Chkdsk is the built-in console tool in Windows to check and fix file system errors. It starts automatically when Windows is booting if your hard drive partition was marked dirty due to an improper shutdown, or due to corruption or bad sectors. The user can start it manually if he connects an external drive or wants to check an existing local partition or drive for errors manually. In Windows 10 and Windows 8, Chkdsk has new options compared to Windows 7.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Vivaldi 1.3.534.3 is a privacy focused release
A new snapshot of the development version of the Vivaldi browser is out. This version comes with almost 70 fixes and improvements, including a new privacy option for WebRTC, tab hibernation for Linux and more mouse gesture possibilities.
Fix Windows 10 0x0000003B System_Service_Exception
Some Windows 10 users experience a Blue Screen error (BSOD) on Windows 10, where the operating system stops running and shows a sad smiley screen. The following error code or some other error code can be shown:
0x0000003B System_Service_Exception
Here are a few methods you can use to resolve this issue.
Run Ubuntu Unity on Windows 10
As you might be knowing, Windows 10 Anniversary Update comes with the Bash on Ubuntu feature. This is an app which provides access to the full features of the Linux terminal with a basic set of tools, which can be extended using the default Ubuntu package manager. It is similar to a virtual machine with Ubuntu installed, but it is a native implementation of the Linux subsystem on Windows, according to Microsoft, so it works much faster. Now imagine if you could run Unity, the default desktop environment of Ubuntu, on Windows 10! Yes that is possible. Let's see how it can be done.
Quick Assist is a new Windows 10 app to replace Remote Assistance
Since Windows 10 build 14383, a new Universal app comes pre-installed with the latest Windows operating system. It is named Quick Assist, and you can find it in the All apps section of the Start menu. Let's see what this app does.
Run Chmod separately for files and directories
If you are a Linux user, you have probably heard about the console app chmod. It is a useful tool which allows changing file system permissions using a terminal session or a terminal emulator. When you run it, it changes the permissions that you specify on files and directories all at once. But you might need to change file permissions separately from directory permissions and vice versa. Here is how it can be done.
Windows 10 build 14385 is out for Fast Ring Insiders
Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14385 for Fast Ring Insiders. This build is part of Windows 10 Anniversary Update, version 1607 which is expected to be released on August 2nd, 2016. Before this date, Microsoft is trying to catch all bugs in the software, so Windows 10 build 14385 comes mostly with bugfixes.
Reset a Universal App (Store app) in Windows 10 and clear its data
Most Android users are familiar with clearing an installed app's data. If an app behaves wrongly, does not start or has filled the device storage with corrupted or unwanted files, the easiest way to resolve these issues is to reset it. If you are a Windows 10 user, you might already know that it has its own Store with Universal apps, which have the same feature. Let's see how to clear the data for Universal apps in Windows 10.
Windows 10 build 14383 is out for Fast Ring Insiders
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 14383 for Fast Ring Insiders. This build is part of Windows 10 Anniversary Update, version 1607 which is expected to be released on August 2nd, 2016. This build is likely to be RTM Preview, so it comes without a watermark on the desktop and and does not have an expiration date.
