Opera Software today released a new developer version of the Opera browser. Opera 43 build 2431 is the first build of the browser which comes with the recently announced address bar speculative prerenderer feature.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Microsoft’s Home Hub for Windows 10 Devices
Microsoft is building a new feature for Windows 10 Creators Update known as "Home Hub". Once enabled on a Windows 10 device, Home Hub will turn it into a device which can function similarly to Amazon's Echo product. Let's see what Microsoft's Home Hub is.
Prevent Apps from Accessing Camera in Windows 10
Almost all modern devices come with a camera these days. Laptops and tablets come with webcams and 2-in-1s like Surface come with dual cameras. Windows 10 ships with a Camera app for all essential functionality related to capturing video or pictures. Skype calls, various online services, Win32 apps and Universal apps can access your camera. From a privacy point of view, it is a good idea to control which of your installed apps have access to the camera and revoke permissions if that app does not really need camera access for its core function. Here is how it can be done.
Microsoft has postponed Insider builds for some time
Microsoft has paused the rollout of Insider Preview builds of Windows 10. Both Fast and Slow rings have been temporarily suspended as the Redmond giant prepares those rings for be updated for the rollout of the Unified Update Platform - which will be the delivery mechanism for future updates.
Find Largest File and Directory in Linux
Sometimes, Linux users may need to find the largest directory or the largest file on their disk drive. You can find this quickly with a single command. Let's see how it can be done.
Disable Hibernation but Keep Fast Startup
In Windows 8 and Windows 10, there is a feature called Fast Startup to speed up the boot process. When enabled, it makes Windows boot very fast. The operating system uses a hybrid shutdown which writes the memory occupied by the OS kernel and loaded drivers to the C:\hiberfil.sys file. Unlike full hibernation, it discards the user session by logging out the user. On the next boot, it restores the saved information to RAM immediately but loads a fresh user session. In this article, we'll see how to disable full hibernation to save disk space but keep fast startup.
Download Gorgeous Wallpapers from Linux Mint 18.1
Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena" features very beautiful wallpapers which many users would be happy to use on their PCs, e.g. in Windows or in other Linux disto. Here is how to download them.
Linux Mint 18.1 “Serena” is out
A new version of the most popular Linux distro on Distrowatch, Linux Mint, has been released. The user can download Cinnamon and MATE editions to try out Mint 18.1 "Serena". Let's see what it offers to the end user.
Create a Preset for Cleanmgr (Disk Cleanup)
The built-in Windows tool, Disk Cleanup, which can be launched as cleanmgr.exe from the Run dialog, supports a number of interesting command line arguments which can be useful in various situations. A couple of its options can be used to create a preset of checked options by default. Once you make a preset only with items you need to clean up, you can launch it any time later. This is very useful.
Start Disk Cleanup With All Items Checked
In Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7, you can start Disk Cleanup with all items checked by default. While the application does not remember the user's choices from the last launch, you can have all options enabled with a special command line argument. Let's see how it can be done.
