It is possible to show or hide Tab Previews in Microsoft Edge quickly. Thanks to the updated user interface, the browser allows you to tweak its appearance in a useful way. Let's see how it can be done.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Set Tabs Aside in Microsoft Edge (Tab Groups)
You can set tabs aside in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Creators Update. This new feature allows you to create tab groups in Edge which can be restored later or added to Favorites. Let's explore this useful addition to the Edge browser.
Manage Apps with Settings in Windows 10 Creators Update
The updated Settings app in Windows 10 Creators Update features a number of changes to its user interface. It brings a new category, "Apps", which provides all the options to manage your installed apps. Let's see what the Apps category is about.
Change Theme and Appearance in Windows 10 Creators Update
As you might be knowing, starting with Windows 10 build 14997, Windows 10 got the ability to change a theme from the Settings app. The old Personalization applet from the classic Control Panel is no longer the only way to apply themes. Let's see how this works.
Create Tile Folders in Start Menu in Windows 10
Starting with build 14997, Windows 10 has live folders in the Start menu. This is a new way to organize app tiles and arrange your Start menu items. You may have seen and used this feature already on your smartphone launcher. Let's see what live folders are in detail and how to use them.
How To Enable Night Light in Windows 10
Windows 10 allows you to enable a Night Light mode (previously known as Blue Light) to reduce eye strain. When enabled, it makes the screen color gamma more comfortable for your eyes at night by reducing blue light. Colors become more warm and the backlight will be dimmed, so it eye fatigue will be less. Let's see how to configure this useful feature.
Enable Network Drive Scan with Windows Defender in Windows 10
By default, Windows Defender in Windows 10 does not scan mapped network drives. SMB shares that you mapped as a drive letter can also include malware. For better security and protection, you can enable this feature. The Defender app does not include an option to control scanning of mapped network drives in the user interface, but there are at least two methods to enable this feature. Let's see how.
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Enable Network Drive Scan with Windows Defender in Windows 10.
By default, Windows Defender in Windows 10 does not scan mapped network drives. SMB shares that you mapped as a drive letter can also include malware. For better security and protection, you can enable this feature. The Defender app does not include an option to control scanning of mapped network drives in the user interface, but you can use these Registry files to enable this feature.
Start a Process Elevated from PowerShell
PowerShell is an advanced form of command prompt. It is extended with a huge set of ready-to-use cmdlets and comes with the ability to use .NET framework/C# in various scenarios. Today, I will show you how to start a process elevated from the PowerShell prompt.
Firefox to support Windows XP and Vista till September 2017
These days, most mainstream browsers do not support Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. Once Microsoft ended their official support, many vendors did the same. For example, Chrome doesn't support them, but Firefox still does. Mozilla today shared details of their plans for Windows XP and Windows Vista.
