By default, Windows 10 comes with an opaque taskbar. The user can enable transparency for the taskbar, and even increase the transparency level with a Registry tweak. Many users would like to make the taskbar totally transparent and retain the blur effect. In this article, we will see how it can be done.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Windows 10 IoT Build 17120 released
If you are following Windows 10 IoT development, you might be happy to hear that a new build 17120 is out for Insiders. This is from the upcoming "redstone 4" branch, also known as "Spring Creators Update", and comes with a couple of new features. Also, the release includes bug fixes and minor improvements.
Outlook.com has got new Mail, Calendar and People experience
Microsoft is releasing an updated version of Outlook.com, their mail and calendar service which requires a Microsoft account. The update features a fresh design, a smarter inbox, and better personalization.
Download Device Software over Metered Connection in Windows 10
Windows 10 can download extra software for connected devices automatically. This software is created by the device's vendor and can add extra value for your smartphone, printers, scanners, web cameras and so on. It can be extra drivers, tools or useful utilities. By default, Windows 10 doesn't download such software when your network connection is set as metered. You can override this behavior using three methods reviewed in this article.
Download Enable Software Downloads Over Metered Connection
Enable Software Downloads Over Metered Connection.
Use these Registry files to enable or disable downloading device software over a metered connection in Windows 10. The undo tweak is included.
Disable App Synchronization Between Devices in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 version 1607 "Anniversary Update", Windows 10 includes a new feature that allows apps on your device to communicate with other devices and open the same apps on them. This will allow you to continue your work faster when you change your device. This feature provides synchronization between apps installed on your Windows 10 PC and other devices, saving your time.
Microsoft Edge is getting full support for Variable Fonts
Microsoft Edge will get full support for Variable Fonts soon. The feature will be deployed with the next release of EdgeHTML. This will allow the browser to render rich typography on all web sites.
Voice Dictation is coming to Microsoft Office
Microsoft is testing the ability to use voice dictation to create Word documents, notes, emails and PowerPoint presentations on Windows. The appropriate ability became available recently to Office Insiders.
Firefox 59 is out, these are the key changes
Mozilla today released a new version of their Firefox browser. Firefox 59 reached the stable branch. Let's see what has changed.
Microsoft Security Updates March 2018 for Windows 10
Today is Patch Tuesday for March 2018, so Microsoft released a number of security updates for all supported Windows versions, and Microsoft Office. Here is the list of updates released today for Windows 10 users.
