In Windows 10, when you try to shutdown or restart your OS and have some apps running which don't exit when they receive the call from the OS to close, the operating system shows you a message 'Closing X apps and restarting/signing out/shutdown', where X is a number of running apps. They are not terminated forcibly because they may still have unsaved data. However, if you are an experienced user who always saves his work before shutting down or restarting, you may want to disable this screen.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
How to Share a Printer in Windows 10
Windows allows sharing a printer connected to your PC with over computers and users on your network. A shared printer can be used by others to send print jobs. It will be visible in the shared network resources of your computer, so users will be able to install (add) it to their printers.
Download Close Apps Automatically (AutoEndTasks)
Close Apps Automatically (AutoEndTasks).
Use these Registry files to enable or disable the AutoEndTasks feature. When enabled, it will tell Windows to automatically close any apps and continue to restart, shut down, or sign out.
Vivaldi 1.16: Floating Panels
The team behind the innovative Vivaldi browser released a new snapshot of the upcoming version 1.16. Vivaldi 1.16.1226.3 comes with a new useful feature - floating panels.
Disable Touchpad when Mouse is Connected in Windows 10
If your Windows 10 device comes with a touchpad (e.g. you have a laptop), it is possible to make Windows 10 disconnect the touchpad when you connect a wireless or USB mouse and re-enable it once you disconnect your external mouse. Here's how it can be done.
Windows 10 Build 17692.1004 Released to Slow Ring
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692.1004 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Slow ring. It comes with a number of extra fixes. Here are the fixes included in this release.
Backup and Restore Printers in Windows 10
In Windows 10, it is possible to backup and restore your printers, including their queues, configured ports, and drivers. The operating system includes a special wizard which allows exporting and importing of printers to special file.
Set Default Printer in Windows 10
A default printer is the one to which all documents are sent by default for printing. Due to constant changes to the user interface in Windows 10, many novice users may have issues changing the default printer. Here is how it can be done.
Manage Audio Focus Across Tabs in Google Chrome
Google Chrome is the most popular web browser. It is available for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android. Sporting a minimalist design, Chrome features a very powerful fast web rendering engine "Blink" to make your browsing experience faster, safer, and easier. The browser includes an interesting option "Manage Audio Focus Across Tabs", which we are going to review today.
Linux Mint 19 ‘Tara’ Released, Here’s What’s New
The final version of the popular Linux Mint distro "Tara" is out yesterday. Tara is version 19 of the OS, which is now available in three versions: a Cinnamon edition, an XFCE variant, and a MATE edition.
