A new stable version of the innovative Vivaldi browser is out. Unlike previous major releases, this one does not include many new changes. This release comes with a wide set of bug fixes, while there are only 3 notable features for the end user. Let's see what it offers.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Download Disable Windows Ink in Windows 10
Disable Windows Ink in Windows 10.
Use these Registry files to disable or enable the Windows Ink feature in Windows 10
See names and values of environment variables for a process in Windows 10
Environment variables in an operating system are values that contain information about the system environment, and the currently logged in user. They existed in OSes before Windows as well, such as MS-DOS. Applications or services can use the information defined by environment variables to determine various things about the OS, for example, to detect the number of processes, the currently logged in user's name, the folder path to the current user's profile or the temporary files directory. In this article, we will see how to view environment variables defined for a specific process in Windows 10.
Remove Cast to Device from Context Menu in Windows 10
Cast to Device is a feature Windows 10 got from previous Windows releases. Earlier known as Play To, it allows the user to stream media content from your Windows 10 device to another receiver device with Miracast or DLNA support. Explorer provides a context menu item called Cast to Device for folders and media files. If you found no use for this feature, you might want to get rid of the context menu command. Here is how it can be done.
Download Remove Cast to Device in Windows 10
Remove Cast to Device in Windows 10.
Use the provided Registry tweak to remove the Cast to Device context menu item in Windows 10. The undo file is included.
Opera has got a portable installer
Today, Opera developers announced a new nice feature. The ability to install Opera as a portable app was added to its installer. Portable apps have the benefit that they do not store settings in the Registry so the same set of settings can be used across different Windows PC or different Windows installations on the same PC. Once downloaded, you can simply run the portable app's EXE. The app does not need to be installed.
Best GTK themes in 2016 for Linux
When you are using Linux, sometimes it is hard to find a great looking theme to make your desktop environment and apps look great. In this article, I would like to share my preferred GTK themes I collected during the time I work in Linux.
Opera 41 adds tab lazy loading and other performance improvements
A new version landed in the developer channel of the Opera browser. Build 41.0.2340.0 features a number of great changes which will be welcomed by all Opera users. These include tab lazy loading, battery saving improvements and more.
Add Bash Context Menu in Windows 10
Windows 10 version 1607 "Anniversary Update" comes with a new feature called "Bash on Ubuntu". It provides the Linux command line shell "bash" for Windows via a native implementation which runs faster than a virtual machine with Linux installed. It allows running console Linux apps too. If you use it frequently, you might find it useful to have a special context menu command "Open Bash Here" that opens the Bash console in the desired folder with one click. Here is how you can add it.
How to change sounds in Windows 10
Today, we will see how to change various sounds that play when certain events occur in Windows 10 or in installed programs. These events can be an action that you perform, such as logging on to your computer, or an action that your computer performs automatically, such as alerting you when you receive new e‑mail. We will learn how to change individual sounds for events or the whole sound scheme for your user account in Windows.
