OneDrive is the online document storage solution created by Microsoft which comes bundled as a free service with Windows 10. It can be used to store your documents and other data online in the cloud. It also offers synchronization of stored data across all your devices. "Files on-demand" is a feature of OneDrive which can display placeholder versions of online files in your local OneDrive directory even if they were not synchronized and downloaded. In recent Windows 10 versions, you can free up space with OneDrive and make your files online-only.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Microsoft takes Sets offline with Windows 10 Build 17704
Sets is the most exciting feature of the upcoming Windows 10 version. It is the implementation of the tabbed shell for Windows 10 which will allow app grouping exactly like tabs in a browser. Unfortunately, Microsoft took Sets offline and removed them from the recently released Windows 10 Build 17704 'to continue making it great'.
Microsoft is killing the Snipping Tool app
If you are a fan of the classic Snipping Tool app, here is bad news for you. Starting with Windows version 1809, Microsoft may remove the app in favor of a modern snipping experience. It won't happen right now or tomorrow, but it will definitely happen.
Windows 10 Build 17704 Is Out With New Features
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.
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.