Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17704 from the "Redstone 5" branch to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring and Skip Ahead. This release comes with a number of improvements made to Windows Diagnostic Data Viewer, to Edge, and more. Starting in this build, you can install fonts per user.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Add or Remove User from Group in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can add or remove a user account from a group to grant or revoke access to certain Windows features, file system folders, shared objects, and more. There are a number of ways to do it. Let's review them.
Enable Close Tabs With Double Click in Firefox
Yesterday, the team behind the popular Firefox browser released a new version of the product. Firefox 61 is not available with a number of improvements and new features. One of the interesting, but hidden features of this new version is the ability to close tabs with a double-click. This new option is buried in about:config. Here is how to enable it.
How To Disable Tab Warming in Firefox
Yesterday, the team behind the popular Firefox browser released a new version of the product. Firefox 61 is not available with a number of improvements and new features, which include Tab Warming. Here is how to disable it if you are not happy with the new behavior of the browser.
Find Which .NET Framework Versions Are Installed
As you may already know, you may have different .NET framework versions installed simultaneously. Many modern apps are built using it, so certain apps may require its specific version. Without the proper .NET version, the app may run with issues or just won't start. Here are a number of ways to find which .NET framework versions you have installed.
Windows 10 Build 17134.137 Released with KB4284848
Microsoft today released a new cumulative update to users running Windows 10 version 1803 "April 2018 Update". The update package KB4284848 raises the OS version to 17134.137.
Backup Permissions For Files and Folders in Windows 10
NTFS is the standard file system of the Windows NT operating system family. Starting with Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6, it supported the concept of permissions which can be configured to permit or restrict access to files, folders, and other objects locally and over a network. Once you have configured permissions for a file or a folder, you may want to create a backup of them in order to restore them later or before you change them again.
Firefox 61 Released, Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Mozilla today released a new version of their Firefox browser. Version 61 reached the stable branch, bringing several important changes and minor user interface tweaks. Here are the key changes
Diagnose Windows 10 Upgrade Issues with SetupDiag
The new super fast cadence of modern Windows versions and short life cycle has forced users to perform full OS upgrades twice a year. For example, the most recent stable Windows 10 release as of this writing is version 1803, "April 2018 Update". However, we are already expecting version 1809 at the end of this year. To help users perform upgrades smoothly, Microsoft has released a new diagnostic tool, SetupDiag.
Add View Permissions Context Menu in Windows 10
In some cases, the Windows operating system prevents you from doing any operation on certain files and folders. It can be a system file or folder, or one which was created by a user account that no longer exists. By default, almost all system files, system folders and even Registry keys in Windows 10 are owned by a special built-in user account called "TrustedInstaller". Other user accounts are set to only read the files. By adding a special context menu command, you will be able to see permissions for a file or a folder quickly.
