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VirtualBox is my virtualization software of choice. It is free and feature-rich, so all my virtual machines are created in VirtualBox.
Sometimes you need to set the exact display resolution which is not listed in the guest OS settings. While you can achieve this by resizing the VM's window, it is a waste of time. Here is how you can do it quickly.
With Windows 10 build 14352, Microsoft has introduced a new security feature which will be available in the final Anniversary Update. A new Periodic Scanning feature is an option of Windows Defender, which allows Defender to complement an alternative antivirus solution. So users who prefer to install some other antivirus software like Avast, Kaspersky, Symantec etc can get additional protection. Let's see how it works.
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 14352 for PCs. This new build is out for Fast Ring insiders, featuring a number of changes to the operating system and its apps. Here is what's new, besides the usual list of fixes and known issues.
Windows has had a concept called the Guest account in the past. This is very limited user account, which can be useful when you need to give your device to someone else for a short time e.g. when any of your guests need to check something on the internet, or when some friend asks for your laptop for a couple of minutes. For privacy and safety reasons, you might not want to give him access to your primary user account. In such cases, a guest account is very useful. Unfortunately, in Windows 10, the Guest account feature is broken. So let's use another method.
Some day you might be curious to know which updates you have installed in Windows 10. Or sometimes, some updates cause trouble and you need to uninstall them. In this article, we will see how to see the Windows Update history and learn which security patches and fixes you have installed in your operating system.
A new build of Office 2016 is out for participants of Office 2016 Insider program. The released build got version 16.0.6965.2051 and includes a number of changes. Here is what is new in this update.
Previously, we wrote that Windows 10 Anniversary Update, codenamed Redstone 1, would become version 1607 and was expected in July 2016. This information is now confirmed.
After a series of stable releases, the Vivaldi team has released a new weekly build, version 1.2.490.3 which comes with a number of bugfixes and new features. One of most interesting features in this build is the refined download indicator. Let's see changes in detail.
Users who remember and like the appearance of Windows XP might not be very impressed by the default look of Windows 10. The appearance can be changed to some extent using UxStyle and third party themes, but in Windows 10, Microsoft prevents the taskbar from being skinned using visual styles (themes). Today, we will see how to skin Windows 10's taskbar to give it a Windows XP appearance without using patches or themes.
In Windows 10, you can rename a single file in File Explorer by selecting it and pressing F2. What if you wanted to rename many files at once? A lesser known feature of File Explorer is the ability to rename more than one file. It is a bit crude - you get little control over how exactly to rename them but if you only wanted to rename a folder full of pictures or music tracks serially, it is possible.
