Sergey Tkachenko, Author at Winaero

Mozilla is experimenting with Chromium based browser

Mark Mayo, Mozilla CEO and chief manager of Firefox, has introduced project Tofino. In that project, there are a number of GUI experiments for a web browser which Mozilla is working on. Firefox development is not going to be affected but it's a fact that Firefox usage has been going down steadily. It is interesting that the whole project is built on top of a Chromium-based engine Electron, created by GitHub for Atom editor. Instead of XUL used in Mozilla, the browser's user interface is created using React.

How to run Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 in Bash

With the recently released Windows 10 build 14316, which is part of the upcoming Anniversary Update, Microsoft introduced a new Linux command line shell "bash" to Windows. It allows running console Linux apps. Microsoft claims that the Linux subsystem is a native implementation which makes it faster than any virtual machine. But unlike a Linux virtual machine instance, the bash console of Windows 10 doesn't allow you to run Linux GUI apps out-of-the-box. Here is how to bypass this limitation so you can run X server graphical apps.

Windows 10 BSOD will show QR codes to open the error description

Yet another interesting feature of Windows 10 Anniversary Update has been spotted by users. When a stop error occurs, commonly known as a BSOD or Blue Screen of Death, it will show a QR code which can be read with a compatible device like a smartphone. When you scan the QR code on your companion device, the troubleshooting page for that particular BSOD's error description will be opened automatically.

Here is how Linux Mint 18 will look (icons and themes)

A new GTK+ theme and icons for the upcoming Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" became available few days ago. Earlier, developers had made the announcement that Linux Mint 18 will feature a new look and feel. I was able to get the new appearance in action in my test system. Here are a few screenshots for those who are interested in seeing how Mint 18 will look.

Windows 10 roadmap is available, features a set of new features

Microsoft has published a roadmap for Windows 10. This should help users learn which features are new to Windows 10, which features to expect and which have already been rolled out. The released roadmap document shows a number of new features which are planned for Windows 10. Let's see the details.

Windows 10 Anniversary Update does not include classic Display settings

There is another change which Windows 10 Anniversary Update will bring to end users. As you might be knowing, in builds prior to the recently released 14316, you were able to open and use the classic Display applet, which allowed you to adjust the screen resolution and other display parameters. With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, all these settings will be accessible only through the Settings app.

Enable colored taskbar but keep title bars white in Windows 10

Earlier, we wrote how you can have colored taskbar but keep title bars white in Windows 10. This could be done with a simple Registry tweak. With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft added the appropriate option to Settings, so Registry editing is not required any more. Let's see how it can be done.

Enable colored title bars but keep taskbar black in Windows 10

Previously, we covered an interesting Registry tweak which allowed you to have colored title bars but keep a black taskbar and Start menu in Windows 10. With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft added the appropriate option to the Settings app, so you can get such an appearance with just a few mouse clicks! Let's see how it can be done.

Change the default Downloads location in Edge with Anniversary Update

Earlier, we covered how to change the default download folder in Microsoft Edge without moving Downloads. That trick was based on Registry editing. Microsoft decided to change this situation with Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Edge got a native option to change the default location to save downloaded files. Here is how it can be done.