Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 come with a built-in tool to which allow you to create a system image backup including system data and the user data. It is located in Control Panel\Backup and Restore. In Windows 8 and Windows 10, it is called Backup and Restore (Windows 7). If you prefer this tool over other tools and applications available for system imaging, you might be interested in creating a shortcut to launch the system image wizard with one click.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Mozilla has postponed add-ons signature requirement till Firefox 46
As you might be knowing, Mozilla was going to remove the option xpinstall.signatures.required from about:config in Firefox 44. Once this option would have been removed, the user would have been unable to bypass the digital signature enforcement for add-ons. Mozilla has changed their mind and decided to keep the option till the Firefox 46 release.
Skype has started hiding the user’s IP address to protect users
Microsoft has finally fixed a very old issue with Skype. Almost 4 years ago, it became known that there was a security and privacy breach in Skype's VoIP service which could allow an attacker to get the IP address of Skype users. Recently Microsoft added the ability to hide the IP address from the Skype app and now this option has became enabled by default.
Winaero Tweaker 0.4.0.3 has been released
This is a surprise release of Winaero Tweaker. I found an annoying bug in the previously released version 0.4.0.2. So I fixed it and added some new features in this new version 0.4.0.3. Read the rest of the article to learn what is new in Winaero Tweaker 0.4.0.3.
Set Ethernet connection as metered in Windows 10
By default, Windows 10 does not allow you to set an Ethernet (LAN) connection as a metered connection. This ability is restricted to mobile networks and Wi-Fi. However, there are a number of situations when you might need to set a wired, Ethernet connection as metered. In this article, we will see how to exactly do that in Windows 10 and why you might want to do it.
Disable wide context menus in Windows 10 and revert them to classic appearance
In Windows 10, Microsoft changed the appearance of the context menus for File Explorer, Desktop and the taskbar. Both, Desktop and the taskbar got wide context menu items, with a lot of space between context menu items. The taskbar context menu also got a darker appearance, which matches the taskbar when its colorization is disabled from the Settings app. Many Desktop users are not happy this change. It is possible to revert the appearance of Desktop context menus to their classic look like in Windows 8 or Windows 7.
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Disable wide context menus in WIndows 10.
Using this tweak, you will be able to restore the classic look of context menus in Windows 10 and make them less wide.
Winaero Tweaker 0.4.0.2 is out
I am happy to announce Winaero Tweaker 0.4.0.2. This minor release brings major changes to the app's user interface and usability. Let's see what is new in this release.
Microsoft Office 2016 16.0.6366.2062 is out for Office Insiders
Along with the new Windows 10 build 11102, a new software that has been released is Microsoft Office 2016, 16.0.6366.2062 for those who have joined its Insiders program. If you use the previous Insider build of Microsoft Office, you can see that its version 16.0.6366.2062 gives an idea that you should not expect many changes.
Microsoft has rolled out Windows 10 build 11102
Following up on the recently released Windows 10 build 11099, a new build became available last night for Windows Insiders. This time it is Windows 10 build 11102. Although it does not bring any significant changes, it comes with a few improvements and bugfixes.
