All Removable Storage Devices in Windows 10
By default, Windows 10 automatically mounts a removable drive like USB Flash drive you have connected to the computer. Users can read and write data to the drives. Windows 10 comes with a storage policy that allows you to deny access to all removable drives, and prevent users from writing or reading files and folders for a removable drive. Here's how to configure the policy.
Microsoft is terminating music metadata service for Windows Media Player in Windows 7
As you may remember, Windows 7 is reaching its end of life in less than a year. Microsoft has started retiring services and features related to this OS. One of them is a service that allows fetching metadata for music, films, and TV shows. The service will no longer be available in Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center apps for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users.
Download Deny Access to All Removable Media in Windows 10
Deny Access to All Removable Media in Windows 10.
Use these Registry files to enable or disable access to All Removable Media in Windows 10. The undo tweak is included.
