At Build 2019, Microsoft announced the next major version of their .NET Framework. .NET 5 will be a cross-platform product and will be able to target Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, tvOS, watchOS and WebAssembly and more. Continue reading "Microsoft Introduces .NET 5"
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Windows Terminal is a new app from Microsoft
Microsoft is working on a new terminal app for command-line users that will have plenty of new features including tabs, a GPU accelerated DirectWrite/DirectX-based text rendering engine, profiles, and more. Continue reading "Windows Terminal is a new app from Microsoft"
Visual Studio 2019 Released
Microsoft is releasing Visual Studio 2019, the next version of their popular product for developers. The final version of Visual Studio 2019 available for Windows and Mac.
What is the ntrights app and how you can use it
NTRIGHT (ntrights.exe) is a console tool that Microsoft used to ship with Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. It allows managing privileges for users and groups. Unfortunately, it is no longer available for download. However, it is still useful even in Windows 10.
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You Can Now Download Visual Studio 2019 Release Candidate
The first Release Candidate build of Visual Studio 2019, the next version of the product, is available to everyone to try. Microsoft is going to release the final version of Visual Studio 2019 on April 2nd, 2019.
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Winamp Community Update Project (WACUP) Released a Preview Version
You may be familiar with Darren Owen's (@The_DoctorO) Winamp Community Update Pack project (WACUP). The project released their first preview version of the app. It is the classic Winamp 5.666 on steroids.
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Microsoft Updates OneDrive with Camera Upload and more
OneDrive is the online document storage solution created by Microsoft which comes bundled as a free service with Windows 10. It can be used to store your documents and other data online in the cloud. Microsoft has updated the service with the new access control options and Camera Upload for OneDrive for Business on Android.
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Microsoft is shutting down its Hotfix service
Users of Microsoft products must be familiar with their Hotfix service, which offered downloadable small updates, fixes or patches for Windows, Office and all other products to resolve various issues in existing installations. Hotfixes usually address only a single issue, without containing cumulative multiple fixes. The service was extremely valuable for those who faced only a certain issue and needed to fix just that problem without downloading all available huge updates or a gigantic cumulative update rollup or a service pack. Now, its days are over.
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Remove Shop for music online From the Context Menu
Windows Media Player (WMP) is the default audio and video player app in all Windows versions. Even in Windows 10, where it is not associatiated with media files any more because of UWP Groove Music and Video apps, WMP is still available. In certain Windows versions, Windows Media Player adds a special context menu command, 'Shop for music online'. Here is how to remove it.
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How to Replace Notepad With Notepad++ in Windows 11 and 10
Here's a little trick that allows you to replace the inbox Notepad app with a more powerful Notepad++ app. The latter offers more than the default app, which is a simple text editor. Actually, the method we are going to review works with any third-party editor, be it Notepad++, Geany, AkelPad or any other app. Continue reading "How to Replace Notepad With Notepad++ in Windows 11 and 10"