Windows 10 includes a new Mail app which is simplistic and allows you to send and receive e-mail from multiple accounts. A lesser known feature of the app is the ability to perform advanced searches. Here is how it can be done.
Category: Windows 10
Find PowerShell Version in Windows
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. Here is how to find the PowerShell version number in Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7.
Skype Desktop: Background Blur Feature
Microsoft today announced yet another update to their Skype Desktop app. The app now includes a new background blur feature during video calls. It can be enabled in Skype on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Restore Default Settings of Library in Windows 10
With Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced Libraries: a wonderful feature of the Explorer shell, that allows you to group multiple folders in a single view, even if they are located on different volumes. Searching through Libraries is also very fast, because Windows performs indexing of all locations which are included inside a Library. In this article, we will review how to completely restore the default settings of a library in Windows 10.
Remove Folder from Library in Windows 10
With Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced Libraries: a wonderful feature of the Explorer shell, that allows you to group multiple folders in a single view, even if they are located on different volumes. Searching through Libraries is also very fast, because Windows performs indexing of all locations which are included inside a Library. Today, we will see how to remove an included folder from a library in Windows 10
Backup and Restore Snip & Sketch Settings in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 version 1809, also known as "October 2018 Update", Microsoft implemented a new option - screen snipping. A new Snip & Sketch app has been added to Windows 10 to quickly snip and share a screenshot. In this article, we will see how to backup and restore its settings. This is very useful, because you can restore them when required or transfer them to another PC or user account.
Use Local Devices and Resources in Hyper-V Virtual Machine
Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 come with Client Hyper-V so you can run a supported guest operating system inside a Virtual Machine. Hyper-V is Microsoft's native hypervisor for Windows. It was originally developed for Windows Server 2008 and then ported to Windows client OS. It has improved over time and is present in the latest Windows 10 release as well. Today, we will see how to forward your locally connected devices to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine.
Manage Speech Dictionary Words in Windows 10
Windows provides both a device-based speech recognition feature (available through the Windows Speech Recognition Desktop app), and a cloud-based speech recognition service in those markets and regions where Cortana is available. In this article, we will see how to customize the speech dictionary that is used with the Speech Recognition feature. It is possible to add, edit, and delete its words.
Turn On or Off Ask to Save Changes in Snip & Sketch in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 version 1809, also known as "October 2018 Update", Microsoft implemented a new option - screen snipping. A new Snip & Sketch app has been added to Windows 10 to quickly snip and share a screenshot. You can make it ask you to save changes you made to a snip before closing it.
Disable Auto Copy to Clipboard in Snip & Sketch app in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 version 1809, also known as "October 2018 Update", Microsoft implemented a new option - screen snipping. A new Snip & Sketch app has been added to Windows 10 to quickly snip and share a screenshot. Here's how to prevent the Snip & Sketch app from copying your snip to clipboard when annotating it.
