PowerShell is an advanced form of command prompt. It is extended with a huge set of ready-to-use cmdlets and comes with the ability to use .NET framework/C# in various scenarios. Windows includes a GUI tool, PowerShell ISE, which allows editing and debugging scripts in a useful way. A lesser known feature of PowerShell is the ability to compress to ZIP and extract files from a ZIP archive. This feature can be used in your own automation scenarios.
Category: Windows 10
Close App from Alt+Tab dialog in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is an updated Alt+Tab user interface. It tries to show window thumbnails proportionally when you switch between windows. Depending on how many windows you have open, the preview size of windows is scaled up in size or made smaller. Recent builds of Windows 10 feature a new Timeline feature, that allows users to review their activity history and quickly return to their previous tasks. A secret feature of the Alt+Tab dialog in Windows 10 is the ability to directly close a window or app right from the dialog with a key stroke.
Windows 10 Build 17763.475 (KB4495667)
Microsoft is releasing a new cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1809. The patch KB4495667 raises the OS version to 17763.475. Despite the fact that it was released two days after 17763.439, it contains a huge list of fixes. Here's the change log.
Change Touch Scrolling Friction in Windows 10
If you have a touch screen device with Windows 10 installed, you can tweak its touch scrolling friction. The friction is the amount by which the content scrolls up, down, left or right when you slide your finger to scroll.
A refined look for Search in Windows 10 features rounder corners
As you may remember, Microsoft is testing an update to Cortana in Windows 10. In the latest Insider Preview build, developers separated Cortana and search in the taskbar by giving them individual taskbar buttons and flyouts. A server-side change adds a new section to the search pane.
Windows 10 v1903 Introduces “Additional Updates Available” Feature in Windows Update
Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows Update feature to Windows 10 version 1903 users. A new section in Windows Update, named "Download and install now" is intended to make updates more transparent to the user, and to provide more control over the update installation process in Windows 10.
Windows 10 Build 17763.439 (KB4501835)
Microsoft is releasing a new cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1809. The patch KB4501835 raises the OS version to 17763.439. The change log comes with a number of fixes along with support for for the new Japanese era.
Windows 10 Build 18890 (20H1, Fast Ring)
Microsoft is releasing a new build from the 20H1 development branch. Build 18890 doesn't including new features; it comes with a number of fixes only.
How to Enforce Disk Quota Limits in Windows 10
NTFS is the standard file system of the Windows NT operating system family. It supports disk quotas, that help administrators track and control disk space usage by users. Today, we will see how to enforce disk quota limits.
Change New Mail Notification Sound in Windows 10
When Windows 10 shows a notification, e.g. when you need to update your Defender signatures or need to perform some action related to system maintenance, a sound is played by default. However, for a new email message, Windows 10 plays an individual sound. Here's how to change or disable it.
